Joey F

What’s the story behind this picture?

So it was the very beginning of my passion project and I thought I wanted to learn how to improve my music editing and timing, so I decided to cover one of my favorite songs called “Screen” by 21 Pilots. It had a very nice ukulele part in it so I played all the parts. That’s the photo from the moment when I finally got the ukulele part right after 200-something times!

What does this song mean to you?

The reason I chose that song is because, to me, the song kind of means trying to be someone that you’re not, and overcoming that too. I really like that song because it showed me to be myself when I really needed to hear it. It’s a very important song to me so I decided to cover it.

You covered a song… do you make songs as well? Why do you make music?

To answer your question, yes. I do make songs as well. I usually do guitar, bass, drums, all that fun stuff.  And the reason I make music? It’s really because I just enjoy doing it. There’s so many things that stress me out and kind of get me feeling down. I play music and all that vanishes. That’s the main reason I play music. And it’s fun. It’s a lot of fun.

How often do you play?

Every day.  A couple hours, too. Sleepless nights. It really depends on the day, but yeah, every day.  I go home from school and play music because I enjoy it. I don’t want to sound like I’m showing off: “Look at me! I play music!”  It’s just like you guys have soccer. I have music.

So, is music more of a habit than a task to you? Is it part of your life?

It is definitely a huge part of who I am. When I tend to think about what I want to do in life, I always think that music will hopefully play some part in my future.  It’s definitely become a habit. I definitely feel withdrawal from it if I don’t play enough. So, it really just became a part of my routine. I wanted it to become a part of my routine.

Do you think you’re going to pursue it as a career or an aspect of one?

In all honesty….no.  As bleak and depressing as that sounds, there are so many other things I can do. Music is my number one thing I do right now, but as my parents have nailed into me since I was age four, there’s a lot of occupations that I would enjoy that are higher paying than music. But don’t get me wrong. When I become an adult, I’m not going to give up on it. It’s probably going to be just as big a part of my life as what it is now.  It’s just, it won’t be necessarily my career; it will be a hobby. Just like … now school is my main thing but music is what I do at home.