Kyle Fletcher: "Don't Tell Anybody, but I'm a Songwriter"

Featured Artist:  School's Open
Venue:               School II
Date:                 December 15, 2009
Time:                7:00pm

According to the wisdom bestowed upon Kyle Fletcher by his mother, everything has it's place.  Fletcher found his place in song, but it wasn't without some slight detours along the way.  At age seven, he raised the money for his first guitar mowing lawns.  At age fifteen, he moved out of his parents home and attended music school.  The independent teenager discovered trouble and spent a year and a half correcting mistakes he made and then made again.  As he began to mature, he buried himself deeply in his music and it became his sustenance while he began to change the course of his life.

Fletcher worked as a hotel engineer for a time.  He discovered he was not cut out for a "day job."  Fletcher desired to be recognized for his creativity.  He felt that if he did not make a career out of his music, he would be settling for something less than what he was meant for.  "It is one thing" he says, "to use it as a means to an end, but it is settling to let the means become the end." 

Fletcher's "end" is that of singer/songwriter.  He recalls his mother telling and re-telling the story of checking in on her five-year old and he whispered, "Mom, don't tell anyone, but I'm a songwriter!"  Fletcher's writing focuses heavily on his lyrics.  He enjoys challenging himself to be creatively abstract and metaphorical yet relatable.  Now in his early twenties, Fletcher's livelihood comes solely from his music.  And it is no longer a secret that he is exactly the songwriter he proclaimed to be as a child.

Fletcher's musical success directly affects the rest of his life.  He firmly believes failing to pursue a music career would adversely affect his entire outlook.  The joy he finds in writing and performing provokes a happiness that overflows into his attitude, his relationships, and his peace of mind.  He feels that doing what one is meant to do allows a person to excel in other areas of life.  Now that he found a voice to express himself through, the positive energy seeps into outlying areas of his life and the lives of those around him.

Fletcher does not believe his talent alone will find him success.  He works to nurture his talent, but realizes there are many factors that play into the cards dealt.  He continues to enjoy sharing his music and appreciates the times he is dealt a little fate and luck to compliment his talent.  Meanwhile, he is re-stitching his hat for the fifth time.

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