“I think music is a really cool way to express yourself, and I play a lot of different instruments, so I think that’s interesting. I’ve been playing instruments for a really long time so I kind of like, grew up with it. Also, I also like to write music, so I think that’s a fun way to express yourself with lyrics and stuff like that. I play guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, and drums. I first started playing piano when I was little because my parents wanted me to. And then the rest, as I grew older I just chose them myself, like whatever I thought would be interesting. I’m grateful for them, because I wouldn’t have done it unless my parents made me, and now because of it I, I guess, I’m – I have a lot of experience with doing music, and so it helped me learn my other instruments easier. And it also, I don’t know. I think it’s just a good trait to have, just extra talent, yeah.”
-Amanda Tran (10)
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Interviewers: Ashley Chen and Vivian Tsang
Photographer: Vivian Tsang