{"id":6314,"date":"2016-02-10T22:54:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T03:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexz.net\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2016-02-10T23:23:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T04:23:27","slug":"alexz-johnson-commercial-doesnt-have-to-be-a-dirty-word-observer-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexz.net\/?p=6314","title":{"rendered":"Alexz Johnson: Commercial Doesn\u2019t Have to be a Dirty Word — Observer Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a short article by The Observer Star<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexz Johnson: Commercial Doesn\u2019t Have to be a Dirty Word<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are common themes in all music (read: all music worth listening to) and, despite whether it\u2019s the heaviest of metal or the storytelling of folk, those themes are life, love, pain, spirit and authenticity.<\/p>\n

Music, as with all art, is a community of people coming together to share experiences and to grow with each other. It\u2019s a romantic notion, but it\u2019s no less true because of it. Alexz Johnson, singer, songwriter, guitarist, is one of the many that\u2019s peeling back layers of her personal life in hopes of empathy, honesty, and vulnerability.<\/p>\n

Her latest offering, EP, Heart is a testament to exactly that. It\u2019s a collection of songs about love, loss and heart. Johnson says she hopes \u201cto emote strength and survival; the awesome outcome of going through tribulation in your life.\u201d She phrases it perfectly when, after a pause, she says \u201cit\u2019s a gift.\u201d And as the old cliche goes: it\u2019s a gift that keeps on giving. One person\u2019s pain is another\u2019s empathy. But honesty doesn\u2019t come easily.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a short article by The Observer Star: Source Alexz Johnson: Commercial Doesn\u2019t Have to be a Dirty Word There are common themes in all music (read: all music worth listening to) and, despite whether it\u2019s the heaviest of metal or the storytelling of folk, those themes are life, love, pain, spirit and authenticity. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[72,933],"class_list":["post-6314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-article","tag-observer-star"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t