Meet Taylor Borton

We recently connected with Taylor Borton and have shared our conversation below.

Taylor, thank you so much for joining us today. Let’s jump right into something we’re really interested in hearing about from you – being the only one in the room. So many of us find ourselves as the only woman in the room, the only immigrant or the only artist in the room, etc. Can you talk to us about how you have learned to be effective and successful in situations where you are the only one in the room like you?
That’s exactly it, be you. Artists are full of similarities in the music business. We’re creative, driven, expressive, competitive at times. You have to take all of that and find a way to stand out, to be unique. Once you feel a little uncomfortable, to me that’s a good sign you’re breaking out and being different. I believe being different leads you to success.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I’ve lived in Nashville ‘music city’ for about 5 years now. I’m on a line between it went so fast and I can’t believe I get to call this home. I started playing guitar at age 12 and singing just came natural. Ive always written poems and stories, so eventually I put the two together and fell in love with songwriting.
I’m very shy and to myself, and was never good at expressing my feelings. Songs are almost like a disguise to me, where you can talk about something intimate and no one knows if it’s about you or someone else. Sharing those feelings and connecting with people is so special to me.
The stories are what captivate me, so I was always drawn to country music. My primary genre Id say is country/americana.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. Learn to love and compliment yourself. How you carry yourself is how your fans/other artists will treat you back. 2. There are no rules. Do what YOU want and own it.
3. Dont take no for an answer.

I disagree with a lot of opinions given to me, especially ones I didn’t ask for. Remember to RESPECTFULLY shoot them down, keep everyone in your corner, then come back and prove that following your gut worked just fine.

What has been your biggest area of growth or improvement in the past 12 months?
Going out of my comfort zone. I realized the only one in my way is me. I’ve always struggled with comparing myself to others and I still struggle with it. One day I asked myself, “what can I do about this feeling, how can I control it?” I wrote down all the things I’ve been avoiding, for example it terrified me to think about playing with a full band, so I got some musicians together and played a full band show.
I wasn’t capable of releasing an EP and it wouldn’t be good enough, so I recorded a few songs and released my debut EP.

In the end, the feeling of success and achievement was worth the discouragement and self doubt.

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