MILTON McCLAIN MUSIC

My parents divorced when I was two and because of the diverse places we lived, I did not grow up with a secure sense of home. My mother fought cancer for 18 years of hers and my life, but she was still my touchstone. Even though she was stricken with cancer when I was very young, it was she who provided the stability that my everyday life lacked. As I became a young man, my reliance on her became more crucial, but her cancer spread and she was bed ridden, so I became her primary caretaker. I had to spend most nights and weekends at her side. Although I willingly took on this undertaking, it coincided with a time that I wanted to pursue my educational and creative goals. Nevertheless, in sickness and in death my mother inspired me not to give up my dreams. In one of our final conversations, my mother assured me that these dreams would come to fruition! Losing her was the ultimate heartbreak and challenge that I have faced...but other hardships soon followed.

The experiences of which I speak include being in a very serious automobile accident, being laid off of my job and on the very same day losing most of my personal possessions during a break-in at my home. Dealing with these conflicts caused me to hit rock bottom economically, and thus I turned to my extended family for support. I have relocated to my mother's hometown where I have been able to refocus my efforts to establish a viable music career. Because of the hardships of my life, I don't trust and connect as easily as others, but this can be an advantage, not a detriment. I have an intense self reliance and strong will. Everyone and everything in my past serves as my teacher, and I feel that my history has inevitably led me to this point in time where without fail I will achieve my goal of being a performer with influence, stability and substance. Music is one of the few things about which I am immensely passionate. It has been a wonderful rite of passage for me to learn to accept all the parts of myself. I am currently involved in various community and family activities but devote a great deal of my time to music, a tremendously important part of my life. In addition to performing at local events; I spend time practicing and recording. I have on occasion found myself challenged to the maximum of my capabilities because of my high standards, my family and my music; but my strong belief that I have no limitations and my will to succeed has kept me going.

I did not choose the circumstances that I was dealt, but I did choose how I would deal with them. I will achieve all of my goals, and use my talents, gifts and abilities to one day become one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever! While one may find motivation in one's hopes, it is through one's past joys and hardships that one truly evolves.

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