We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Abigail Fierce. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Abigail below.
Abigail, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
My whole life, and especially as a kid, when times get tough, I would revert into my imagination. It was a safe place to be whoever I wanted to be, especially when I didn’t feel that safety in other places in my life. I love the escapism that comes with reading books, watching movies and plays and listening to music. I’ve always been writing *something* (whether that be a play or a eulogy for the dead bird I found in my backyard in 1st grade), but I started writing music in middle school. In the 7th grade, I performed in a talent show, and some girls laughed at me. I remember crying in the school bathroom when lyrics just started to appear in my mind. I went home and started writing my first song. Writing songs and playing guitar quickly became my favorite things to do and I knew I wanted to do it forever, if I could.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
Hi! My name’s Abigail Fierce and I’m an LGBT indie pop-rock singer-songwriter based in LA. I write all of my songs (usually alone) and play all of the instruments on my tracks, except drums. (I play guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, etc.) In addition to being a singer-songwriter/artist, I’m also an actor. I’ve been on Hulu’s “Love, Victor”, NBC’s “This Is Us”, Netflix’s “American Vandal”, ABC’s “American Housewife” and Facebook Watch’s “The Set Up.” My latest acting project was starring in the Paramount+/Nickelodeon feature film “Fantasy Football” alongside Marsai Martin (ABC’s Black-ish) and Kelly Rowland (from Destiny’s Child).
My latest release was last month, a comforting singer-songwriter piece called “I Just Wanna Feel Okay Again” about anxiety, depression, grief and mental health in general. My goal when recording this song was to make it feel less like a song and more like medicine.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
The most rewarding part of being an artist is hearing about the ways that your art has positively affected someone’s life. One thing I can always promise listeners of my music is thoughtful lyrics. I’ve had people message me and tell me that my song “Girl in the Mirror” made them feel so seen. That my song “Scream It to the Whole World” helped them come out. That my song “I Just Wanna Feel Okay Again” made them feel less alone. Music has always been there for me when people haven’t and I’m so grateful that my music can “be there” for people.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
When I was a teenager someone told me I “wouldn’t get anywhere being nice.” I don’t agree. Being nice and standing up for yourself are two different things. You can do both.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://abigailfierce.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akfierce/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abigailfierce
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/abfierce
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AbigailFierce/
- Other: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@akfierce Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/24q2VAybFrs4Lzy0eEnXga?si=Ux8674QSSeOg04V73tUaIw