We recently connected with Minna and have shared our conversation below.

Minna, appreciate you joining us today. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?

My parents alway allowed my creativity to thrive and grow. They put me in all sorts of creative avenues since I was three such as piano lessons, dancing lessons and acting lessons. I was homeschooled until 6th grade which allowed me to gain independent intellectual thought and curiosity, and to explore my inner world and imagination. My parents recognized my passion for music and constantly encouraged and supported me in pursuing actual production of my songs to take them beyond the piano and page.

Minna, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I’m deeply devoted to pursuing my most authentic music. My music is a way for me to understand my experiences and the world around me better; I’m gratified by the creation of the song alone, the attention it receives is the cherry on top. The tone of my music is more of like combining rock and jazz through a pop lens, and I take deep inspiration from artists such as Amy Winehouse, Alanis Morrisette, Arctic Monkeys, and Fleetwood Mac.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Definitely getting to explore different sides of myself and how to express them in my songwriting. As a theater kid, you take on a lot of different roles and put yourself in different experiences and worldviews. Songwriting allows you to do the same thing, except you have complete creative control to decide which aspect of yourself, which role, per say, you want to explore in a song. It gives you a sense of control when you feel like you don’t have that over certain parts of your life, especially in friendships or love. My soul is fed on the fact that songs allow you to externalize internal thoughts and feelings, and provide a time capsule of certain moments to forever reflect on as I grow and change as a person.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think a lot of people misconstrue wanting to pursue music with the notion of wanting to pursue it for the fame associated with it, but true music, music that touches audiences’s souls and leaves an imprint, will never be found in a shallow pursuit for external validation. My mother always says, “do what you love and you will always find fulfillment.”

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @abbieminnaabrams

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Reina Marinn