EvelynRoze: From Bullied Outcast to Local Star
Singer-songwriter, EvelynRoze has lived a life that can only be described as commendable. As a child, she discovered her love for singing and music had dreams of becoming a musical artist, something that would make her the butt of awful jokes and ridicule by her own classmates. There was little compassion in Evelyn’s social life at school. Regardless, she never gave up her dreams and practiced until she was ready to release her debut single, “Intellect Overdrive”. This was just the beginning in Evelyn’s career, and it only gets better from here. So, for the month of May, a time of mental-health awareness, let’s look into this star.
Troubled Past
EvelynRoze was picked on viciously by her classmates, who would go out of their way to mock her ambitions. She noted that at one point, the principal had to fish her notebook out of the toilet, and that’s not even the worst part. “They would play my singing covers.” Evelyn told me, “They’d actually listen to my music, then make parodies of the lyrics where the lyrics were making fun of me.” Things like this are why we have suicide prevention lines. It’s more telling that despite this torment, Evelyn found empathy for her bullies. “I had to remind myself that these people are obviously unhappy with themselves.” Despite the harsh treatment, she kept going in her dreams.
Forming the Thornz and Growing as an artist
Evelyn’s first member was her lead guitarist, then later expanding the group after her first Worchester Music Award win. She soon found her drummer, and her rhythm guitarist. While members have left, that is normal amongst bands. Since working with them, Evelyn has been consistently inspired by the group and they all work very well together. “They always have great ideas and we’re not constantly ripping each other’s heads off.” Working with a band can be complicated, considering all the things associated with music, namely profits, licensing, and ownership, but Evelyn looks at it optimistically.
Evelyn has stated that the more she grows as a person, the better she becomes as a songwriter. She originally wrote songs as sort of payback to everyone who insulted her, but now it’s taken a much more positive approach. “(I’m) now more just like writing about healing and stuff like that.” Her bullies have done a lot to her. She even still gets hate comments today, but she’s using that hate to cultivate her image as a confident, respectable woman.
Mental Health Protection
Evelyn has become a recognized figure on TikTok, using her platform to advocate for mental health and be there for people who have similar experiences. “It did expose me to a lot of negative stigmas on the internet… and it’s given me a chance to speak up about that.” Along with that, she has a lot of hobbies that give her a chance to breathe. “I write, write, write, write… I don’t only have music. I write scripts… one of my biggest dreams is to direct my own music videos.” She is also spiritual, describing herself as “very Zen”. Adding to this, she likes to spend time with her family, especially her grandmother, who she has described as her biggest guide throughout life. “I’ve always gone to her for a lot of things, she’s definitely helped.”
So, all this said, it’s clear Evelyn’s bullies were wrong about her. She took all that teasing and torment and molded it into something powerful, and as of now, she’s been signed onto her first label. Evelyn has come a long way, and one day, we’ll all be reading her autobiography.