Because my song "What I Wouldn't Give" is going to be on the show RELATED, I decided I should let you know a little bit about the song and what it's about.
This is a song that was written about 2 years ago in my house in Wisconsin. It was one of the first songs that Jon Ingoldsby and I wrote together, and the only song that my sister Tiffany contributed to on my album. At the time, I was going through a lot. I had just started traveling back and forth between WI and LA, which was hard in itself because I was leaving friends and family for months at a time to pursue my career. But also, I was very naive and was getting sucked up into a lot of bullshit in Los Angeles. For example, I was working with a guy who was like a placeholder for a manager, but he was very mentally abusive and manipulative. I was also living in a house with an alcoholic who would bring home prostitutes and offer me cocaine. I'd go up to the kitchen for breakfast and there would be a leftover line from the night before. I knew I was in a bad situation, but I thought that it was something I'd have to go through in order to get where I wanted to be. The lyric "What I wouldn't give just to forget, so I can remember how to live again" means that part of me really just wanted to forget what I was doing, go home to WI and have fun and live life with the people who loved me. But I knew that would also ruin my career. So, after some time I managed to find a way to also live happily in LA. I didn't think it was possible at first.
I think it's great that they chose this song for their TV show because, as far as I hear, the story is about relationships between sisters, and not only was my sister one of the writers on this song, but she is also my best friend and I miss her very much now that I live so far away. But we do make it a point to visit each other often. I hope you enjoy the song!