Lauren76

To all my friends,

Thank you so much for your thoughts and comments. It's nice to hear that you are all very supportive and appreciative of my show. I thoroughly enjoy performing live and hope to be introduced to you at a future show.

My response to the solo artist comment: I do not have a band, and it is very important that my audience understand that. I write all my own music, including lyrics, voices and chord progression along with voiced instruments. There are even cases where I write specific parts for each instrument. My comment to being a solo artist was simply to get the point across that there are no other artists that write with me. I 'hire' musicians to play with me, because I do not have band. I do not write with anyone else. As another fan had mentioned, I do give tremendous credit (as it is due) to the accomplished and well-trained musicians that I play with - so much that I have to practice several hours a day to be able to match their stage performance, as I am completely self-taught. Needless to say, they are still hired and studio musicians. This is a compliment in itself that they are professional and talented enough to make a living at being hired for their craft. I sincerely did not mean to offend anyone by my comments, but I am also not apologizing for them. The guys that I play with are immensely talented and exceptional at what they do, but they are also aware of their purpose on stage with me.

Thank you for your input and I look forward to seeing you at a performance again soon!

Warmly, Lauren Gifford