To Whom It May Concern, finding Lisa's biggest fan will be quite a challenge since everyone affected by her music become her "biggest fan". Lisa has a dedicated army of number one fans. I am one of many she has permanently changed, for the better. My story began in the same hospital as Lisa's and about 7 years later I was "diagnosed" with ADD. Insecurities developed that were in turn further justified by the feeling that there was something wrong with me, I wasnt normal unless I was medicated. My parents were tricked into believing it would help. By 12, I was off meds and my anxieties grew. High school was spent in "self-medication" mode and graduation almost didnt happen. The only good grades I carried were art classes, however social and scholastic fears kept me from applying to art school. Years passed and time came-now or never, sink or swim I had to go to school for survival. TWIMC was released (after years of anticipation) during my second semester at art school. Once it played, everything changed. The rawness and purity was captivating, her lyrics were so open, unfiltered, unafraid-then came track 11 and everything stopped. Her words became a mirror and the song was vocalized vindication. I began to really question how things could/would have been. I was so grateful that Lisa took such a powerful message right to the gut of every parent in earshot, maybe their children will never have to understand the perspective that Im trying so hard to change. TWIMC became my soundtrack that semester and the following semester I joined the Deans List, where Ive been ever since. Lisa's music helped me dismantle psychological barriers that I never knew I had control of. Her lyrics, performances and tours give me something to look forward to with something to truly relate to. I feel immense gratitude for having this music right now, at this time in my life. I understand, artistically, that it takes alot of guts to put a piece of yourself in front of others to be judged or loved, your labors criticized and scrutinized. Lisa is the kind of artist I hope to be one day. Thanks to my musical therapy sessions with Dr.Lisa its getting easier to see that the pieces can fit back together again and their arrangement is entirely up to me. I now have faith in the person I was put here to be-all because Lisa wasnt afraid to share herself and convictions with the world. Through her lyrics the voiceless find an anthem, the jaded find a battlecry & music finds its REASON. Thats why she has so many "biggest fan"s and everyone of us has our own story of inspiration and adoration. Our lives are now better because she made us a part of hers. So what you end up with at the end of this contest is thousands of winners and only one grand prize,...now what?
Brewer