Calvin Bremer
My Life as a Quest
Moving from New Orleans to Maryland
Fog
Fog represents my uncertainty when the news came that we were moving to a new state.
Mountain
Mountains represent the obstacles I had to overcome before I moved.
Cresent Moon
This crescent moon represents the change that, eventually, had to occur when we moved to Maryland.
Maryland
After having spent years in the south, I was very used to a communal way of life. Everyone around me had been warm and welcoming. When I moved north, to Maryland, the atmosphere was quite different. Everyone spoke differently, and my neighbors distanced themselves.
Moving from Maryland to Virginia
East
This represents the move itself. I was returning to my place of birth and to familiarity.
Home
This house represents how close my family was to where we moved to in Virginia. It felt safer.
Roots
Since I was born in Virginia, and since my family began in Virginia, I felt like I was finally home.
Virginia
I was born in Virginia, surrounded by family. I felt the most secure here, and when I moved back after venturing both north and south of my roots, I settled, once again, back into the area of my birth. There was a sigh of relief that came with my return. I could once again breathe easy knowing that I could find a shoulder to lean on at an arms length.
Getting into Singing
Bridge
When I found out that music was what I was born to do, my world changed drastically. I had to step out of my comfort zone in order to perform.
Orange
Not only does the fruit itself represent my feeling of fulfillment when I began my music career, but also the color of the represents my ambitions.
Candle
The candle itself represents the idea that music is the center of my life, and so, it is the fire of my life. The fire also represents the passion that I have for music.
Music
Music ignites a fervent flame inside of me. To me, there is a song for everything in life; music plays constantly in my head, describing my emotions to me, rather than just feeling them. Before this melodic train of thought, I was unmotivated; I concealed my thoughts and blended in. However, as soon as I sang my first song, and as soon as someone told me what I was capable of, I had ambition, passion, and reason in my life.