Natalie Taylor

NYC- ShakeShack! Best burger/milkshake ever! Also, I clearly have no neck in this photo😏😒😳

Watchin’ the fun with @itsjanayork!❤👫👯

Finally made it to Boston☺ Exploring with my love!

Last day of the 3 Day Detox!! Learned I was allergic to avocado and that coconut oil turns into weird texture chunks in your juice, making it almost impossible to drink without puking👀 However, I did it!💪😩😳☺👏👏👏👏👏

Flowers sent from @jony2k!! Sweetest husband there is.❤Miss my love!😏💏

Clearly in this kind of mood…

Listening to our wedding song…missing @jonY2K😔❤😏

Man. I rarely listen to my old stuff, but today I am. Takes me back to a lot of feelings. 

Celebrating our talented friends❤..and yes, we are really this bright in real life😳🙈👀

In the stude☺✌☝
Got something for y’all😏 #neckshot🙊

Holding this while waiting on a juice at Whole Foods…#awkward 😳😩

This is how happy I was then and now :) Happy 2 years to my only true love @jonwhy2k ❤

Celebrating (early) 2 years of pure love bliss! @jonwhy2k ☺👫👰💍🐒🍕🍪🍩🍰👀

I’ve loved this song for a long time and I finally decided to do a cover. SO. Of course I had to ask the most talented guys in the world, General Ghost, to help me :) I mean, yes I am married to one of them, but of course I’m not biased ;o)

Anyways, it’s obviously been a while since I’ve put something new out, so I hope you guys like our version of this awesome song.

You can download it for free! http://noisetrade.com/ntggwintersong

Love you all so much!

-Nat

Gettysburg.

I’ve pretty much been posting on every site I have, but in case you missed it, recording for my new EP starts TODAY!!!! Guys, I am SO excited I can barely stand it. Updates to come :)

Love all of you!

Nat

So, I don’t usually write lengthy blogs spilling my heart out…but I feel like sharing some things with yall.

Music is such a complex thing sometimes. It’s really easy for people, even myself to say…do what you do and see where it takes you. Be who you are. Don’t overanalyze. Don’t be such a perfectionist. Well, I am a perfectionist, I do over analyze, and sometimes I question myself. Well, a lot of the time actually. I’l be honest and say for me, one of the hardest things, is the habit I have with comparing myself to others. Its a terrible thing, but it happens. I feel like a lot of people can relate to that…whether it be image wise or musically or whatever the case may be. I mean, lets be honest, I DEF also do that with people who have naturally airbrushed skin…that’s a whole other topic haha. But seriously, it’s not how it should be and it’s such a HUGE waste of time. No one is exactly the same and I am going to be confident in that! 

Also, musically, for the longest time I’ve thought, “how am I going to differentiate myself and figure out where my place is?”  The answer is…I’M NOT and I’m dern sure tired of thinking about it! Why don’t I let the music speak and be done? SO saying that, leads me to the important part. 

I feel like I have had a HUGE breakthrough these past few months. If I’m being honest, I’d have to say I haven’t FINISHED a song, by myself, in probably almost 2 years. I’ve started about a gazillion, but never completed them. For me, that has been one of the most discouraging things and I feel like it’s def held me back. I’ve obviously co-written and finished a TON, but none alone. If some of you remember,  years and years ago, when I didn’t care and wrote a song just to release my thoughts, it came easy to me, and I did it all the time. I didn’t care if it sucked or was catchy enough…I just wrote it because I had to get it out. This is what makes it art, and it’s why I love music and writing. Well, somewhere along the way, I feel like I lost that. I think for some reason, I just couldn’t seem to put my feelings into writing. (or maybe I’m just too happily married and I’m only good at writing depressing music? haha) ;o)

Now, this is the good part. So I asked you guys in my blog to send me stories and experiences..and you did. So I was reading them and really empathizing, and sat down at my piano to write about it…and I finished the song within about 20 mins. This was basically the first song I’ve sat down and written from start to finish in, like i said, almost 2 years! Not to mention, I wrote it about someone else’s life, and it ended up being one of the most emotional songs, that I could relate to as well. It’s crazy how powerful music is, and I felt so thankful to be reminded of that. 

SO needless to say, this was a BIG deal to me, so I should say thanks to YOU all for inspiring me.  And the crazy thing is, I haven’t stopped!  Somehow, I have blocked out all the BS and distractions and comparisons and “this chorus isn’t catchy enough,” and I’ve been writing from my heart…like I used to. I’ve been writing music that I love and that I feel is EXACTLY who I am. 

So saying that, I’m going to record a new EP, with my oh so talented husband Jon, and we’re starting in SEPTEMBER!!!!! It will be REAL and exactly what I feel and what I love. I haven’t been this excited about things in a long time. Yay!!!!

I love all of you so much and I appreciate you reading this novel 0_o

♥ Nat

Guys, I would love to hear more stories from you! Thanks so much to the ones who have already shared with me and let me into their lives that way! It’s such an inspiration, and new songs are flowing like never before, So thank YOU. 

Also, it did turn into an advice column :o/ (sorry about that!) but I absolutely love talking with you guys and hearing what you have to say! I also love answering questions and letting you guys get to know me as well!

So, if anyone else wants to share more stories, I’m ready to listen!

<3 Nat

jonathanhoward:

So, I grew up listening to this on a tape with my Dad…it was part of Hell Freezes Over by The Eagles. I think trying to cover anything The Eagles have done is pretty much a bad idea, but we did it anyway. I guess you can just be thankful I didn’t do a 15 minute guitar solo over Hotel California. Maybe next time. Here it is…New York Minute. 

Get the rest of the new General Ghost EP, If Then, for free at generalghost.com 

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natalietaylormusic:

Hey guys. So I was thinking today about all of you and how, since I don’t get to meet you right now, I still want to know more about you. Well then I thought about how inspiring it would be to hear some of your life stories, and if you don’t mind, use them as inspirations for some of my songs :)

So, if you have something you want to share with me, I would love to hear it! You can message me here or go on my website and click the little envelope on the top right corner, and email me! I mean, I’ll probably end up starting an advice column because I usually can’t keep my mouth shut! haha