It takes one song and a distinctive voice to make you relate to an artist instantly. And it’s their transmitted vulnerability and the emotional connection, capturing you in the most beautiful way. That one moment you fall in love with not just someone’s music, but the artist behind it, is one you’ll always remember, even years later. If you are a FLETCHER fan, you know what I’m talking about.
Described by her fans as compassionate, kind, goofy, empathetic and genuine, Cari Fletcher has been more than just your regular artist. The queer icon has healed hearts with her supreme discography, but getting to know her as a person outside of the music is what made people adore her and tag along for the ride. The best part is knowing you can support someone who is so loving and understands life and the emotions that come with it.
Authenticity is what draws most of us to an artist and their music as we can only relate to stories that feel honest and real. Each body of work Cari has released tells a whole story that makes you feel every emotion known to the human race. You can imagine her music like the private thoughts you write down in your diary – because you don’t want anyone to know about it – wrapped in the sickest beat that makes you wanna get up and dance. It’s everything you didn’t know you needed.
Besides being an incredible songwriter whose words have been a stepping stone for the whole LGBTQ+ community, her amazing voice blows people away every time she enters a stage, creating the most incredible safe space for fans around the world and making them feel understood and like they belong. To them, FLETCHER is a beautiful hero with the purest heart who cares deeply about the people who love her most.
Imagine being the reason why someone finally feels comfortable in their own skin and their sexuality and knows how to embrace it. Cari taught her fans the importance of falling in love with yourself first, that they can be whoever they want to bet and that it’s okay to continue to grow and discover yourself.
No matter what others or society as a whole wants you to believe, don’t change just to fit into this perfectly shaped box that is purely perception and not reality. You are the creator of your own story, it’s up to you to decide who you want to be and how you want to live your life.
When you listen to FLETCHER’s discography you will find a variety of songs that match different chapters in your life and all kinds of emotions. But at the same time, you witness Cari’s growth as a human and artist as well, searching for answers and the antidote to help her heal in more ways than one. Being diagnosed with Lyme disease at the end of last year, her whole life was put into perspective.
Not knowing if you’ll be able to return to what is meant to be your purpose in life, is terrifying but it also makes you question everything. In Cari’s case it ended up being the inspiration for her newest album In Search Of The Antidote. She said that sometimes she feels like we have to be confronted with this idea of losing everything to be able to really step into what it is that we actually want. That just proves that, no matter how low your lows are, everything does happen for a reason.
While Cari has been in search of her antidote, a lot of fans have said that she has been theirs with the raw and relatable music she makes and being the loving and unhinged human she is. We all turn to music in our saddest but also happiest times, looking for the theme song or anthem that fits that chapter the best. It is proven to be the best type of therapy there is, because music will always be there for you no matter what. And if FLETCHER is someone you connect to or would love to experience live, buy tickets to her current tour and enjoy the musical eras of her life and become a part of her happy place and joyride.
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