"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I was raised off of music. The only way I could sleep is if my parents put on classical music. Every Sunday my dad and I play this game where we go on pandora and we have to guess what song comes on, I win every time. Both my parents were such huge fans of yours. My great aunt saw you in concert but she said she was too high on drugs to remember anything, what a shame. I remember when I was little I would always watch you perform in videos. You changed when you were on stage, you always had this light in your eyes and I could tell you truly loved doing what you did. You made the music come alive. You could perform in front of someone that hated your music and have them moving. You owned the stage. I would always saw I wanted to feel the happiness you should when you were on stage. You are one of the main reasons why I got into music and why I play now. You songs are just so true and some show how upsetting life gets and no matter how sad you may have been or how messed up your life was, you always had just a huge smile. Thank you for being who you were. Thank you for showing the world a different way of doing and seeing things. It so sad how you died but the time you spend on this earth, you sure did a hell of a lot so thank you.