ipl-logo

Personal Narrative: Murky Waters

645 Words3 Pages

For fifteen years, I put my heart, effort, and soul into my band Murky Waters. I made it into a career that supports my wife, my stepdaughter, and my parents. Murky Waters is what saved my family and me from poverty in the ghetto of Warsaw, Poland, and it’s what saved me from giving up on life entirely before I met my wife. I met her only a year after Murky Waters began and she was introduced to me by my best friend and drummer, Tony. Anka was two months pregnant with my stepdaughter, Antonia, at the time we met. When I fell in love with Anka after a couple months of hanging out after Murky Waters shows, I knew I wanted to support her and Antonia for the rest of my life. I was broke, an alcoholic, and had no idea how to raise a family, so I forced myself to figure it out and pretend that I had everything under control. Anka, the band, Antonia, and I …show more content…

I would’ve been able to enjoy the height of my success and the journey if I wouldn 't have been a drunk and a pot head the entire time. Fifteen years of being with the band, and I swear most of it is a blur. I can’t remember how Murky Waters got big or exactly when we got big, and I never cared how up until now. I never took the time to take pride in anything, except for Antonia. I’m grateful for the success of Murky Waters, but I wish I would’ve handled the band differently and cleanly.

The glamorous life of being in a Metal band was always something I wanted ever since my older brother played in bands in high school. He made being in a Metal band so appealing and carefree. I was fed up with worrying about my family’s financial problems and I wanted to rise above the darkness and pain. So I gave it my all to make Murky Waters happen, and god did it become successful. After three years of playing Polish club shows and opening for

Show More
Related

  • Santa Barbra Research Paper

    274 Words  | 2 Pages

    Today I came to Santa Barbra to spend time with someone close to me cause it 's his birthday. While on the beach walking and writing I realized that growing up, I dreamt of moving to California and having a career in the music industry. Growing up we may not have had he money to go on luxurious family vacations but we spent time together and went camping a lot. We appreciated our time as a family and our time with nature. Since I 've moved I 've been so focused on trying to find my place in the industry that I forgot about how fruitful my journey to this exact moment has been.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Meet My Jazz

    518 Words  | 3 Pages

    Meet my Jazz band. This is a picture of us in New Orleans my junior year during spring break to play Jazz. I decided upon this picture because this band has had such a profound impact on how I frame my future. My connection with music through the piano has been fostered ever since I could reach those shiny black and white collection of keys. Starting at the age of four, playing the classical music of Mozart and Bach was what my musical background was founded upon, with tangible medals and accomplishments as achievements.

    Read More

  • Personal Statement Of Purpose: All-State Honor Band

    243 Words  | 1 Pages

    My background is firmly concreted in the band community. I had no idea that joining the band as a tenor saxophone player in sixth grade would have such a remarkable effect on me. My teachers and I have noticed my growth, driven by my dedication to what I love. I have worked hard within my supportive band association to achieve my goals. Of my ultimate goals was to make one of the most exclusive bands in Nebraska.

    Read More

  • Dawson Matthews's 'Betrayal Of A Lover'

    1274 Words  | 6 Pages

    Things always seemed to be perfect for us. We never had any problems; no fights, no selfishness, nothing. I’d never been in a relationship which was so healthy. Or so I thought. At least until winter break our senior year.

    Read More

  • College Admissions Essay: The Jazz Career

    993 Words  | 4 Pages

    I began listening to a variety of music and explored different interests in school and my community. I decided to enroll in the most meaningful and enjoyable class of my entire high school career: The History of Rock and Roll. This is where I was first introduced to countless artists and genres, from the roots of the Mississippi Delta Blues, all the way to Liverpool to meet my most favorite band, The Beatles. Learning a simple blues scale lead to the discovery of my passion for playing various kinds of music, but it has also given me a tremendous sense of personal and professional accomplishment.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: How Marching Band Changed My Life

    494 Words  | 2 Pages

    Joining band had an immense and almost immediate impact on my life. Before being in band I had never had a talent that I felt completely confident in. I enjoyed practicing and spent many hours trying to improve my musical ability. In

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Lost In The Center Field

    971 Words  | 4 Pages

    It was the last inning in our all-star game, and we were losing 10 to 8. Our team had 2 outs and we couldn’t get the third. Our pitcher was doing bad, throwing all balls, while all of us in the field were tired, ready to fall asleep at any moment. There goes another walk. They score again.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: North Rangers Marching Band

    458 Words  | 2 Pages

    The band program taught me how to push through the difficulties and struggles that would allow me to become a better performer in the end, and taught me the importance of respect and courtesy, whether it be for volunteers with the band, my bandmates, other bands, and so on, and how far simple manners can go. Most importantly, though, this band taught me what it was like to be dedicated and passionate about something. In the past two years, I have developed a love for playing music that has given me more joy in life than anything else in the last four years, and due to that caused me to learn a new instrument, get more involved with our music program, created friendships and relationships that will last, allowed me to become a more rounded person, that is better equipped to handle my future. I have grown greatly in the last few years, and this is all due to the band program, which I will never be able to repay for all it has done for

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Alzheimer's Vacation

    634 Words  | 3 Pages

    I fell in love with all that I was doing for her. I didn 't care how challenging or exhausting it was. Any of her needs pulled ahead of my

    Read More

  • Band Scholarship Essay

    474 Words  | 2 Pages

    As a nervous freshman about to embark on my high school journey, I had the choice to end my band career. Despite not knowing at all what to expect, I decided to pursue the fine arts into

    Read More

  • Gerald Graff Hidden Intellectualism Essay

    1501 Words  | 7 Pages

    Everything I do revolves around my music. I have been around music all my life, whether it was listening to it or playing it. I’m very passionate about music and I love playing an instrument. The instrument

    Read More

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Music Analysis

    814 Words  | 4 Pages

    Music carries each and every one of us to a new awareness. It can reach to the innermost part of an individual. Music can envelope our emotions from tears all the way to our joy. It captivates and motivates. As I attended a concert on Saturday, November 7, 2015, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed with power and feeling to their audience.

    Read More

  • How Has Music Changed My Life Essay

    799 Words  | 4 Pages

    Band has given me tons of friends and lessons in life that I will remember and carry on with me

    Read More

  • Examples Of Defining Moments In My Life Essay

    979 Words  | 4 Pages

    I met Kaitlyn Marie Tobben, a beautiful girl that instantly stole my heart. Every day for the next week I found myself waiting by the phone in hopes she would text me and that maybe she would give me a chance. Plans didn’t exactly go how i 'd hoped, but I knew I couldn’t give up. I watched her suffer for months and months and I prayed everyday that I could take all of her pain away. She was abused by an asshole who stole her mind, virginity, and sense of trust.

    Read More

  • Troye Sivan Swimming Pool Poem

    1018 Words  | 5 Pages

    I believe that this song is a great representation for life’s drawbacks. The use of water metaphors brilliantly tie in emotions I’ve felt and dealt with. The figurative language pulls all of those difficulties into two verses.

    Read More

More about Personal Narrative: Murky Waters

Open Document