Imagine catching a flight to LA only to be detained for 24 hours in a cell with no water, no food and no phone call. That is the story of Annabelle Kay, singer songwriter who has turned the harrowing situation into a hauntingly beautiful new song, premiering today.
“Initially the experience affected my writing in a very mind-numbing and scary way,” said Kay.
“I may not have been stopped or questioned at the airport had I not been carrying a guitar, so my PTSD brain started blaming music for everything that happened. It took some time to fall back in love with music.”
The first single A Nightmare Of A Dream was written about her experience in the airport and the ending of her long distance relationship.
Looking back on her experiences now, Kay said she “feel[s] a sense of empowerment and use[s] it as something to draw from in a creative way — to take back some of the power they tried to steal from me that day.”
“Every time I sing A Nightmare Of A Dream it reminds me of what I went through, but it also reminds me that although they tried, they didn’t break me. That’s the power of music I guess.”
Check out the video below.
