CURRENT SINGLE: “It’s Cause I Am”
Callista Clark will turn 18 on September 29th, and while she’s still young, the feelings and emotions she writes and sings about in her song are very real, which is what inspired her to write the title track of her debut EP, Real to Me. Callista says, “‘Real to Me’ is the era that I’ve been in for a few years now, just being a teenager and really wanting to address what that feels like. Because I feel like when you’re a teenager, people act like what you feel isn’t big enough or it isn’t the real thing yet.”
So often, younger people are made to feel like they don’t really know what love is or what having your heart broken is, but Callista says, “I just remember feeling heartbroken and feeling so happy and feeling so in love, and I’m just like, ‘Okay, I know I’m figuring things out, but it feels pretty real, you know.”
So, as Callista celebrates her 18th birthday and continues to experience life as a teenager, she uses those experiences to inspire her songs because those feelings are real, and “because everyone’s been a teenager before.”
Callista Clark – Real to Me feelings :32
“‘Real to Me’ is the era that I’ve been in for a few years now, just being a teenager and really wanting to address what that feels like. Because I feel like when you’re a teenager, people act like what you feel isn’t big enough or it isn’t the real thing yet. I just remember feeling heartbroken and feeling so happy and feeling so in love, and I’m just like, ‘Okay, I know I’m figuring things out, but it feels pretty real, you know. And so I just wanted to write about that because everyone’s been a teenager before, so I just wanted to really talk about that. It’s something that I have been feeling for a while.”