{"id":68189,"date":"2024-12-02T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=68189"},"modified":"2024-12-02T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:43:00","slug":"music-isnt-just-a-hobby-its-a-natural-part-of-me-its-like-breathing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/02\/music-isnt-just-a-hobby-its-a-natural-part-of-me-its-like-breathing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Music isn&#8217;t just a hobby, it&#8217;s a natural part of me &#8211; it&#8217;s like breathing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singer-songwriter Verity Green discusses the south Wales music community and the struggles of social media, following her new single<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68325\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68325\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Portrait.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Verity Green describes her music as heavily inspired by folk-punk and midwest emo.<br>Image: Molly Baker<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Swansea-based musician <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1KIxCVHMgMtM9A5FVTxRf0\">Verity Green<\/a> wants to spend her life \u201cmaking music and playing to people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having received her first guitar aged 13, a hand-me-down from her mum\u2019s hairdresser, the 23-year-old taught herself to play through online tutorials and trial and error.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She credits her love of music to her childhood and her family\u2019s influence, growing up in a music-loving household thanks to her parents. Making music came naturally to Green, who has been writing poetry ever since she could write.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Music isn&#8217;t just a hobby,&#8221; she clarifies. &#8220;It&#8217;s a natural part of me &#8211; it&#8217;s like breathing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7tFMa7h6wM2d8gakXKez4J\">first album<\/a> Thorns Won&#8217;t Let Me Bleed If I Don&#8217;t Let Roses Grow was released in 2021, produced entirely by Green herself, from her bedroom. The album is described by Green as indie and anti-folk, consisting of guitar and vocal harmonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This winter, Green has more music to share, following the release of a two-track single on 18 November. A full album is due to be released early next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3EAEqKAfzZEXuTc1jlr0zS\">Fill Our Home<\/a>, features a song called I&#8217;d Fill Our Home and another titled It\u2019s Thursday, It\u2019s Freezing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about a new chapter,\u201d Green explains. \u201cAbout moving forward with life and being excited about the future even though you\u2019re still sad about the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green discusses the creative processes behind her new single<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1949310927&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1949310927&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/verity-green-discusses-upcoming-single\" title=\"Verity Green discusses upcoming single\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">Verity Green discusses upcoming single<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waves of inspiration<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving from a small village in the Cotswolds to Swansea in 2020 has had a massive impact on her music, according to Green. The move allowed her to develop a love for surfing in the Gower, as well as evolve as a musician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe musical community here is just so strong and lovely, and everyone is really supportive of each other,\u201d she says. \u201cIt just feels really wholesome. I\u2019ve never been in a community of musicians like it before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being in south Wales, surrounded by like-minded musicians and playing gigs in front of larger crowds undoubtedly helped Green develop musically, she said. \u201cIt forces you to take yourself a bit more seriously,\u201d she adds. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d be where I am now musically if I hadn\u2019t moved here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-300x150.jpg 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(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Molly-Baker_Verity-Green-Guitar.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green says she uses music as a way to regulate and process the world around her.<br>Image: Molly Baker<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promotion over creation<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The ever-changing musical landscape and the rise of social media poses a threat to upcoming indie musicians, said Green, who works in hospitality alongside her musical endeavors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She labels the need to constantly promote herself on social media \u201ca real struggle\u201d, voicing how much she admires other musicians who are able to successfully publicise themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve really got to do all the work in promoting yourself, which is unfair,\u201d says the singer-songwriter. \u201cI don\u2019t have any idea on how to promote myself, and I think that\u2019s a real struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green, who grew up listening to the likes of Bob Dylan and David Bowie, reminisces on an era of music before social media. \u201cAs an artist, you should be pouring all your energy into your art, rather than marketing yourself,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The constant pressure to self-promote is the only thing that deters Green from pursuing her musical dreams, she said. &#8220;In my soul, in my heart, I just want to spend my life making music and playing to people,&#8221; she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In my soul, in my heart, I just want to spend my life making music and playing to people<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Although she spoke of her love of releasing music and playing gigs, this is not what drives the musician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI write music for myself,\u201d Green says, describing the songwriting process as her way of making sense of the world and her experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy reason for wanting to share it with people is because it feels like I\u2019m setting those experiences free,\u201d she clarifies. \u201cThat part of my life is externalised into a song, and it\u2019s put out into the universe so I can move on from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-69369\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1024x512.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-69369\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1024x512.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MollyBaker_CardiffCharacter_BoxOut.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-88ce47e416c6eca6747b40eff963f020\">Five albums which inspire Green&#8217;s music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb60529074c6ca50b21adfd3fb01b5ce\">1.\u2060 \u2060Don\u2019t Piss On Me I\u2019m Already Dead &#8211; Crywank<br>2.\u2060 \u2060\u2060Mr Morale &amp; The Big Steppers &#8211; Kendrick Lamar<br>3.\u2060 \u2060\u2060All Of This Will End &#8211; Indigo de Souza<br>4.\u2060 \u2060\u2060Bright Future &#8211; Adrianne Lenker<br>5.\u2060 \u2060\u2060No More Shall We Part &#8211; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Verity Green discusses the south Wales music community and the struggles of social media, following her new 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