Jen Chapin – HuffPost 5.7.14

Mike Ragogna: So, what is your advice for new artists?

Jen Chapin: What I tell people is that sometimes it takes a little bit of work, but spend the time, effort, focus, reflection and listening to dig deeper into yourself, and express who you are. Sometimes it takes really listening to your influences so then you can parse out “What part of myself comes from this person and how do make it authentically part of me?” etc. It can be a process, and it’s sort of a never-ending process, but I think any artist of any medium needs to express themselves and not some external idea.