Janet Devlin’s “Cutting Ties” Blog Post for Huffington Post
Have you ever wondered what singer-songwriter Janet Devlin really thinks about her X-Factor UK experience? Did that show help or hinder her music career? Janet recently wrote a very open blog for the Huffington Post, where she answers all questions regarding X-Factor and whether she is “cutting ties” with the show. Read some of Janet’s blog post below, but to read it in the full be sure to head over to HuffingtonPost.co.uk.
As the dawn of a new year approaches I find myself contemplating all the things the I’ve done in my short musical career. Not just in 2015 but back to when I started out in 2011. A lot has happened in such a short period of time. There’ve been ups and there’ve been downs but I have no regrets in what I’ve done and the choices that I’ve made.
I’ve come to realise that the question from people has always remained the same. “Has X Factor hindered or helped you?” or something of a similar vein. The answer had been ever-changing but then again, so have I. In the beginning my goals were clear; I wanted to be an artist, I wanted to create music, make albums and play my songs to people. So way back when (even during the show) my answer to this question was always hazy. I appreciated the platform the show was giving me, along with a fan base that followed – although I was slightly torn in some ways. When people would congratulate or compliment me I didn’t know how to take it as I was just being known as a ‘karaoke singer’ and that was extremely difficult for me to process, as it went against my primary purpose of what I wanted to be known for (also maybe my incapability to take a compliment in general didn’t help the situation!)
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Janet Devlin’s December Daze EP is now available for purchase in record stores nationwide, on Amazon, iTunes, and the OK!Good Records shop. The EP is also available for streaming on Spotify and Bandcamp. Janet’s covers EP, Duvet Daze, is available on digitally on Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify.
