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Talkin' With
Arielle Jones...
Jen G: First of all you have a beautiful and amazing strong
voice! I, but a real youthful spirit! How old are you and
where are you from?
Arielle: Okay, I just turned 18 years old, and I currently live
in Ocala, Florida. Originally, I am from Syracuse, New York.
Jen G: Awesome! How was your birthday? Did you get to
sing at your party?
Arielle: It was GREAT! And YES! I did get to sing at my
party! I did a special presentation for all of my attending
guests, and they really loved it! I felt so excited! It was fun!
Jen G: That's cool! Now I know you mentioned on CD
Baby, that you sing in your community. How long have
you been singing locally and why is it important to you?
Arielle: I have been singing locally for a while now.
I would say a few years. I love singing at family functions!
Singing is really important to me because I believe it is a
very special God-given talent, and I feel deep inside that He
has always wanted me to use it for His glory! Also, I just love
how it feels to express my self through song and writing!
It's wonderful!
Jen G: Amen! Amen!
Arielle:Yes, Amen!
Jen G: How did you become a Christian?
Arielle: I grew up in a Christian family, so I always had the
chance to learn all about Jesus Christ (which is a HUGE
blessing), but when I was around 11 years old, I made
a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ on my own.
That is also when I was baptized, too.
Jen G: Now that's very cool!
Arielle: Yeah! There are so many people who grew up in
Christian families, and it's so unfortunate that so many of
them tend to stray away for a while.... I really felt God's
hands on my life,though, and I always felt like giving all
He gave to me back to Him.
Jen G: Arielle, that is a great answer especially since you
don't hear about a lot of young people who are on fire for
God and proud of it! How does having a relationship with
Christ and praying keep you grounded in your music?
Arielle: Oh, wow! It keeps me grounded so much because
I know that having Christ at the center of my life keeps me
strong and powerful for His ministry. I could never do it
without God! It is just impossible!
Jen G: What does it mean to you to have the ability to
not only sing meaningful music, but to write the
positive lyrics that you sing?
Arielle:I am a young person myself, and I know that there
are so many young people out there just craving
some love and attention! Music is a powerful source
So many people are influenced by music everyday!
Imagine how much more positive the world would
be if they were influenced by positive music!
Jen G: I have to ask, I know you have Jesus on the
inside, but you are full of life and encouragement!
Where do you get that from? Parents, Friends?
Arielle: I have to say that life is not easy for anyone.
I have gone through struggles just living this life as
a normal person, but when I really stop and realize
that in any situatuation you are faced with that
God is in control of it all, it really makes me a lot
more calm and trusting. I know He is watching
over me, and not only me, but all of us!
All we have to do is acknowledge that He is God
and call on Him. That's it! That's all He requires,
and I just love that about Him. I get my encouragement
from God, number 1! I also look to my
mother who has been a very strong person in my life.
Jen G: That is so true! What is one of the things that
you've faced peer pressure wise that you came through?
Or dealt with that has made you stronger?
Arielle: I would have to say the normal things that
teenage girls go through: wanting to fit in, jealousies
from other peers, untrue people, and so on...
Through it all, I have realized that it is the best to just
be comfortable with yourself and to not let anyone
ever make you feel like you're not good enough or like
you "don't fit into the mold". Maybe God didn't intend
for you to "fit into the mold". It is the genuine qualities
and character that really make a person stand out, and
just realizing this has helped me to me more comfortable
with myself. I just want to help other young girls
through my music ministry to know they are not alone.
I write about quite a bit of situations I have endured,
but it is not impossible to come out of it. God is in
control always!
Jen G: Yes He is! That's great that you want to help
other girls too! How have you stayed from being influenced
musically by todays Pop culture? Kept to your
roots and variety in your music?
Arielle: That's a good question! I just LOVE all sorts
of different genres of music! When I think about creat-
ing a new song, I draw my ideas from so many places!
The thing is, though, to stay pure, I try to listen to music
with clean content. I have some favorite artists in the
secular industry, too, but I am very careful with who I
choose to listen to. One of my favorites is Mariah Carey
I love her smooth high vocals! I also love a lot of other
different artists from other genres of music. There is this
channel I LOVE called the Gospel Music Channel that
plays 24-hr Christian music videos in just about every
genre of music you can think of! I am also very inspired
by many of those artists!
Jen G: That's a great way to be! Watching what your listening
to!
Arielle: Yeah! I really love the way Christian music is today!
You can be as creative, as fun, as funky as you want to be!
It is clean music that is just fun and enjoyable for everyone!
You never get an unclean feeling from it. It's just fun! You
can dance to it, laugh to it, smile with it! It's just great!
What I really love about it is that young people, who
are not Christians, might also like Contemporary Christian
music because of the many different styles of it. What used
to be just "boring" in the body of Christ is now "cool!!!"
I think that's really good because our god IS cool!
Jen G: So true! It's feel good music! I love the Barlow Girls,
Stacy Orrico, etc too. Yeah, our music is getting cooler! How
important has your parents support been to your success so
far?
Arielle: It has been very important! My mother supports me
100% in my musical endeavors! She is always there to cheer
me on and even to let me know what I should change. I just
love her! In fact, she is the main person who inspired me to
be a singer! She used to sing to me as a baby with this beautiful
voice, and it really made me want to do it, too!
Part 2 of Talkin' With Arielle JonesFollowing Your Dreams...Part 2
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