MUSIC
From Issue #25
Zoë Bentley
By Amanda Greener
Zoë
Bentley is ready to take the world by storm with her blend of
what she calls “acoustic soul” and “metaphorical
rock ambience”. After returning from her second cross-Canada
tour to promote her debut CD, Stride, this versatile singer/songwriter
is more motivated than ever to make her way onto the scene.
But she’s not doing it for fame or money. Far from possessing
a starlet’s disposition, this downhome up-and-comer just
wants to continue doing what she loves while offering her story
to her listeners: “If I can sing a song and someone tells
me it really, really touched them, that makes [me] feel good.
You can sell a million records…or, you can sell a million
influences.”
And Bentley’s got heaps of rich life experience to offer
up through her music. After running away and living on the streets
as a teen, she has fought hard to get to where she is now. How
does she suggest others overcome obstacles to meet their potential?
Says Bentley, people should “follow their hearts and be
confident…I bet they find things about themselves they
never knew they had inside them.”
The artist: Zoë Bentley, tour de force singer/songwriter
fusing rock, pop, R&B, folk, and gospel.
Right now: On the cusp of major recognition with the
release of her debut album, Stride.
