How I should be remembered

Thought this would be funny to post on here. This is my pretend obituary that I had to write for one of my classes this semester. I know, what an optimistic assignment! This pretty much sums up my obsession with music. Enjoy!


December 21, 2056

Kelly Shaw, Devoted Musician, Died at 73
By John Smith

Kelly Shaw, the talented and creative singer and songwriter, died yesterday [12-20-2056] at her home in Vienna, Austria. She was 73. Her death was announced by singer/songwriter legend and close friend, Jarrett Blankenship.

While a college student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, Shaw studied Business Information Technology at the Pamplin School of Business. After graduating in May 2006, Shaw entered the working world as an Information Technology Specialist at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, DC. She spent part of her career auditing other federal agencies' information technology infrastructure. Shaw considered her job to be meaningful and fascinating. She was proud to work at the GAO, part of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government, because the agency's purpose was to protect the American taxpayers. She found the job to be exciting because of its investigative nature. Shaw's work proved to be successful as she was quoted several times in many testimonies before Congress. "I felt I made substantial personal achievements while working for the federal government and it made me feel stronger as a person," she had said in an interview with VH1.

After many faithful years of service in the government, Shaw decided to change directions completely. Although she considered her work life to be significant, she still wanted to pursue her passion of music. She had already been writing and performing music on the side. Government employee by day and Punk-Pop-Electronica diva by night and on weekends. "It's what I had to do to complete my life," Shaw said. It wasnt long before her on-the-side band had parted ways that she contemplated a solo career in music. She had studied music, both voice and piano, as a child and drew from her past instruction and her creative passion to spark her drive to write and perform her own songs. In February 2014, she realized that she had to decide between her two jobs as to which one would take her further. She waved goodbye to her already successful government career and enthusiastically embraced her new desire to become a full-time musician.

Shaw immediately began sharing her unique style of music with audiences all over the Washington, DC area. She made it her primary purpose to get her music into the ears of anyone who was willing to listen. Consequently, it wasnt long before she had a steady following of people in support of her endeavor. After releasing her first CD, Kelly Shaw became an Oscar nominee for Best Original Song, "Tender and Sweet", which was featured in the movie Mission Impossible 9: MI 9. Her second, third, and fourth CDs made her a multi-platinum artist that redefined the sound of the 2010s and 2020s. Her inspiration came from past musicians like The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Frou Frou, and Sigur Ros.

Shaw was captivated by the combination of genres: Punk, Pop, Folk, Classical, and Electronica. Several of her fans classified her sound as part of the Independent Rock music scene, but most of her fans considered Shaw's music to be something breakthrough and entirely different. Many loyal fans today regard the mood, lyrical quality, and melody of her ingenious music to be the offspring of all music genres brought together and stirred up in a massive bowl. Hence, the genre "Bowl". She will always be remembered for her unique sound. In particular, a steamy, sultry voice and luscious melodies.

Kelly Shaw's survivors include her husband, Chris Carrabba, lead singer and guitarist of emo-alternative band Dashboard Confessional; her two children of Los Angeles, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Early last year, in an interview with MTV, Shaw was asked if there was anything in her long career that she wished she had done differently. "Although it is natural to think about past experiences and how you would do them differently next time around," she said, "I dont think I would. I would relive my life entirely over again if I could. Besides, I must have done something right if there are people out there willing to remember me for my music, which is what I feel so passionately about."