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name: location: e-mail: age: connect: name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	California Amanda Stutzman Simi Valley, CA talula634@hotmail.com 14 I REALLY love that poem she says before Sleep To Dream. I've actually memorized it and i kinda carry it around with me. It's on a piece of cloth pinned to my backpack and taped to my guitar case...and I've got this little collection of i think 6 pages filled with quotes and a couple of pictures that i keep under my bed. oh, and of course the pawn poem is in it. :) I dont know how she does it, but she connects with me and a ton of other people so well. She just makes me feel better, like, "wow. im not the only one." Katyella San Francisco, CA starregirl@aol.com almost 15 this isn't something that i can easily put into words, so i'm just gonna say that fiona is my best friend i have never met.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Christopher Buckley Los Angeles, CA cmb@ucla.edu 24 I love Fiona's music more than words can describe. It's like a warm blanket on a cold rainy night. I hope to meet her one day, just so I can tell her how special and unique her music is to me. I own a lot of Fiona stuff, and I am indeed a full-blown Applehead. It's fun because I never rabidly followed a band or any particular artist in my younger days. But the best overall thing about Fiona is her raw honesty, which comes out in both her music and her actual speech. Honesty is a powerful force, and her's constantly bowls me over. I hope she never changes.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Tonya Irving Tustin, CA sullengurl@hotmail.com 16 I have never encountered an artist that embodied such raw emotion and honesty before I found Fiona. I cannot describe what her music does to me, or how much it means to know that there is a person like her in this world, someone who is so incredibly talented in her unique ability as a singer, songwriter, and poet, as well as an amazing humanitarian.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Warner Brown a.k.a. prophet69 :) San Francisco area, CA breadbsk@cmc.net 19 Ever since xmas 97' when i first heard tidal, i realized how profound it's effect was on me. Through fear, loneliness, severe social phobia and their following depressions, i still find her music to be the only warmth i've found above any other artist. It's like we live in a constant relation. I will never get bored of the voice, the sounds and mood. It's a catharsis in ways that i've somewhat come out of my clamshell. she has inspired some of my music in terms of mood, and her outspoken honesty and for that i thank her for just being herself and not holding back.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	jjj johnson Los Angeles 28 I love you, f.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Courtney San Bernardino, CA evlvr@hotmail.com 19 Discovering Fiona: I've been a fan of Fiona from the very beginning when I heard "Shadowboxer" on the radio in August or Sept '96. I loved it from the very beginning because I love those lounge-type songs. I thought it was so cool. I'd never heard anything like it on the radio before. Because of her, I began to play piano again. Interesting collections: I don't have a shrine to her on my wall or anything, but I do keep up with TV appearances. I like to tape everything that I can on her and watch it repeatedly!! I have an actual photograph of her that my brother bought for me on Hollywood Blvd. Other interesting stuff: "Tidal" is what I would call a 'Therapy Album'--albums that have helped me through a particularly tough time in my life. My best friend's mom died of cancer when we were 16. They lived all the way across the country so I couldn't physically be there for my best friend and I felt really bad. When the doctors gave her mother only 1 day to live, the only thing I could do to console myself was listen to "Tidal".
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Christopher Capobianco Hollywood, CA nashville13@hotmail.com 31 I saw Fiona play at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A. back in 1997- I wasn't really into her bigtime and I was really expecting to be bored somewhat . However, she surprised me and put on an incredible show. I was very impressed with her live soulfulness. If anyone out there has a chance to pick up one of the many Fiona bootlegs floating around get one -- she really is amazing live and even rough recordings catch that. I've heard 4 songs off of her new CD - and she's evolved amazingly! The new album is really going to hit the masses hard . I see Fiona Apple as a soulful artist who's going to be around for a long time and who's going to continue to evolve into things I'm sure not many will be able to foresee until it happens. Fiona is an amazing talent who continues to impress me with both her lyrics and music. I hope to be able to run into her someday to tell her what I think of her creativity in person.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Parul So. CA blu79@aol.com 20 My friend introduced me to Fiona and everyday I'm thankful for that. Her words, her voice, her music mean so much to me and have picked me up so many times. Thank you Fiona!
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Lilien Runje San Francisco, CA rosegoddess73@hotmail.com 18 Fiona Apple is a beautiful being that has healed my soul in times when I couldn't cope with life and myself. She has gotten me out of chronic depressions since I refused medications and therapists. I worked through my depressions by myself and analyzed myself with the help of an album titled "TIDAL". She is a savior to me. She has gotten me out of the darkness and brought me into the light. She still remains and keeps me on the self-analytical level of my life. She has taught me to accept the bad in the world, and not become a part of it.

name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	casey or "case" Berkeley, CA kcchan@uclink4.berkeley.edu 20 of course, awesome music and person. I feel that I shared some of f the same struggles she had. High school and middle school was the worst. People were so immature and superficial... But it has been long since then. I am now in my fourth year in college. These past years I have spent growing, learning and redefining myself and trying to figure out how to know when something is right or wrong. i was/am afraid of being alone and independent. But I know I have to force myself out there, to get over my fears and be who I want to be. I have strong beliefs and I always try to stay true to all that I believe in. But what I believe in is always being challenged. I want to know that what I believe is right even though everyone else (especially my friends) don't think so. It makes it hard for me to hold on to those beliefs and not let my voice be diminished. I see some of these attributes in Fiona. I don't want to assume that I am right, but this is how I see her relating to me. I admire her for her strength and her talent. She inspires me to stay true to what I believe in and she actually makes me want to read and write more to improve my clarity in expressing myself (as i am a science type of person and have difficulties with that). one cool thing is that we have the same birthday, btw.... but she is two years older. = )
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Kevin Chicas LA masteroflingo@shoutmail.com 18 Meeting Fiona: I'd have to say that meeting Ms. Apple ranks high on my wish list :) She's seems to be an enlightening person to share an intimate and profound conversation with, and it would be more than a thrill to share a slice of my life with her in that aspect. Interesting collection: Well, other than the standard Fi-obsessed fanfare (newspaper/ mag snippets, taped performances) I have this cool poster from her SF Fillmore concert, the Bob Masse line art, and a clay red apple with the initials "FA" and "GO WITH YOURSELF" inscribed (my fave :) I also had the great privilege of getting the album through a friend two weeks before its initial release. What Fiona means to you: Well, like other Fiona fans, her music fell through my love woes and healed my wounds. I came across "Tidal" by accident through my friend's mother who catered for Fiona's band, and gave her the album. To him, it was another jazz piece, but after giving it one listen, I knew my life would change from that moment on. The flowing melodies, bittersweet lyrics, and seductive, yet vulnerable vocals are what set this artist from most singer/songwriters I've heard, and is definitely most inspiring. Fiona shares her pain through her timeless music, and I through my writing. Seeing how her experiences parallel some of mine doesn't drag my mood in disdain over life, but serves as a reminder that all of us, as people in this shallow world, have our own beasts to fight and overcome.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Quannah CA Quannee@hotmail.com 18 Fiona is absolutely awesome. Her songs have so mush feeling and reality. I love the lyrics and I love her voice. She is a true role model. I would love to meet her or at least see her in concert.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Lilien Runje San Francisco, CA rosegoddess73@hotmail.com 18 I have never met Fiona Apple, but would love to absolutely. I don't have many collections of Fiona but I did once have a tape full of her performances from television shows, mostly MTV and talk shows. I was disappointed one day to find that my brother taped over it. I didn't forgive him for a while. Fiona is a soul-saver to me. She is so brutally honest and open-hearted. There is such purity in a person when they confess their weaknesses and Fiona confesses many in her album "Tidal", where in "When the Pawn" she is more angry and self-assured. I can honestly say that she helps me get through lots of things, such as relationship screw ups and plainly pain. I love her.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	neverisapromise Compton, CA kha0s665@aol.com 17 fiona is the greatest i think its so inspiring to have some one who has gone thru the same experience i have to be how she is she is my idol her songs touch me and have great meaning i love fiona and i wish i could meet her then i can be set for life.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Julie Los Angeles, CA LMJU@hotmail.com 19 Fiona is hope for the girls who have the gift of music but are afraid to share it. She's not afraid.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	matt pendleton Davis, CA mcpendleton@ucdavis.edu 23 My appreciation for Fiona has been a fairly recent development. I was somewhat turned off during all the initial hype of her first LP and "Criminal" and all that. When I saw the "Fast As You Can" video, however, I was beyond impressed. Though I just got it, I think the new album is quite an accomplishment. For some reason, she is one of the only (maybe the only) mainstream female musician I find I can relate to and fully appreciate. That's about it...
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Imelda Oxnard, CA Misery@anubisdigital.com 19 She is one of the best singers we have out there right now, she is a great writer, thinker, and best of all she isn't perfect...just like everyone else. She is one of my inspirations to pursue music.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Beth Danielle CA beth_danielle@lucid-dreams.nu 16 She puts feelings into words with such emotion and passion. I love that.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Susan Thomas Chico, CA susan2210@earthlink.net 22 I feel like whatever I write wouldn't be good enough. Fiona has made me feel like I am not alone and that every emotion I feel, from downright depression, to perfect happiness is normal. Even if it isn't. She is like a kindred to me, even though I have never met her.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	gina San Diego, CA sexypirate@hotmail.com what fiona means to me: fiona is so important to me because she is a reminder that i can survive and be strong, no matter what. her music and words remind me everyday how important it is to fight back, just by being alive and having something to say.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Paul West L.A. pestopie@co.la.ca.us 30 If anyone has an "old soul" it is you Fiona. What a huge talent you are. I must mention first off, that you do not give yourself enough credit. I too was at your 1997 Wiltern Theatre concert in Los Angeles. I was already a huge fan by then and you sounded even better live. I am amazed at your vocal range that seems to transcend me into other worlds, once I've had enough of the one I'm in. Just when I think I can't fucking take anymore, I pop in either one of your CD's, run a hot bath, smoke a cigarette and I just vibe off your lyrics of brilliance. Your connection with Ms. Angelou Fiona explains it all. Phenomenal Woman - that's you. Consider yourself blessed whether you believe in a higher power or not. Enjoy life as it comes. I'm sure you do, I don't want to make you out as someone who hates life. Your intelligence & emotional depth far surpasses the human beings of your genre. For the most part, the majority are clueless - your MTV speech or whatever it was made complete sense to me and I gave you a standing ovation as I sat there in my living room waiting for you to perform. It could've been the wine I was downing, yet it still made complete sense to me. Personally, I've been sold short in life, and may not have many years ahead. But the emotional trauma I could let eat me alive will never take me over. I refuse to let that be an option. I live each day to the fullest. Each day is more wonderful than the previous because I know this too shall pass. Fuck all the bullshit people bestow upon us, that can be squashed out of my sensitive mental frame whenever I feel the need now. I'm certainly not a push over I SIMPLY RETALIATE ONLY WHEN EXTREMELY NECESSARY. A main factor in my life that keeps me alive is music. It soothes my soul and your voice is just one of the many. I would hate to know that you as a person, who is still so young with so much to offer the world. That you don't realize this. Hopefully I'm mistaken by this synopsis. Music inspires, it heals wounds, it is so fucking powerful it's almost scary. Life will pass you by in the twinkle of an eye and we all need to realize and cherish this thought. Be happy, respect yourself and others. Whatever bullshit fame may bring you, simply turn the other cheek. Waste the energy on more important things - like another great long. I don't know if you know who these 2 artists I'd like to turn you on to are, but one is Miss Lala Hathaway (daughter of the legendary Donny Hathaway) and on her 2nd CD entitled, "A Moment", she has this cut called "So they say." The other artist is someone who never got the recognition she so well deserved, and her name is Miss Teena Marie. She was big in the 80's (a Rick James prot�g�e) but what a fucking lyrical genius I swear to you. She is the godmother of one of Marvin Gaye's children and if I'm not mistaken is a huge follower of Maya Angelou, Niki Giovanni and other brilliant women. The song you need to listen to is called, De Ja Vu (I've been here before) - you will be blown away. What's so funny, is she has at least 20 CD's to her name and one song of those many is entitled, "Shadow boxing" - it's off her CD entitled "Starchild" - this is a cut you must listen too as well. You remind me of her in many ways Someone else who was far too brilliant for this world was the legendary Ms. Phyllis Hyman. She committed suicide not to long ago and all for never finding happiness in love and life. Her songs will leave you feeling pathetic in this day and age of simple pleasures. I'll letcha go for now and hopefully you will find the time to read this, if not it certainly was therapeutic for me. Kindness, joy, love & happiness. PAUL
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	charlene wright aka charlie sf bay area, CA charlene@uglyGeek.com 19 i remember my first encounter with fiona's music was when i was strolling through berkeley one day and happened to walk in to store that had these cassettes sitting on the counter - a promo sampler for Tidal. i don't think that album had even come out yet, but i listened to the song samples nearly every day until i was able to get the album. that was in '96. it's hard to believe that four years, many a concert and many fiona-friends richer, here i am, still first in line and by the piano every time. i don't think i've felt such a strong connection with any artists since fiona... my only hope is that she'll continue to do what she does best right now - turning the music world around making sure they're listening.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	david gizzarelli San Francisco jammcake@email.msn.com 30 Fiona it was nice to meet you. I gave you a message from your friend Ivan...who knew you from Village Harmony =) It would be soo kewl to hang out with you and get to know you. Thanks for signing the back of my bumper sticker! lol. I'm a guitar player if you ever need a GOOD one =) http://artists.mp3s.com/ artists/53/jamcake.html With Love ... David
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Sara Corinne Young Oakland, CA ciorstadh@aol.com 20 Fiona was the first beautiful person I didn't have hostility for. For the first 18 years of my life, I blamed the way people treated me and my unhappiness on my looks: the overly developed, overweight picture that (at the time) I felt society chose to ignore or punish. It made things so easy, to place the blame on something that our culture was unfortunately very prejudiced against. To my shock, here comes a fellow piano player, a singer, this beautiful chick and she's talking about being outcast as a child, about feeling these things that I always felt I was alone with. It took me ages to accept that anyone who was as talented as she is, who looked like her, could ever have had a hard time. When I finally did, I realized, most of my problems were because of me and my endless self-hatred and self-pity. I give her credit for finally getting me off my "arse" and making myself live.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	keturah Los Angeles xquisit_sd@yahoo.com 15 to me when i first listened to her music i felt like there was an understanding between us. i know it sounds stupid but with her music shes not afraid to talk about how she feels and her life , and i like that . shes not afraid to talk about being raped which i went through when i was 10. i never talked about it , i was scared, but she said "it's not like its something i have to hide from the world" ive learned to accept it as a part of who i am . and i think its made me a better person for it.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Sarah Czach Riverside, CA SarahC@pacbus.com 19 I love her. Every time I think of her, I am reminded of an inner strength and beauty that inspires my inner self to bloom and give birth to the passages and gifts I have created within
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Nathan Van Nuys, CA btljuicen8@msn.com 18 Fiona has saved and shaped my life. She has made me a stronger person. Her music contains the strength and power that made me not kill myself. Funny, I don't know what or how to really say the way I feel about her and her music. I feel that my words couldn't express the deep and pure appreciation I have for her. All I can say is thanks Fiona, you have planted a seed in my life and now I am beginning to sprout my own wings. Whether she cares or not or how many people think this is cheesy: You are my hero, Fiona. Afterall, you did save a life.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	fanatic of fiona Orange County, CA fanaticoffiona@hotmail.com 16 in my life, no voice has enlightened me like fiona did when i first moved to cali from arizona. california meant 'new house', 'new school', and 'new personalities'. all these matters and more build-up multiple pressures on me until i almost died. before i discovered fiona i had break-downs every single night. when my tears didn't release my pain i turned to suicide. for all those years church wasn't enough. when i did discover fiona i realized so many meanings to things. i don't know what it was but the music and her voice were very soothing and consolidating to my frustrations. all i know is that my immense gratitude for fiona speaks in the every heart-beat that strikes in me. thank you fiona.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Stefanie E. CA VintageWonder@juno.com 19 I wonder if you read these Fiona. If you realize the lives that you have touched and helped flower and flourish through your music and voice. The wave resulting from your small splash of personal, expressive, self-realizing/humanly passionized music. I am a droplet in that swift wave right now. And as i'm aiding in propelling it to greater heights, I want to say that I have never ever in my life experienced a human being I could relate to as much as i can to Fiona, and feeling truly alone throughout this entire adventure, I feel I have a companion on the strange cab in the back of the train where few venture or are allowed to do so, if you know what I mean. She has inspired me to realize my dreams as a musician, a writer, a singer, and a human being. It's all o.k now. thank you for everything Fiona
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Shawn San Jose, CA harker_sucks@hotmail.com 16 Honestly, my entire state of mind and my attitude and thoughts toward my family and my friends can be summed up in "Never is a Promise." Before hearing Fiona's music, I let myself be the butt of the joke and giving in to other's expectations and preconceptions about me. The music - both melodically and lyrically - has given me the strength to change that. Now, I have become the dominant person. Sure, I'm a hardass to most of the people I know, but this prevents any further subjugation I experience. Now, to anybody that tries to bring me down, I just tell them off and leave them shaking in their knees. Fiona's "I don't give a fuck" attitude has definitely brung out the asshole in me. And to tell you the truth, I love it.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Elyena San Francisco elyena_26@hotmail.com 21 what fiona means to me her music touches my soul the sound of her voice connects with my heart my life and her life seem one in the same except she has found her gift and i am still stuck searching for mine thank you, fiona for the wonderful sound you produce. i may not know you or what you are about but sometimes i swear i can feel you and i thank you for that elyena
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Sarah Swaty Sonora, CA 17 Fiona's music has carried my sanity like a boat through times when i realized that the only thing there is in life is art- constant beauty everywhere that remains unnoticed because so many assume that the simple poetic honesty of ones heart is invalid in contrast to the rush of lies coming from everywhere else- our stories are so similar.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Melissa Daly City, CA melissa620@onebox.com 18 I play Fiona's music - when I'm feeling mad, feeling sad, or feeling powerful. Her music is full of emotion and truth and generates strength to me.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Adam aka scoredonu Bay area scored0nu@aol.com 18 Fiona has brought out thoughts and emotions in me I never knew I had and some I never really wanted but I owe her so much for that. So if this message finds her some way. i would just like to say thank you very much and you should be really proud of yourself for all you have done for people.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Ismael Temple City, CA eli_91780@yahoo.com 18 I think that she is a very emotional woman, a remarkable woman I might say that has the guts to speak from within ( something that i do not really posses). She sounds very confused, but she gives me courage to be human, I mean growing up is not just about being happy all the time, but it is also about sadness and then things we do of fuck up in order to learn. To me she is the other side of show biz, really I get upset to see that in the media she does not get that much attention (positive that is) almost everyone mocked her for her title of When The Pawn..... but those jerks failed to grasps the meaning and the message that title sends to many. To me it gave me the reassurance that if I keep my mind then I will be OK, that I do not have to live up to anyone's expectations but my own, for after all it is my life and nobody knows me better than myself. I think that she is a real artist that portrays the sad aspect of real people, for her songs touch me and that is what made me keep on listen to her. What I like about her the most is that although she has been mocked for her opinions she stands up for what she believes and man we need more people like that, we do not need cheap art and cheap artists. I guess of course that she will get very far for she is a great artist and her fans will not forget about her, her songs and her music and full of emotions and that is all that connects people. I would like to see more of Fiona Apple in the future. Thanks Fiona for sharing your world with us and giving us a voice through your lyrics (did i spell that write), other thing she was the one artist that I had to look up some of the words from her songs in the dictionary, because I did not have a clue what those words meant. Sincerely Ismael Tolentino
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Pearl Victorville, CA Mechanical5Bride@hotmail.com 17 All i can say is that Fiona has saved my life more than once with her wonderful words. when i have a problem i put on her music and either i find a solution, find peace of mind, or just cry until i feel better. thank you fiona ps this web site rocks! pearl
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Leah Laguna Beach, CA ShineyStarz18@aol.com 18 Fiona Apple is such an role model.. Speaking her mind, telling her side, I feel like sometimes she's writing about my life.. but then I realize my life isn't the only one that has problems.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Liz Paramount, CA summerwinter@yahoo.com 19 She is the best one out there! I am truly grateful she's back because it was about time we had a talented artist to listen to. I was going nuts! Also I am incredibly upset that I missed the premier of the "Paper Bag" video (I still haven't seen it!) And now I have to go, even though there's more to say about her. Well, Bye!!
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Jennifer Johnson Los Angeles, CA jennygra15@aol.com 21 Meeting Fiona: The experience I had meeting Fiona was one of the most exhilarating of my life! She was nice, sweet, humble, genuine, and it's obvious that she's a passionate and sensitive human being. I am so grateful that she let me spout off because I was SOOOO nervous approaching her and even more nervous as I was talking to her. What does Fiona mean to me? Sticking with your own thoughts, emotions, style and opinions. It's OK to be different, because it's the one thing that makes us all the same.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Heather Reseda, CA 20 I LOVE YOU FIONA!!!
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	alecsandra CA a_barrows_1@hotmail.com 15 after a rough period in fifth grade, and when all those canned pop icons were starting to rise, i wanted to turn towards someone. and thats how i found fi. she was busily crooning shadowboxer on mtv, and i stared at her glowing iridescent face sing and decided that she was gonna be my hero. not because she was on top of the charts or anything but just because i admired the way she just pours out everything so beautifully. i admit im am not really a fanatic, i really dont have any interest in her personal life, dont have any special fi collections, only have a concert poster from her WTP thing at the warfield last year. cuz i consider myself to be more of a fan of what she's creating and not what she is. and i havent really met her- i went to her show in sf a year back but the guards were such jerks i just kept my distance. besides, i dont think i really wanna meet her, i have her music and thats sufficient. thankyou so much fiona, u helped me get thru alot ur one of those people who will always have the right words to spark a song and the right song to spark the words- ur one of those forever fixed stares of the heroes, the inspirations that will always get us thru. because everyone needs a muse, and the flying fiona will do just fine for me.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Miss Mission Viejo, CA melissamarich@home.com 21 beautiful.
name: location: e-mail: age: connect:	Psyche CA misspsyche@hotmail.com 17 Fiona has been more than just a role model, but also an outlet. Her songs give our frustrations and fantasies a voice, and a beautiful one at that. Her understanding of the human mind and more importantly the human soul is beyond appreciated. It is a savior. Thank you, Fiona, for being an everyday angel.