Signal Mountain singer-songwriter Megan Davis, 17, will perform at Dunlap’s Valley Fest Saturday, April 16 at 12:45 p.m. CDT.
Photo by Emily CrismanRising star Megan Davis is fulfilling her dream of becoming a professional musician, and she will bring her soulful sound to Dunlap’s Valley Fest Saturday, April 16 at 12:45 p.m. CDT.
With her haunting, bluesy voice and songs written from the sorrowful side of the heart, the Signal Mountain teenager said people often ask if she plays any happy songs.
“I’m not a Taylor Swift or a Carrie Underwood – I’m a tortured soul,” said Megan, 17. “I’ve been through a lot in life, and I don’t write about fairy tales, because that doesn’t exist in my world – it’s reality, and my reality is dark.”
Megan said it was difficult growing up poor in a single-wide trailer on Signal Mountain, surrounded by people who had so much. She said she was labeled “Goth” because she wore mostly black, which she did to make it harder to tell she wasn’t wearing name-brand clothing.
“All my life growing up in school, I had people tell me I wasn’t going to make it and I wasn’t going to amount to anything,” said Megan. “I would tell myself, ‘I’ll get through this,’ and their anger and their hatred made me a star, so I sort of want to thank them.”