Don't let her goofy personality and head full of dreads fool you. Emily Turnage is a young musician with huge potential. "I think I've been playing since I was about 14," she told me in a recent conversation. A Saint Petersburg native, this flower child finds her peace through the strings of her guitar.
Her love of guitar paved her way to joining band after band, never giving up on her dream. "I want to have 30,000 people sing my songs with me."
Raw talent flows through her veins. She has never taken a guitar lesson in her life. "I taught me-self!" she exclaimed with a laugh.
Emily took inspiration from the music around her. "My best friend Jacob is an excellent musician and whenever he played I just fell in love with it. Hayley Williams [Paramore] influences me as well."
This article appears in Jul 8-14, 2009.