"Michelle Chandler shares an openness and honesty in her life, wisdom, and a refreshing point of view on everything musical. The content of her music stretches over the deepest of emotions to the most captivating sounds imaginable. Michelle has a down to earth personality, and she lives a creative life which is visible in everything she does. She knows what she wants in her music, and works tirelessly with a freedom of expression that is rare to find. I sat down with Michelle recently and explored a world of sound, silence, improvisation and setting melody to words. We spoke of her humble beginnings as a musician and she says,"My Dad was a whistler and my mother played the piano. My brothers all played guitar, my sister played piano and none of them continued on with music. I was the only one who kept playing. My siblings listened to artists like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Frank Zappa. I had these great songwriters influencing me, and always being around musicians. At family gatherings the guitars wo