Cloze: Schuyler Fisk

I am Schuyler

I was born in Los Angeles, California, but moved to Virginia when I was just a ___________________________(1) months old, so that's really my home. I started singing when I was ___________________________(2) small, and first picked up ___________________________(3) ukulele at 4 years old and wrote my first song “there was a little girl named Schuyler” (really, I have this on video). I also made my first music video around the ___________________________(4) of 8, to Madonna's “Like a Prayer” and it was awesome. (Yep, got that on video too.) My mother introduced me ___________________________(5) great music, like Bonnie Raitt, the Beatles, the Allman Brothers and Patsy Cline when I was very young, and taught me my first chords ___________________________(6) the guitar. I didn't know ___________________________(7) to play any cover songs, so I just used the chords I knew and started writing songs when I was 15. My mom would harmonize with me, and it always ___________________________(8) my songs sound better. In high school, I played one ___________________________(9) my songs in a talent show and my mom sang harmony with me (I have that on video too). She was the only mom in the talent show. What a trooper! She still sings with me when she's in town, and it's great. My dad is awesome ___________________________(10) , but he just plays the radio, no actual instruments. Smile. written by Schuyler Fisk