“My art has to come from a true place” — Listening Closer with Holysseus Fly
The blows of fate at a young age – though of course they can come at any time in life – leave marks that never quite fade. They shape you, become part of your story, and quietly alter the way you move through the world. Fortunate are those who are spared. For Holly Wellington, aka Holysseus Fly, a cancer diagnosis at only 25 was such a turning point. I begin with these lines because I truly feel that her music carries its depth, its vulnerability, and its beauty from walking through such moments — for who else could transform the depths of life into art, if not someone who has moved through them within herself?