Day 1 of the Project
On the first day of my yearlong music fast, I felt like every song I'd ever loved had vanished—taking my emotional compass with it. To discover a soundtrack for this new chapter, I started asking strangers one simple question: What’s a song you associate with a happy memory?
What began as a personal experiment quickly turned into something bigger—a way to connect, to reflect, and to be reminded of what matters. This wasn’t just a music project. It was the start of something bold, beautiful, and unexpectedly human.
The Obsession That Started It All
Once upon a time, I couldn’t let go of a former flame. To do so, I had to put a particular song off-limits—and I had to put all my music off-limits to stop listening to that song. Here’s why I went on a music diet, which became the impetus for the Happiness Soundtrack.