Meeting Sabrina Carpenter

Since more than a year ago I added one more goal to my bucket list, the 12th of May 2017 was the day I lived one of my dreams. This is my last year in London for now, graduating from university and like if it was meant to be the gorgeous, talented, amazing Sabrina Carpenter joined The Vamps on a tour in the UK. As soon as she announced that she was performing I knew I had to buy a ticket. I was incredibly lucky to be able to get a VIP ticket to meet Sabrina Carpenter before the concert and its a day I will never forget.

As some of my friends  know, I am quite the fan of Sabrina Carpenter, I purchased her new album and have a framed autograph picture of her so yeah... She inspires me in a way that I never thought could happen. In this very blog I have talked about the value of friendships, family and how the relationships that you have, weather they are long or short, shape the way we are but a lot of us find inspiration/drive from people we don't know. We call them idols, heroes, role models; whatever their name they give us the motivation to shape our path. Sabrina once said on her live stream while promoting her album "Evolution": "Write until your hands hurt and then keep writing". Those words resonate with me more than when my friends or family tell me the same message. To pursue your dreams you have to work hard and never give up. What truly matters is always painful in some way and it perseverance that yields rewards. 

Stepping into a room with a Sabrina Carpenter background, a photographer and blinding lights I was speechless when I saw her. She was even more gorgeous in person, I couldn't believe it but what left me frozen was her words. It goes without saying that she has an incredible voice, just listen to any of her songs, what was surprising was how she spoke to her fans. I stepped into the lights and Sabrina looked straight into my eyes and smiled and said "Hey I am happy you are here, you are my first guy in London. What's your name?" Before anyone thinks I fainted, No I didn't, I answered and embraced her hug. You could say she is trying to be nice with her audience and to the people that pay to see her but I think she genuinely cares about her fans. Looking at her eyes, I can't quite explain it but they shine with a light of true happiness, like a kid living their dream, just spreading joy and positivity to the world. There is no acting, you can tell this is a young women who loves what she is doing and is grateful to the people who support her in the pursuit of her dream. Not everyone goes to the trouble of asking people their names and having as brief as they were, genuine conversations.


She said that she liked my shirt and accent... I believe I blushed cause she giggled like if she could see how nervous I was. To the girl before me when she saw her she mentioned how beautiful she was. Never in that room did she say the same thing to two people, all the interactions were different, they were genuine. Its impressive to remain humble, be yourself when you are famous but this girl is so grounded that she acts like you would expect from any other teenager. After the meet and greet we went into a room where she performed a 3 song acoustic set (Thumbs, Shape of You, Smoke and Fire) for all the people at the meet and greet. Now this part was for me the most interesting because before each song she talked about how the themes and lyrics came to her during the writing process. For thumbs she explained that while she was in the train she thought about how much of a routine life can be, waking up in the morning, going to work, go back home, sleeping and repeat. Music for her is a way to escape the routine and open her mind to trying new things, to think critically about the world, to question, to explore and she wanted to transmit that message to her audience because sometimes the world is too boring. Now how mature is that for a 16 year old girl at the time of writing the song? I don't remember a time during that afternoon where I couldn't see her smile, laugh or talk. She loves to asks questions, to be sarcastic, to be silly. Watching her sing a few steps away from me was breathtaking.

I said to her before we took the photo together how much of an inspiration she was to me to remain myself in success, to work hard, to be open to new ideas, new experiences. Ever since the first day I started this blog I said to myself that if I ever had the opportunity to meet Sabrina or Rowan I would tell them how they changed my life for the better, now I have to continue to live up to those words. Whenever I feel like being lazy I think back at her, who she is, what she would do and the words I spoke to her. Its not for her, its for me, I couldn't live with myself if I let down those words. That is why an idol is important, because it brings out the best in us.

Getting to the concert, the energy was incredible. She knows how to interact on stage with her audience, you know what just take a look at this:

Sabrina Carpenter you are an amazing, genuine person and an incredible singer. You gave the best concert I have ever seen and its a day i will not forget.