FEBRUARY 1 "THE PRIZE OF PERSEVERANCE"

Headline read… “Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammy’s…Record of the Year!”


While this “headline” might do little for any unsuspecting reader, “so what, another star, collecting another award”. Who cares, right?! However if you know the history of Bruno Mars, it really does strike a chord in your heart seeing him up them, being applauded for his achievements. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, mars kicked off his career at the age of four by fronting his uncle's band, becoming Oahu’s youngest Elvis impersonator in the process. After graduating high school in 2003, he took his uncle's advice and moved to California to pursue a music career. Bruno Mars came out hitting, trying to establish his own solo career, but was slapped back. He was a record label toss-away. He’d begun performing at just four years old, but by only 19, he already thought he had failed at his dreams of superstardom. He’d been dropped by Motown, reduced to an unemployed DJ who struggled to fill his gas tank. He eventually met songwriter Phillip Lawrence, who convinced mars to try his hand at writing songs for other artists. After he worked a string of behind-the-scenes jobs -- including writing songs for Brandy , singing backup for The Sugababes; and impersonating Elvis Presley –His path to mainstream success was lengthy. In May 2010 he decided again to try to release his own album. “It’s better if you don't understand. Doo-wops & hooligans, his full-length debut, appeared later that year and quickly produced a number one single, "Just the way you are." And the rest, as you know it, is history! While I don’t watch the Grammy’s or particularly care about the whole music industry, I am a sucker for stories of those who have achieved their dreams through perseverance! To the unsuspecting eye it’s “where did this guy come from all of a sudden, overnight success”, but the story reveals it was anything but overnight success, it was rugged determination, never giving up on “The Dream” and Perseverance.

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