Alright this is probably going to be a long one. I've been getting soooo many people asking what Who I Am is about so I want to clear it up for everyone. A lot of people took it the wrong way thinking I'm super arrogant and wrote a song about how cool I am. That's totally not what I was going for with that song at all!!! There is a very big hidden story behind that song that deals with diversity. Throughout my years in public school I noticed people always grouped themselves by nationality or social class. So all the white kids eat lunch over here, Asians over there, Hispanics in that corner, people from the Middle East were on the other side….etc. I never understood why in the 21st Century my groups of friends had to be so segregated. As you can tell I look different so a question I've faced on a daily basis is "what nationality are you?". This question drove me insane because I didn't want to be classified as one thing and have to hangout with one group of people because of what nationality I am. I wrote Who I Am to say what's the big deal where I'm from; I'm just "Who I Am". I tried to hide that message behind a dance club scene so it wasn't bold and in your face. For example the line "Bet you thought I couldn't move like that" to me wasn't about dancing it was about being able to move around the different groups of people and blend due to my look. I'm friends with people of all races and I feel it's a great gift to be able to blend like I can. A typical school lunch for me would involve me walking around the entire time hanging out with people of all different nationalities at my school, not just one. I've learned so much about different cultures and religions from being able to be friends with so many different people of different races and not letting nationality be the dividing factor in who I'm friends with. It's sad to say that as much as people have fought to bring everyone together there's still a problem with people not being able to unify solely based upon race. I've been called every racial slur I can think of, even for nationalities that I'm not. I think it's pretty messed up we still have that problem. I had a music video playing in my head when writing the song Who I Am. I pictured a teen night at a dance club and you walk in and see all the different teenagers hanging out but with their own clique. I once again was the odd ball with people not knowing what to think and just staring at me trying to classify me based on my ethnic background as I moved from one group to the next. By the end of the song I pictured everyone coming together to break down the barriers that divide us. That was my meaning behind the slow deep voice in the end fading down. I looked at it as all the walls between the ethnic groups breaking down and people finally coming together as one. I didn't mean for the ending to come across scary as some people think. I've stopped answering the question of "what nationality are you?" because it's irrelevant to today's world. One of my best friends answered the question best when someone I know didn't think it was right I was hanging out with their group of friends due to what I look like. This person approached my friend and wanted to know "What the heck is Joey Page?", my friend answered with "what do you mean he's a boy". At the end of the day I feel that's the only real answer you're either a boy or girl and no matter what country you or your ancestors came from we are all human and I am - Who I Am! Unity in Diversity :)