How To Make It | Troi Irons | TEDxUniversityofNevada

Troi Irons shares her story after 8 years in the music industry and describes how she found the key to success. Troi dispels the intangibility commonly associated with 'making it' and encourages us to reach for our own successes. She performs her original songs "Today", "Call Me", and "Worst Habit" from her 2016 EP entitled Turbulence. Troi Irons refuses to be pigeonholed. Irons makes music that grabs, urgently, influences from all over the map—the pointed lyrics of Alanis Morrissette, the sinewy churn of The Dead Weather, and the in-your-face wail of Shirley Manson are just a few of the reference points that come to mind when listening to Turbulence, Irons’ debut EP. Irons’ lyrics speak frankly of defying boundaries—”Maybe I’m screws loose, maybe it’s you/ Some say I’m too blue, so what if it’s true,” Irons spits over the sitar-led maelstrom of “Peculiar”—and tackling hard situations head-on. The electric blues of “Fool” are turbo-charged by Irons’ wail recounting 2 a.m. arguments and a wavy guitar riff that sounds summoned from the world’s depths. Growing up in a musical household allowed Irons, who graduated high school at age 12, to be similarly prodigious in making music. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx