{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fee2c6598-2709-434c-8da2-396c50609abb","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 126: Coming Out To Be A Bad Ass Rocker Chic \u2013 Ali Handal\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/ee2c6598-2709-434c-8da2-396c50609abb\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 126: Coming Out To Be A Bad Ass Rocker Chic \u2013 Ali Handal","description":"You never stop coming out. And, that isn\u2019t just a mantra for the LGBTQ community. It\u2019s a mantra for life. So for a moment imagine being on a path, doing the thing you think you\u2019re supposed to be doing, and then someone tells you the only way to get where you\u2019re going is to \u201csuck!\u201d And I don\u2019t mean that in the way you might think.\r\nIn that moment things begin to shift and you find that your inner bad ass metal head, songwriter, and singer says, \u201cNope I\u2019m not going to pursue my PHD in Psychology to become a therapist. Instead I\u2019m going to become a rocker chic playing guitar in a male dominated world!\u201d And as they say, the rest is history, and for Ali Handal, she\u2019s never stopped coming out to be her most transparent authentic self. This is story, her music, her life, and her journey to live her legacy while she still has time left on earth\u2026regardless of what odds are against her.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* She was really leaping in to the unknown, completely blind\u2026\r\n* Trusting yourself is really where it all starts\r\n* She\u2019s no damsel in distress and she doesn\u2019t need to be rescued!\r\n* All we need to do is channel our inner bad ass\r\n* Realize this is a process \u2013 be loving and patient with yourself\r\n\r\nConnect with Ali Handal\r\nMoved early on by wise and resilient women, singer/songwriter Ali Handal wore out Carole King\u2019s Tapestry\u00a0album.\u00a0As a cat-obsessed six-year-old (some things never change), Ali honored her initial musical heroine by naming her very first kitten \u201cCarole.\u201d\u00a0Over the years, the sweet melodies and lyrics penned by musical sages King, Dylan, Lennon and McCartney captivated her. She had an epiphany when, as a teenager, she heard Led Zeppelin for the first time. Completely mesmerized by Jimmy Page\u2019s seductive guitar riffs, Ali quit her piano lessons to pick up the guitar.\r\nNow based in Los Angeles, Ali unleashes sultry, groove-filled songs upon live audiences,\u00a0setting the stage ablaze with fiery guitar passages and soulful lyrics delivered by her powerhouse\u00a0voice. She holds her own among the ranks of fierce female performing songwriters like Ani DiFranco and formidable guitarists such as Jimmy Page.\u00a0Music Connection\u00a0magazine describes her as \u201cearthy, natural, real and loaded with talent\u2026a singer/songwriter with something to say\u2026 a gifted artist who brings insight and intelligence to her art.\u201d When asked about her music and stage presence, fans simply say \u201cbadass.\u201d\r\nAli\u2019s songs have been featured in numerous films and hit shows like\u00a0Sex and the City,\u00a0Dawson\u2019s Creek\u00a0and\u00a0iCarly. She\u2019s toured Australia, Japan and beyond, provided backing vocals for Neil Young, and shared the stage with songwriting legend Paul Williams as his featured vocalist.\u00a0Also a published author, Ali penned\u00a0Guitar for Girls\u00a0(Hal Leonard), an exceptional guitar method book &amp; CD brimming with advice for aspiring female musicians, as well as encouraging quotes and remarkable songs from female songwriters in all genres.\r\nAli is currently writing and recording music for her fourth full-length album, an acoustic collection of songs embodying the strength and sense of humor necessary to thrive as a woman in the 21st\u00a0century. Cheeky songs like \u201cI Love My Pussy.cat\u201d and \u201cThank God For Birth Control\u201d tap into her natural sass, while others, including \u201cYou Get What You Settle For\u201d and \u201cBetter Man,\u201d are chock full of an older sister\u2019s tough love and the wisdom Ali has gained as she\u2019s evolved as an artist and a woman.\r\nDownload \u201cYou Get What You Settle For,\u201d for free from Ali\u2019s upcoming album \u2013 <a href=\"http://alihandalmusic.com/\">Get It Here!\u00a0</a>\r\nJoin Ali Every Friday Night For Live Chat On Facebook at 7:00 p.m. Pacific \u2013 <a href=\"http://facebook.com/alihandalmusic/\">Join Here!</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://twitter.com/alihandal\">Follow Her On Twitter</a>\r\n&lt;a class=&quot;a2a_button_facebook&quot; href=&quot;https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}