I met Anthony Amorim on Friday.
I went with my friend, Hannah, but we didn't know we were going until around 5:00, so we didn't hear any music (the show ended around 5:30, and it took a while to get to the park where he was playing). We still got to meet him though. I was freaking out because his music has helped me in really rough times and actually gave me the sense to stop doing self destructive things. (if you want to know what they are, just dm me). I was clinging to my friend like a freaking koala and holding her hand the entire time because im a wuss lol. Frankly, im surprised she didn't punch me in the face because she normally doesn't like contact like that.
We got to talk to him on separate occasions (three times, i think. it's all a blur because i was about to have a panic attack hahah), and he was super nice about signing my self-harm scars and talking about it with me. It was overall an amzing experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
my favorite part was after i gave him a note that explained my self harm and how long i've been clean and how his song Hey September has put the sense that my family couldn't in me, he asked: "Can I rip this out? I want to keep this forever." (it was in my drawing notebook), and he gave me a hug. When I tried to pull away because it was getting a bit too long to be socially acceptable,
he pulled me back and went "no, it's a longer hug this time." and he hugged me tighter. We need more people like Anthony Amorim in this world.