American singer-songwriter H.E.R., whose Grammy-winning hit 'I Can't Breathe' became an anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement, says she is still amazed at the power of music to inspire, and likes to see young women of color pick up guitars.
Q: What does getting your own Fender artist signature guitar mean to you?
H.E.R.: "I think a lot of women, especially young Black women, young Filipino women, don't really think that these kinds of things are possible and I barely thought it was possible. So it's insane to know that I've done it... It's inspiring so many women to want to play instruments and want to pick up a guitar and know that they can... called the Blue Marlin because I grew up going fishing with my dad a lot and I just think it's one of the coolest looking fish.
Q: How do you approach being a role model and knowing you can have such an impact on people, which is what happened with "I Can't Breathe"? H.E.R.: "Somebody told me 'oh, 'I Can't Breathe', I marched to that song' or 'My grandfather started thinking differently because he heard that song' and I'm like, wow. It's crazy how music can do that, but it's also crazy that I can do that and I feel really grateful."H.E.R.
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