Billy the Kid Moves On

Billy is a rockstar. And she needs to be out there making music, changing the world. As much as we'd love to keep her here, e-commerce pedal car and rocking horse store is no place for a rock 'n' roll songbird. Thankfully, Billy is still going to work with us - virtually though - helping promote our businesses and 5 Minutes for Mom mommy blog with her social media finesse.

So I'll have to adore her from afar with the rest of the world.

As her producer Raine Maida (from Our Lady Peace) says,

"There's an interesting juxtaposition from the way she looks and all the ink she has... I heard her solo stuff and it really struck me. Really melancholic and beautiful, you look at her and you listen to her music and obviously there's a lot there."

Her beauty is in her contrasts.

Billy left home at age twelve, but not in an irresponsible, rebellious, self-destructive way. She stayed with friends and chose safe places to live. Even in half-way houses, group homes and foster families, she yearned for a positive environment and didn't stop until she found one.

In the Billy the Kid MSN documentary she explains,

"There's something in me that if I'm not totally happy with my situation, I'm not afraid to find a better way or a new path and open up the door and just walk out. And make life awesome again."

She played in punk-rock bands at night clubs when she was only 15 but, instead of letting it destroy her mind and body with a drugged out, crazy rock and roll life, it somehow added to her old-soul a maturity that contrasts with her cute "Skate Kid" look.

Her arms are covered in tattoos but, when you look closely, they say things like "Give Back" and "Forgive".

She dates one of the most sought after drummers in the music business - but he is the sweetest, most gentle man I've ever heard of.

Billy ran away from her parents when she was still a preteen but later reconciled with them and rediscovered two gifted adults with strengths and weaknesses of their own. That same house she left at twelve became a resting place at twenty-six as she took this short break from her life on the road.

You might think for a moment that you could size up a tattooed, guitar-toting, song-writing runaway, but Billy doesn't fit those stereotypes.

She's not a resentful, angry rocker - she's all about forgiveness. She perseveres through each of life's unfair blows. With sincere optimism, this passionate vegan lives to make the world a better place. Whether she's quietly doing her part to save a cow's life or singing a song that will touch a soul, Billy The Kid is changing the world.

Buy the Billy the Kid CD here or get it from iTunes.

And then tell all your friends!!!

The Lost Cause is a way of life that started with "Fun Is Number One" and ended with "Give Back"

The Lost Cause reads like a timeline of how we found our own way and, in doing so, realized it is now OUR TURN to GIVE BACK.

1. Fun Is Number One
2. We're the Kids and Nothing Can Touch Us
3. Our Lives Are An Endless Summer
4. Go Team
5. Hanging Out, Being Sweet and Getting Stoked
6. Throw Out Your Map and You Will Find A Way
7. D.I.Y Pimpin
8. If That's The Worst Of Your Problems...
9. Sometimes You've Got to Get Lost Just to Wind Up Someplace New
10. If You Follow All Your Dreams, You Might Get Lost
11. You've Got Nothing to Lose When You're Already Lost
12. Don't Ever Forget Where You Came From
13. Give Back
14. Forgive Everyone, Including Yourself
15. Believe

"Precociously gifted." The Georgia Straight

"One of Canada's rising stars." - See Magazine

"Prolific and incredibly talented." - The Leader-Post

"Billy is a DIY poster girl." - Vue Weekly

"Always stood apart from the pack with true street-level integrity, an almost Mennonitish indie-rock work ethic and outstanding musicianship." - Nerve Magazine

"With her popularity spreading and in no sign of waning, her many musical endeavours are beginning to pay off and no one deserves it more. After a chat with this winsome pixie, it would be difficult to dislike her." - The Gauntlet Magazine

"I bought her independently produced CD on the spot and have been trying to find out as much as I can about her because I know she is going to be huge one day soon." Canoe Live

"One of the best female guitarists I've ever met." - The Daily Nar

"(Billy)'s the kind of thorough, do-it-yourself poster girl that will go to hell and back in order to put out a good record." - Beatroute Magazine

"Bespectacled singer/songwriter and D.I.Y. poster girl Billy the Kid possesses an impressive arsenal, including an enchanting voice, strong musicianship, and well-crafted tunes. Expect Billy to wear her heart on her (tattooed) sleeves." - A Lawyer

"If you need any inspiration to keep your New Year's Resolution "I shall cast off the shackles of procrastination and actually do something with myself..." look no further than a young lady who goes by the name of Billy the Kid." - Chartattack