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Bowing out
of the smoke
and mirrors
Photos by Shervin Lainez
two years
ago when one of the st
century’s most innovative
stars stopped and took a deep
breath for the rst time.
Or at least that’s the way it
felt to her.
“I was working so hard,” re-
calls the breathtaking violinist
Lindsey Stirling. “I never took
breaks, and I never stopped
to look around and enjoy the
life and career I was leading. It
was a grueling time for me as I
tried my best to keep up with
what was becoming an insane
schedule.” And not showing it
had become part and parcel of
keeping the wind in the sails.
“We have so many lters on
our lives these days. People
want to see others’ lives, and
we want to give them a beau-
tiful look at that o en messy
life. And if I’m honest, I fell
into that trap myself.”
So Stirling stopped and
began working on herself. She
comes to Ravinia for the rst
time on July with a new atti-
tude, a new perspective, and a
new tour alongside two-time
Grammy Award–winning rock
band Evanescence. “Going out
on tour with Evanescence is
the perfect pairing for me at
this time of my life and career,”
By Tricia Despres
RAVINIA MAGAZINE | JULY 9 – JULY 22, 2018
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