From National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition:

Four years after a serious car accident, Melody Gardot used the experience as a springboard to musical success she might never have achieved otherwise.

The singer, now 23, was hit by an SUV while riding her bicycle. Her injuries were serious and left her unable to sit up for more than 10 minutes. She suffered short-term memory loss and acute sensitivity to light and sound.

Gardot had played the piano before the accident, and a doctor suggested that she use music as a kind of recovery therapy. Since she couldn’t sit comfortably at the piano, she picked up a guitar. Now, she’s a professional musician, and her debut full-length album is called Worrisome Heart.

The NPR site carries audio of Gardot’s interview with Scott Simon, as well as some of her music.

From the Boston Globe:

It is her album, not her personal story, that could get her the best new artist Grammy next winter.

From the [UK] Times:

… Buy this album because it’s a charming debut by a remarkable talent - or, if you like, just to help out a young woman with her medical bills.

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