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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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