Suzanne Dee Gorman is a true example of overcoming great adversity to uncover unforeseen dreams and courage within. From the time she was young, her passion was horses, “I was a Dressage Rider with the spirit inside of me to get to Grand Prix Levels. I had the horse to take me there, but I had a neck problem and had to have an operation. I woke up not feeling my left leg and arm and hand, some of my fingers were numb. My whole world was turned upside down. Two weeks after the operation, I got a staph infection that changed my life even more, forever. I ended up with spinal trauma due to the infection. I had two years of intensive physical therapy. Then, I realized that I would never ride again. The really sad story here is all this could have been prevented had I been under a physician who cared enough for the human being,” she laments, but from the ashes arose possibilities she'd never have considered before. I actually picked up the guitar after this had happened and was told to play to exercise my fingers. Although I sang from time to time for fun, I never realized that music was about to open a huge door and let me in. Thank God for the world of music. It heals and loves and, most of all, caresses the human heart.”

The singer, songwriter, and recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, says, ”My childhood was full of music. I was always singing, everywhere, shower, car, walking down the street. When I was 7, I wrote my first song. It wasn't till later on that I truly found a gift - wrapped up inside me. My brother is a musician, so I would frequently hop in on a song when he would play out for our friends. He plays guitar, piano, and organ. He and I have always had the music to keep our passions rich with color. My father played the trumpet and the sax. He made his first record when he was 21.. He died early in life around 39, and then, I realized he left me with the song he never wrote.”

The legacy he left to Suzanne has been wielded well and pierces straight to the heart wherever it is heard.. "One of my favorite quotes is from Aristotle, 'Hope is a waking dream'. An amazing thought, but so true. I live by the ‘dare to dream and dreams dare you,’ method. If we do not conquer or at least strive for a quest in life, then we are of lazy mind. There is so much in life to dig into, to love, to hate, to share, to learn, to find, to end. It is what we do with what we have in us. The key is to find that gift, talent, and use it in the best possible way. Then others will tie into your web. I feel that how we perceive others is how we look at ourselves. I also feel that, in life, everyone needs to feel that hope, they need to find that star to wish on and most of all to follow that dream until it opens it's eyes.” she says, not realizing that what she has described is herself. Hope is as much a part of Suzanne's music as the voice that brings it out and she's become a star who, though ground-bound, is still capable of making wishes come true.

”I found out early on that music brings people together hand to hand, heart to heart. I started a foundation here in Philadelphia called Christian’s Nite Live (CNL) for a boy named Christian, who has Muscular Dystrophy.. " Suzanne tells. "We watched his parents go through such bad times. 24/7 constant care. He has to be moved frequently while sleeping. They needed nurses. I invited Cornbread and Keni Thomas up from Nashville and we raised over $80,000.00. This is when I realized that I was in the right place in my life, giving from that space where I felt, at one time, there was nothing. Now there was everything. I have had many concerts since then. We have watched Christian, who lives in a wheelchair, eats from a tube, breathes from a tube and can't talk that well, overcome so many obstacles. He is now in college and doing quite well. Our next concert for him is in April, 2009.”

'Music is the best medicine' is certainly a saying that applies well to Suzanne, who has had a taste of her own curative chords. “I feel we, as songwriters, need to share our songs with the world. When they embrace you and the music, when there are people singing your song with you, well, that is like I just ingested the best vitamin for life ever. I know I struck a few chords with the audience. What a feeling.”

If one listens, you will also hear the pluck of heartstrings in the background, and one song in particular resonates with both loss and love. ”Tug McGraw was a very good friend of mine. I adore their family and grew close to them. When I was in Nashville , Tug would call sometimes and say, “How many songs did you write today? Keep doing what you are doing, Suzanne, you gotta believe.” Before he died, I got to spend some time with him.. He taught me to look into the moment and not the tomorrow. His slogan when he won the World Series was “You Gotta Believe”. I asked him if I could use it and he said he would be honored. I just thought it was something I could give to him for his friendship. When he passed away, we finished the song and it went on my Debut CD, ‘Open Book’. I felt so blessed to have known him and his family.”

”My style is still developing and I hope that this new CD and maybe the next one will define who I really am. I believe we constantly developed with each project. The first one was more of a test to see what worked and to find the ME in the midst of this dynamic demographic business we are in.” she says, but it is a daunting challenge, as the track she continues to ride, swerves and bends. “With everyday, there is change in our lives. With every change, there are new boundaries. Within the boundaries is where the test begins. In my own life, I have been through times when I have had to make a decision of which way I am going to go, right or left. When I was sick, I knew I had to change my own thinking process, based on the fact I could no longer do what I had set out to do for life. I knew I had to make some drastic decisions, life changing ones. It was then, I turned to music, but it was by the purest of innocence that I tiptoed into the music waters of my time. When my father passed away, it changed my life, forever.. When I had my daughter, it changed me forever. The love you have for your very own is strong and guides us into the natural humanistic nurturing pattern. We so learn from all we see and do. Passion. Pure passion. I live on it.”