Tones and I tears up as she reads a letter she wrote to herself back in 2019 – as the Dance Monkey hitmaker reflects on how far she’s come
Australian singer Tones and I has reflected on her incredible career and sensational rise to fame back in 2019.
On Tuesday, the 28-year-old shared a video reading out a letter that she wrote to herself three years ago.
Tones and I, whose real name is Toni Watson, teared up as she read out her own words that told her to be proud of herself and to always be a ‘bad b**ch’.
She’s come a long way! Tones and I, real name Toni Watson, (pictured) teared up this week as she read out a letter she wrote to herself back in 2019
‘I’m writing you this letter to let you know that no matter how you remember it, you smashed your first tour… this year, you’ve released your first single, signed your first deal and considering signing with blank and about to go to New York to meet with ten labels in three days,’ read the letter – which was written in June 2019.
‘A bit about me, I trust my gut on everything and I hope when you’re reading this a year from now you remain the same old bad b**ch you are today. I hope you didn’t spend too much time worrying about what people think.’
She added: ‘Don’t change for anyone and be the example for other artists, never take yourself too seriously.’
Heartfelt: ‘A bit about me, I trust my gut on everything and I hope when you’re reading this a year from now you remain the same old bad b**ch you are today. I hope you didn’t spend too much time worrying about what people think,’ the letter read
After writing in the letter to always be there for family and friends, Tones and I reminded herself how strong she was and included that she had a personal goal to buy a house.
‘You’ve done one of the hardest things anyone will ever do, you can do anything you set your mind to and let me tell you, you’re a stubborn motherf***er,’ she wrote.
‘I really hope when you’re a year older, you’re kinder, caring, generous, be the person you want to be in your life,’ she finished.
Success: Tones and I has come a long way from her days of busking in the streets of Byron Bay. The pop star, best known for her No. 1 single Dance Monkey, has now accrued a property portfolio across Australia and the U.S. worth at least $11.9million
Tones and I has come a long way from her days of busking in the streets of Byron Bay.
The pop star, best known for her No. 1 single Dance Monkey, has now accrued a property portfolio across Australia and the U.S. worth at least $11.9million.
That figure is in addition to the 28-year-old’s estimated net worth of $6million.
Rise to fame: Before finding fame, she slept in her van and started out busking on the streets of Melbourne and Byron. It was during her days as a street performer that she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown
Before finding fame, she slept in her van and started out busking on the streets of Melbourne and Byron.
It was during her days as a street performer that she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown.
Tones eventually hit the big time with her second single, Dance Monkey, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries.
She is also known for hits including Fly Away.
Hitmaker: Tones eventually hit the big time with her second single, Dance Monkey, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries