Mother Performed Maria Brinks front woman In This Moment Cover Featured by Rising Singer Abegail

Maria grew up in a damaged home in which her father abused her and her mother. Her Father eventually abandoned Maria and her Mother. The In This Moment song, Daddys Falling Angel was a direct reference to this particular time in her life. At 15, Maria gave birth to her son Davion. During high school, Maria was considered a burnout (they didn t think she was going to graduate). Soon after she had her son, she moved out on her own and got her own apartment. She worked at a local laundromat to help pay the rent. In addition to being a musician, Maria is also a very accomplished painter. She often does custom paintings for her Wonderland site. Maria is a selfproclaimed vegetarian and is active with the PETA campaign. At one point in her life, Marias mother was a drug addict. Maria eventually helped her mother to get checked into rehab and she is now clean. The first band Maria was ever in, was when she was 18. It was an Albanybased band called Pulse. They opened local shows for bands such as Coal Chamber a