Krystal Meyers

Krystal Meyers has an anthem to live by, as Wes Jay found out.

I am a 16-year-old girl who loves God and who stands up for ‘anticonformity,’” says rock artist Krystal Meyers. “I’ve chosen to find my identity in God instead of society. There are too many people doing what they shouldn’t, and I don’t want to be like that.

I don’t want to bow down to those pressures, so I’m not going to.”
With the bitter peer pressure to fit in, today’s teenage girls must laugh at the phrase “sweet sixteen,” but Krystal is one 16-year-old who isn’t afraid to stand her ground. She’s a rock vocalist, musician and songwriter who stands up for her morals and refuses to walk the lines she doesn’t believe in just to follow the crowd.

his conviction, which is so prevalent in her personal life, echoes through her edgy rock-and-roll style and lyrics. Full of energy and punk attitude, Krystal gives her peers an anthem to live by with her self-titled debut CD.

I’m a teenager myself, so I will be able to talk to kids on levels that a 24-year-old can’t,” says Krystal, discussing the impact of her message.
All teenagers, including myself, can be rebellious at times and say, ‘You don’t know anything!’ Well, I am a teenager, so I’m talking a language that other teens will be able to understand.”

On the song “Anticonformity,” which helps set the album’s overall tone, Krystal hammers out a confident vocal performance that’s heightened by searing lyrics that swipe at the status quo.

While the song has huge mainstream appeal, Krystal challenges the stereotype of teen female singers, which is why her pop power rocks hard both in the music and its message.

The song is saying let God influence your decisions and set you apart because He’s got a plan for your life that’s different from anybody else’s,” says Krystal. “I’m not telling people just to rebel against what everyone else is doing. There really is ‘godly rebellion,’ and that’s what I want to get across!”

Working with “The Wizardz of Oz” production team (Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair) and artist/producer Ian Eskelin from All Star United, Krystal made an album that blends her teenage spunk and zeal with gritty rock guitars, explosive choruses and emotionally engaged vocals.

The album’s ‘anticonformity’ themes tackle appearance and overall social status,” explains Krystal, “but it also touches on everything from your relationship with God to your relationships with a guy or your parents. I tend to write in a way that has a double meaning, so you can take it in a different direction if that’s how the song speaks to you.”

Krystal Meyers, who’s lived in Franklin, Tennessee, for the past 10 years, developed her “anticonformity” message as she watched school friends give in to peer pressure, especially when it came to drugs. As a public high school student, Krystal encountered the very same social pressures, but her faith inspired her to hold her ground.

They were the cool kids—the musicians, the skateboarders—and they were really into drugs,” recalls Krystal.
They’d ask me if I wanted to light up after school, and I’d let them know I don’t do that stuff. I respected my relationship with God, my parents and myself too much to do that. They knew I was a Christian, and they accepted me for that. Even though our lifestyles were different, they respected that I stood up for my values, and I know it made them rethink theirs.

I hope my audience will connect with my own experiences through the songs I’ve written to better understand who God is and the plan he has for each of us,” Krystal adds.