Matti Charlton is a transgender musical artist from Canada with autism, living in downtown Toronto with their dog Quentin.

Matti believes the world is what you make of it:

"I am eccentric and intense. I have an energy about me. It's my love for life, driven by my sense of humor. I am grateful and happy to be alive, and I see the world with all the love and wonder of a child, and always will, forever. If that is what you'd like, then talk to me. I'm on my way up with my music and I'm happy to share it with you. I'd love to know where you are and what means something to you. I want to build a future we can be proud of.

In February I converted my second bedroom into a studio. I'd been lucky enough to be trained in theory and many instruments as a child, but now I have committed to music as a career. I still kept some of my online businesses, like my vector art site retromatti.com and my books on amazon. At the time I was in an abusive relationship with an alcoholic. Ending a four year relationship was a huge challenge. It's hard to be alone. I think it is helpful to write down what we should be grateful for. The very fact that you are reading this on a computer or phone screen means that you and I are privileged.

Whether earned or by luck, we are fortunate to have each other.
I believe the world is what we make of it. Choose to make it beautiful.
I choose to take from it only what I need to give back something more.
Find your bliss.
Discover yourself.
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