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　　In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip(點(diǎn)滴)above her to fight her bone cancer．Over her bald(禿的)head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes．But the third grader's cheery dressing didn't mask her pain and weary eyes．

　　Then a visitor showed up．“Do you want to write a song? ” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers．Simran stared．“Have you ever written a poem? ” Anita Kruse continued．“Well, yes, ” Simran said．

　　Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone．“Some bird soaring through the sky, ” she said softly．“Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling(鳴, 唱)birds, and finally the girl's voice．Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song．

　　That was the beginning of Anita Kruse's project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs．As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”．

　　The effect on the kids has been great．One teenage girl, curling(蜷縮)in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written．A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin's disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It．

　　“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses, ” says Anita Kruse．“But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families．”

　　Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free．From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour．

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　　A group of teenagers： they laugh and talk over each other, dance and make faces-you wouldn't believe they had just played on the same stage as famous American singers Kid Cudi and Eminem．

　　These seven kids, all under the age of 20, are members of the band Kids These Days(KTD)．

　　Fresh out of high school, the band already has done things that most teens couldn't even imagine．They played at festivals including the recent SXSW in Austin and Lollapalooza in their hometown, Chicago, to crowds of loyal fans．

　　KTD uses a mix of hip-hop, jazz, blues and classic rock to make a sound of their own．

　　“KTD simply mixes most, if not all of my favourite music styles, ” said Kamia Jones, as Chicago high school student．“I like that they aren't afraid to be different and that their music is real and speaks to the soul．”

　　The band formed two years ago．Now, as well as local fans, they are becoming popular around the world．Their facebook page is filled with supportive posts from admirers from California to Tokyo．

　　“It's really strange to me that people from London, Australia and Russia．．．They have heard of us and they like our music because it's really cool feeling, ” says Marcie Stewart, who plays keyboard for the band．

　　Despite their recent fame, KTD is a group of normal teenagers and they remain very close to one another．While talking to the reporters, they dance and make fun of each other．

　　When asked what advice they would give to other teen musicians, Greg Landfair, KTD's drummer, said, “Keep your heart in it．Never lose the music and what you are doing, because that's what you’re here for．Let the music always be first．”

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