In the colorful room in her house in Almere Poort where Roxi gives music lessons to children, she picks up her ukulele and spontaneously starts Don’t worry, be happy to play. She is quite nervous about the upcoming tour with the Swedish metal band Sabaton. “I don’t have the games I need to play yet and time is running out,” she says. She sings herself some courage and peace. She also learns from her students not to worry. “Then they come in and say: ‘Teacher, I haven’t done my homework’ and don’t budge. I learn from that.”
Musical family
Roxi grew up as a girl on Texel. Her Amsterdam parents took her to the island and started the Piano Bar in the seaside resort of De Koog. Roxi’s mother plays piano and her father plays double bass. So Roxi was taught to make music from an early age. She has fond memories of the island. “In addition to the music, I also really enjoyed being outside a lot and going to the beach,” she says.
Yet there was also a dark side. As a girl from city parents, she was regularly bullied. “I was different. I would wear designer clothes and other children or their parents couldn’t have that.”