This article presents an interview with Erica Roach, a former Montessori student and a musician, who shares her story about how her Montessori experiences shaped her life. Roach grew up in San Francisco and attended two different Montessori schools: Big City Montessori, for kindergarten, and San Francisco Montessori School (now called The San Francisco School) for grades 1-8. She graduated from San Francisco Montessori School in 1992, and attended School of the Arts, also in San Francisco, for her high school years. In this interview, she also shares her experiences as a musician.