Interview for double page spread
- 1. Brian O’Keeffe AS Media Interview fordoublepage spread Tell us, how did you become so popular inonly a couple of months? Well,like manyrappersI startedrightat the bottom,aboutto leave highschool withnoideainmind.Istartedto uploadto YouTube;I would onlygeta couple of views.One dayI, uploaded ‘Be Inspired’ andone of myfriends had toldme my videowentviral whichI didnotbelievebutinonly24 hours, it had around200 thousandviews. Iwasshockedbecause I didnotthinkmy videowouldgetthat manyviews. Ithinkit was because Lil Wayne shareditonhis Facebook. AfterthatIgaineda huge fanbase andhad many record labelscomingtome withoffersandIdidn’treallyknow whatwashappeningbecause Iwas aboutto finishHighschool andabout a weekbefore Ihadnoideabut I didn’twantto missmy chance at makingthismycareer. Therefore, Itookitand now I am here. Whendidyou realise that you wanteda career in music? I was interested inmusicandwouldplay it everyday.Many of my friendsandfamilywouldalwaystellme toturnit off the music.At this point, Ihad a real passionformusic.Iwas justturning17 and had to thinkaboutwhatI wantedto be whenI leftHighschool andit never came tomy realisationthatIcouldbe a rapper since I would wearheadphones andcouldneverhearmyselfbutmanyof my friendswouldencourage me to make a videowhichiswhere itstarted. Where do you getyour inspiration?Ilistentomany mainstreamrappers butItry not mixingtheir musicwithmine because Iwantmy musicto be original andnotanotherversionof someone else, whichhas workedforme.I have myown music,whichpeople enjoy, andIthink itis because itisI and notsomeone else.Mymusiccomesfrommyown experience but all the supportIgeton my musicdoesinspire me,itismotivating. Where do you see yourselfin5 years? I still hope tobe inthe musicbusinessbutIhope that I am happyand that I still enjoywhatIam doingbecause Iwouldn’tdothisif Itrulydidn’tbelieve inwhat I do and thatI am havingfundoingwhatI love.Idonot planto endthisany time soon. How did you balance school with music: I was gettingstandardgradesandas I said,I didnot really knowwhatI wantedto be so I was reallytryingnew thingsoutsoI couldhave a somethingthatI was interestedinbecause school didn’treallyinterestme. However, toansweryourquestionIwas doingwell inschool andhadsome free time,whichiswhyIstartedsome new hobbies, andIwas luckyenoughtoturn my hobbyintomyjob. What is a typical day/weeklike for you? Well,Inormallyspendalot of time inmy studio,whichis where Iwrite mysongs because the atmosphere ismotivating.We have somanycreative mindsall workingtogethertomake an amazingsong.Obviously,Idospend some time chillingandplaying games(laughs),itiscrazybecause youcan get a lot of inspirationfromthese games. What personal advice wouldyou give to someone wantingto pursue thiscareer? So I startedit as a hobby,I neverhadanyintentiontotake thisas a careerbut I alwayswanted itbutI did notthinkI couldmake it.I did trulybelieve inmymusicandmeanteverywordIsaid,I was luckyenoughtoget the exposure thatIgot. Where wouldyou be ifyou did not take this as your career? That is a goodquestionbecause Idid not know,mylife changedinonlyacouple weeksbutIam positive thatIwouldstill be inschool and studyingsomethingIlove.