Featured artist: strange david - something strange
Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist strange david.
How did you decide to become an artist?
strange david: Music has been a part of my life forever. I grew up on the beatles and old school shit my moms would play, got into metal when i was a young kid. I played bass in a garage band wit my cousin for a couple years. Wu tang is what introduced me to hip hop. I started writing about age 12. I started fucking around freestyling and recording shit in a homies basement when i was 16 or 17, and began to take it more seriously after that. Been in and out of the rap shit for 15 years now, life happening and dealing with it. But i always came back cuz its what i love.
an old friend once said you gotta do this shit for you. nobody will have your back but you. dj commando told me that.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
i hadnt been on a stage in mad years, and i had been on hiatus from the music shit til about a year ago. couple months back my boy rick noggle aka imperfekt was doin a show in lawrence kansas and i drove out thwre and he let me do a ten minute set during his set time. it was dope, reminded me how much i love it. def looking forward to doin more live shit
Best punchline you ever wrote?
you dudes better make moves proper…before you get mufasa’d
What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?
ive got a mixtape on deck called remember my name : the walter whiteboy ep. im starting work on my first full length and it will be called my fathers son. both should be out in 2015 with any luck. everything that will be on remember my name is up on reverbnation as we speak
Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
probably not. the rock star days are over. you can make just as much independent as u can on a majoe label. fuck them
Any last words?
Yeah big shout out to my hometown cedar rapids iowa. Little chicago. Big ups to all my friends that do music out there imperfekt and mic hand crew dj commando more than i can name. Props to junction city ks too. My current city of residence. Im multi area code in this bitch.
Where can we contact you?
strange david: @strangedavid82 on twitter, u can find me on facebook and reverbnation as well, look for me i aint hard to find…one
Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.
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Amanda Aselia, the author of this interview, is a long time blogger, entertainment journalist with a strong expertise in artist development and branding and author of the book "Rappers' secrets 2 success" .
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