What inspires me to write the stuff that I do? Life. Life is hard. Life is fucked up. Life is beautiful. 
Double edged. No one gets out alive. Not even you. I write song based on my experiences of being an outcast, my mental health struggles, my failures, my insecurities. We all have our issues...right? I have a song called, "Playing in the Sun" which is very autobiographical about my mental health struggles. It discusses different times I attempted suicide, misdiagnosis, etc. (Video Visualizer Is Here). I don't write happy or sappy songs because those feel really inauthentic to me. I'm not shitting on people who write stuff like that, but to me it isn't real. What's real to me is drug addiction, broken homes, suicidal ideation, alcoholism, death, loss, profound sorrow, etc. 

The point of "Playing in the Sun" is that despite all of the bullshit I've gone through in my life, I'm still here. I'm still fighting even after all of this time. Why? Because no matter how fucked up and ugly life can be, it can be equally beautiful. Babies are born, seasons change, love might find us...who knows? Life is a fucking clown show, a three-ring circus and goddammit! You can be the ringleader. The pain of life can be inspirational and can be channeled in the best of ways. Take your pain and make art, make chaos, fuck up the system, break some rules, explore your city like a tourist, take chances because...no one gets out alive. Travel to that country or city that you've been dreaming of. Ask that girl or boy out. They might say no but you're still a fucking warrior. You are a god! 

Don't let haters influence you. I waited way longer than I should've to really get into music. Who fucking cares if people think you can't sing? It's not about technique, it's about the feeling behind the voice. Be authentic in everything that you do. Be original, be true to yourself. Impress yourself with your resolve. The late great Charles Bukowski, 

 "We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us."

Keep fucking living and live with ferocity and intensity. Scare your fucking neighbours. DOn't copy anyone else. Fuck influencers. You're the best influencer of them all. 

                       Go! Live!