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When I was about 17 years old I was getting high on marijuana, listening
to Lauryn Hill and hating life. Beyond the fact that I had just lost my
moms I was just generally going through a rebellious phase that I think all
teenagers go through. It was a little more amplified by the dagga and Miss Hill
singing "So Much Things to Say" on her MTV Unplugged 2.0 effort. I
was already a writer even back then and it was a time where I think I wrote
some of the most interesting poetry I have ever written. There's something
about pain and suffering, whether real or imagined, that makes one dig deeper.
I still have those books I wrote the poetry in and whenever I look through them
I am like; dang, son. You was angry. Anyway. I am reminded of this by something
I read about this kick-ass 17 year old artist from Atlanta, US. His name is
Raury and he is deservedly making the internets go gaga over his new track
God's Whisper. Of the inspiration behind the song Raury tells Billboard.com;
"I
was fucking pissed. I hated school. My mom found out I smoked pot. She was
patronizing me all the time. I just wanted to drop out and focus on what I
wanted to do which was music. I thought school was a system of indoctrination
and brainwashing, and they just want you to go to school, graduate, have kids
and die. That's something I won't compromise. I won’t live my life on my
knees."
I relate and I am in love with his debut single!
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