By now, you will have in all probability listened to the primary episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden of Good Charlotte fame’s new podcast introduced by Alternative Press, that simply dropped right this moment and options rising various rockstar DE’WAYNE. If you haven’t, drop every part you might be doing and dive into the deep, introspective dialog that transpired between DE’WAYNE and Madden.
Throughout the practically hour-and-a-half-long dialogue, DE’WAYNE speaks candidly about his upbringing, passions, and private development that finally formed who the 27-year-old artist is right this moment. While the interview was recorded shortly earlier than the discharge of his stellar 2022 sophomore album My Favorite Blue Jeans, DE’WAYNE used the chance to not solely have a good time the discharge and the whirlwind previous few years he is had touring throughout the globe — however to additionally take a second to replicate on the near-decade he spent working tirelessly to get right here within the first place. Whether you’re a diehard supporter, an off-the-cuff fan, or only a music/podcast connoisseur, it is a must-listen dialog.
These are the 5 takeaways from episode 1 of Artist Friendly, that includes DE’WAYNE.
DE’WAYNE is an enormous fan of Ink Master
While it might look like he’s attempting to attain brownie factors with Joel Madden, make no mistake, DE’WAYNE is a “massive” fan of the Paramount+ tattoo competitors sequence, Ink Master, which Madden additionally hosts. DE’WAYNES’ “personal favorite” tattoo artist is season 14 runner-up Gian Karle, largely for his showboating and “badass” demeanor, but additionally has love for artists Angel Rose and resident troublemaker Creepy Jason. (Although, he was remiss to not point out how “heated” he was with the latest shake-up that allowed earlier champs to re-enter the competitors.)
“Life is good” after seven years of grinding it out
When DE’WAYNE made the bounce from his humble hometown of Houston, Texas to maneuver to Los Angeles to pursue music, his success didn’t occur in a single day. In reality, on the podcast DE’WAYNE displays on an almost seven-year interval of growth and arduous work that it took to find who he was as an artist. At one level, DE’WAYNE remembers reminiscences of being broke, pressured, and scraping collectively simply sufficient cash to order McDonald’s alongside his buddy and frequent collaborator Mitchel Cave (Chase Atlantic). Nowadays, he says he finds himself with lots to “smile about,” noting how thrilled he’s that My Favorite Blue Jeans, which was years within the making, is lastly out on this planet.
Family is DE’WAYNE’s largest inspiration
DE’WAYNE describes his upbringing as a “duality” between two very completely different parental figures. On one hand, he had his mom, a strict however loving father or mother with a robust spiritual religion, and on the opposite, his father, who was as soon as a free spirit however has grown tremendously in each his skilled and private life. While DE’WAYNE could have had a posh relationship along with his father at instances throughout his youth, he proudly shares that his father instilled in him a confidence and hope that he could possibly be one thing nice, so long as he pursued his goals. The singer even mentions that he and his father not too long ago reconnected throughout a enterprise journey to his hometown of Houston, which allowed them to make up for misplaced time. DE’WAYNE additionally admits that his mom was at first hesitant about her son’s profession selection of being a rockstar, however has since grown to be his largest fan and is at peace realizing that her son is “OK and surrounded by great people.”
DE’WAYNE is an avid reader
DE’WAYNE is many issues — a rockstar, an actor, and a renaissance man, usually — however do you know that he’s additionally a bookworm? He tells Madden that he is at present absorbing Shakespeare’s Othello and tries to get in as many pages as he can each day — going so far as studying it out loud with a purpose to absolutely grasp the phrases. It’s no shock that the rockstar is in tune with the literary world, as his music and lyrics have all the time possessed a palpable sense of poeticism.
DE’WAYNE is betting on a extra numerous future for rock ‘n’ roll
In the subsequent 10-20 years, DE’WAYNE hopes that there might be extra Black children moving into rock music, and is assured that they may uncover and create the music with out concern, judgment, or exclusion. DE’WAYNE is worked up concerning the present examples of outstanding Black artists within the rock house right this moment, and declares that “whoever is listening” must take observe with a purpose to form the long run.
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