Da Stash Box Interviews Ayy Brooks

 
How long have you been into music?
I have been into music since I can first remember. I did school chorus since the 4th grade, and I started to play guitar when I was 14. Recently, I got into playing the piano and I am enjoying it so much. I got into writing songs when I was young, and I just loved it so I kept with it. Poetry has always been my thing and well, now it's more like Floetry because I've put a lot of my own artistry on it.

What inspires your music?
Friends, family, and life experiences all inspire me to write. What really inspires my music is the raw emotions put into words. When I get the words out that are hardest to say it really puts me on edge, and I love the thrill of it. That feeling gets me up in the morning and keeps me going throughout the day, kind of like how a song gets stuck in your head. There's a little bit of inspiration in every moment of my life.

What has been your favorite moment in your career so far?
I like to enjoy a lot of the small things, but a few months back, I was performing at The Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY and when I got off stage the whole crowd stormed the stairs so I was kind of boxed in and everyone just kept yelling and screaming and when I finally made it out the door to call my limo around, the crowd had made it outside! A couple of kids asked me for my autograph and I didn’t have anything to write with so I shook hands, gave them a couple stickers and told them I would hit them next time.

What goals do you wish to achieve in music?
Well this December, the 18th actually, I'm releasing my next project. YKLTD – Young Kids Living the dream, an EP I have been working on to present to the world. I believe my style is so diverse and I have a good feeling this EP will show the audience just that. I have many goals that come with this music and more and more I've been crossing those off my list. An example would be to get a ton radio play, and I got to feeling that might work out all right.



Would you change anything about the music industry?
Oh man for sure, I would love to see some new talent up in the mix. I would also like to see a lot of new genres in the industry, there’s a lot of big thinkers but too many small minded corporates. I’d like to see Tons of open fields and artists shooting for their goals without goalies blocking them.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?
5 years from now I can see myself working way harder than I am now, and meeting a ton of new people to keep pushing this movement. Hopefully I’ll still be with the same team, having a blast and making history.

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