KING magazine sent me here for an exclusive interview on set with "O.D." whilst filming the new video for his first release off the new album "Can't Keep Everyone Happy" this exclusive interview will give us the inside information on the latest release "Till its Over". It will also let you know how this young kid from the North East of England made it against all the odds.
Firstly, we would like to know 'O.D.' who has inspired you to make it big in the music industry? Why?
Well, i have gained experience from UK artists like, Devlin, Giggs and Professor Green. But, the main influence of my music is Lil' Wayne this is because i feel that he is the best of the best and his rhymes are sick and the base in his music is the best base i have ever heard and as a kid i used to sit and vibe to his music without his words. Although i do like Lil' Wayne the most the help i have received from UK artists has helped me most as it is something i can relate to whereas, in america everyone raps and writes there own rhymes so over there i would not be unique. Whereas, in the UK, i am an individual and i am recognised for who i am and what i can do.
How did you get to where you are today?
Basically, i got to where i am today through hard work, a lot of persistence and a bit of elbow grease. It started when i realised that i was not normal as i was not into ; Rave, MCing, Rock, Heavy Metal or Indie. This then lead to me looking up to the likes of Eminem as a youngster at the age of 11 i took up music as a way of life and begged and pleaded for a chance for small time gig's and then there was the school talent show which made me step up my game as i won 3 years running, to which then i was approached and asked that if had somewhere to upload my songs to which i had no idea it was so easy just to upload a video of me being 'me' to which this went down to be a success which then lead to the interest of many music labels as i had already established a fan base of over 15,000 people who had followed me online for over 2 years.
What target audience to you wish to appeal to?
I don't really know i guess i would like to appeal to everyone, but, obviously you can't please everyone can you? Although i would really like to its not going to happen now is it? But ideally if not everyone i would like my music to appeal to both males and females and around about my age (17) if not a bit above that. But i still want to appeal to as many people as possible so...
Personally, do you think that you are ready for the big time festivals etc? Or are you a bit young?
Your never to young are you? After all only i know when i am ready, this is something that i have learnt over the years as i have went from stage to stage begging and pleading for time to show what i am capable of. Which i am hopeful that i have done so, well i'm sure i have done so as i am where i am now because i must of impressed someone. Although people will say i'm too young i am ready to take on challenge and if the offer comes in for a big festival i won't fail to impress, i promise. Of course i would like to be playing all the big festivals such as leeds, etc. I would love the chance to do EVO as it close to my hometown which i have a lot of fan's from there and it will give me a chance to go home which is what i really want to do so that i can tell stories and let them know that anything is possible.
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