'Representation helps inspire that whole part of the universe of kids that feel like it's not possible.' - richbrian
I remember having vivid memories of when I was 13 … I would be sitting outside, looking out at the sunset like an emo kid. Thinking about my future and just like,"S**t, what's gonna happen?" I just had this whole dream of, like,"I want to go to America and see what it's like out there." I was just thinking about that dream so often, every day, and I just stressed myself out over it. The fact that just me doing what I love got me here is definitely insane.
Definitely being in this country that I've never been to for the first time … there was a lot I had to learn -- going on the first tour, working with my first DJ, working with my first tour manager, meeting my managers for the first time and seeing how everybody's working. The first reason I wanted to tell this story with my album is because I realized this is something I never touched on before in my whole career. This is very personal to me because it's what I went through when I was 17. At the same time, I know that there are a bunch of stories like that out there. Anybody that left their home country to pursue a dream, I feel like that's a really crazy story that hasn't been told very much. I think it's a story of pure determination, really.
So you've been there since the very early stages. How amazing has it been to see 88rising grow over the years? The fact that we're doing this with a bunch of Asian people is something that I've never seen before. I'm just super grateful to be part of it.
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