“I didn’t really have to dig deep. I was already in a deep space. It was just a matter of getting in the
vocal booth. That was the challenge. Losing my girl of 5 years wiped me out emotionally. In and out of
court fighting for custody of my daughter wiped me out emotionally. Then of course, losing my brother,
Paul Walker, my friend of 14 years, the nicest guy you’ll ever know and meet, that wiped me out
emotionally. Trying to get me to sing when I wasn’t necessarily in my best mental or spiritual space was
very, very challenging. If it wasn’t for this woman named, Isabella Castro, who is my manager, started
out as my assistant, now she is the Vice President of my overall Entertainment. A whole lot of people got
Isabella Castro to thank, but they don’t know it yet, but they do. She is literally a force of nature. She
would not, not let me finish this album. She was relentless. I pushed the release date back about 4-5
times. It’s very interesting to be here. Very, very interesting. It’s like, wow, God knew if I get to that
finish line, He had all kinds of rewards, blessings, and opportunities waiting for me on the other side. No
one would have “Black Rose” right now, if it wasn’t for His love, that’s for sure.”
At the end of his interview, my emotions were coming on strong as he answered my question. This press
conference was so inspiring, uplifting, and it was such a blessing to have the opportunity to speak with
Tyrese. You never know what’s currently going on in someone’s life, but God is always on time.
"Black Rose" is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-rose/id1001326731
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