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to make it or die . And I am true believer that whatever you put out into the universe , you ’ ll truly get it back .
MADE : What made you decide to pursue music as opposed to building a career in business or education since you have an educational background in those fields ?
DB : I only went to school because my mother begged me to go . And she was 100 % for me getting into music but she just wanted me to have something else to fall back on . For example , when I was in grade school , she would put away money for me participate in talent shows . So , when she asked me to do this one thing , go to college , I knew I had to .
MADE : What most people don ’ t know about you is that not only do you have a degree in business but you were also the president of your college ’ s student government association . How does that experience translate into your career now ?
DB : College was one of the best experiences of my life .
Even though my sole motivation for going was because of my mother ’ s request , those four years ended up informing a lot of the business decisions I make to this day .
My time spent public speaking in college led to lecturing in universities around the country . Men would bring their wives to my events ... I want you to think about that for a second . Men at the head of their household would encourage the most important woman in their life to listen to another man speak . That ’ s huge , and I acknowledge that none of that would ’ ve been possible without my time in college .
MADE : After 7 years since your last album , how different would you say the tone of is as compared to 2010 ’ s Death of a Pop Star ?
DB : I went through separation anxiety with The God
Box and pushed it back a full year and a half later than the original release date due to this very issue . I was in a completely different head space and my music
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