Misfit Tunes The Magazine October 2014 | Page 10

years doing this. I’ve sacrificed everything from friends, relationships, finances and the way I live to not give up on this dream because that last thing I want to do is waste this god given talent. Misfit Tunes: What is your mission? What kind of impact Granddad Woolly: I’ll know I’ve made it when people hear the name Granddad Woolly and they not only know who that is, but also that he’s one of the most respected and dope emcees to ever touch a mic. Also when I don’t need to work a regular job cause hip hop is feeding me well. Misfit Tunes: Do you have a team behind you? If so tell me about your team Granddad Woolly: I’ve always been a very hands on person so I like to do most of my work myself if I can. I do have a team of producers that I constantly work with called my starting five. Chikano, Hostile Product, Causmic, Vanilla and Linn Mori. And they all but Causmic live in a different country. My girl Gabi also helps a lot. She’s my right hand and second say in a lot of things. She’s sort of like my creative manager and we if any do you want your music can look back on it years from work together on my records, to have on your fans? now and say to myself “I did videos and ideas on promotGranddad Woolly: My misit.” ing myself as an artist. As of sion is to provide meaningMisfit Tunes: What is your now it’s been working real ful, creative and entertaining definition of success? well with the people I have in music to those willing to hear Granddad Woolly: Whatever my corner so if you want to it. I want people to get some- makes you say to yourself that join the team you have to be thing valuable when they hear you’ve accomplished whatdedicated and a supporter of my records. Something that ever you set out to do and are myself and the music. will stick with them and make happy with the results from it. Misfit Tunes: How many live them want to come back for It could be money, fame, reperformances have you done? more. I want my music to spect or anything in between. Tell me about your best perhave an influence on people Misfit Tunes: How will you formance what made it the the same as the artists I looked know when you have “made best…. Tell me about your up to had an influence on me. it”? worst performance what made 10 Kind of like a pass the torch situation. Misfit Tunes: What are your goals? Granddad Woolly: I just want to be able to do this for a living. Make this a real career and garner a big enough fan base and level of respect that I www.MisfitTunes.com