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it bad and what lesson did it teach you. Granddad Woolly: I’ve done quite a few live shows. More than I can count. I had took a hiatus from performing for about 2 years to focus on my film work but I’m back at it now and love every second of it. The best performance I think I’ve had was probably one of my most recent shows. It was my first show since my hiatus and I got the chance to perform all new material and the crowd loved every second of it. The energy and love I got was amazing and was a great way to get back into the live performance game. My worst performance was probably an open mic I did a few years back. I live in Atlanta so my style of music isn’t always accepted with open arms and I got sort of a mixed crowd. So half the room was feeling the music and the other half wasn’t and they made it known. But from that I learned how to read a crowd, see how they respond to certain types of music and know what songs are good live and which aren’t. It was a truly humbling experience that I learned a lot from. Misfit Tunes: What’s next for you? Granddad Woolly: I’m currently working on new music. A slew of new singles that I will periodically release over www.MisfitTunes.com the next few months. After that I’m aiming to drop my next full length album hopefully around spring or summer of next year. Misfit Tunes: Where do you see yourself this time next year? Granddad Woolly: I see myself doing what I’m doing now on a more frequent and larger scale. More shows, more music, more fans, more grinding. And if so happens the right situation pres ents itself to partner up with a bigger entity then so be it. But the focus is to keep putting out great content and getting it to the masses anyway I can. Misfit Tunes: What is your most recent project? Granddad Woolly: My most recent project is “The Vanilla Tape”. It’s a free record and sort of a blend between an projects I’ve ever created. I think that’s because it served as a self-reflection record. Just me on there and all the songs have something to do with me personally. It’s a timeless project that I has the potential the reach classic status in the future. Misfit Tunes: What accomplishments and /or awards have you received? Granddad Woolly: No awards, yet. But I my 2009 MF DOOM cover album “MF Woolly-Chrome & Ivory” was listed on several best of 2009 Hip Hop albums list as well as cosigns from producer !llmind and Editor-In-Cheif of KevinNottingham.com Justin Ivey and I have a good feeling that “The Vanilla Tape” will be showing up on a few best of 2014 lists this year as well. video :: The End album and mixtape. I don’t call it either though. I see it as a musical presentation piece. It’s art. I released it this past April and it’s received a ton of positive response and praise. It’s all produced by the very talented UK producer Vanilla (hence the title) and it’s literally one of my favorite links :: GranddadWoolly GranddadWoolly GranddadWoolly88 GranddadWoolly 11