est working musicians in the state
- performing multiple shows each
week and treating music literally
as his second job - Williamsboy
hasn’t gotten or sought as much
press over the years as he’s de-
served. Part of that is because he
doesn’t believe his music is sell-
able as the music industry’s modus
operandi is to be easily dispos-
able. And part of that stems from
having trust issues. He’s been
burned by family, by life, and
by the music industry. He never
stops creating, but treats his songs
like pages of a diary. People can
choose to hear them if they want
or put on the latest song to top
the charts that will be forgotten in
a week or two. It’s not so much he
doesn’t want an audience for his
music, it’s he doesn’t know if such
an audience exists.
“I’m more of an older soul and I
write the old way,” he explains. “I
write from the heart. I guess my
demographic is limited and I don’t
necessarily know how to catch
that. I don’t know how to hone
that in without spending thou-
Listen to “Dust” by Williamsboy
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