to meet a few industry profes-
sionals who had big-time cre-
dentials. Having local audiences
and local writers tell you your
writing is good is one thing, get-
ting praise from people who have
won Grammys is something else.
He was beyond flattered that
they thought he could be seen
as someone they would want to
write for them. Unfortunately,
they also wanted him to write a
certain way and it meant trying
to figure out a way to balance his
family responsibilities with the
opportunity. Several years after
that, he was approached by an-
other record executive who want-
ed him to be part of their team in
Chicago. While these offers were
coming in, he was taking care of
his kids. Now that they’re much
older, he’s more willing to push
his own work and take chances.
“It’s weird, for the past 12 years
of my life I was changing diapers
and taking kids to the doctor,”
said Williamsboy. “That’s why it
took so long to make the second
album. I don’t know why I was so
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