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Touch
VERB
The faculty of perception
through physical contact,
especially with the fingers
Feeling. Physical. Caress.
Affect. Influence.
To produce feelings of affection,
gratitude, or sympathy in
[something]. Inspire.
We’ve all been touched before.
Touched, literally of course, but more
importantly, touched emotionally.
Spiritually. Those who are the best at
what they do, all tend to have something
in common — they didn’t do it alone.
Someone, somewhere was there for
them when they needed it. Someone
inspired them. Helped them. Influenced
them. And Puffy is no different.
Whether it’s his manager Matthew,
or his Mom — he’s been gifted with
a support system that he can depend
on no matter what. And as you can
imagine, he wants to pay it forward…
ZS: Who is someone who has ZS: What do you think would
impacted your life deeply? make a real difference in the
AP: My mom. She’s like my best friend.
It’s actually really interesting, the
relationship we have. I’m completely
open with her. She knows everything
about me so she is able to give me not
only motherly advice, but advice as
someone who has lived and experienced.
So I consider her advice to be completely
authentic. It’s the best advice I can get
because, you know, she raised me —
she knows everything about me. local Arts community?
ZS: Name an artist who
has influenced you?
AP: Nuff b. J Cole, Kendrick [Lamar],
Drake, Tupac, Biggie, Zedd, Flume,
Diplo, Madeon, Calvin Harris, Will
Smith. Especially Will Smith — and
not just his music, his personality and
everything. I mean it’s all random.
I’m inspired by different things.
THE SENSES ISSUE
AP: I just feel like there is no
environment for us [creatives] to be who
we are. I think it would be amazing to
have somewhere cool, like a centre for
creatives. Somewhere that dope people
could go and just be in the same space
and vibe off one another. A place with
fast internet, a cool environment, bright
colours… It’s something I’d definitely
like to see happen in Barbados and
I’d love to have a role in developing
or facilitating it. We need to give
people spaces and opportunities that
encourage them to develop their craft
— It’s important to me, you know?