Before you push play...
I won't lie: life has treated me well. Life has given me a lot of things: a close-knit family, good friends, financial independence, and priceless memories. I can't really ask more out of life, and that's that.
Then I was presented with the 30 Date LA project, and it got me thinking...
...maybe instead of asking things out of life, I should be making things out of my life. After all, life really is the longest form of art, and masterpieces are made, not given.
So why does 30 Date LA tie into all of this? It's because a date encompasses both aspects. You first ask (in one form or another) someone out on a date, and then you make something of it. What better way to transition into a life of asking into a life of making?
I was talking to my best friend Agent about this upcoming 30 Date LA project. The conversation went like this:
Agent: So you're just going to randomly talk to people and make something of it?
Mixtape: Yeah, I guess you could put it like that. Maybe not completely random, but yeah, that's the idea.
Agent: Well, how come you didn't do that before?
Mixtape: You mean make something of it? Hmmm. I really don't know...I guess that's what I'm out to find out.
But in order to find out, I need to change things about myself. Things that may have been barriers. I gotta change my perspective. I gotta change my priorities. I gotta change my ideals. It's possible that some of these changes may not be for me, but I'm also open to the possibility that these changes may be what I've always meant myself to be. I won't really know until I mix things up.
And the mixing begins now. Keep listening -- the tracks are in the making and the playlist will be posted soon.