Post by MyMyMy♥KyKaiKye on Jan 3, 2011 13:12:56 GMT -5
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So I recently got the chance to sit down with someone who I RESPECT so much. I watched this guy grow in the music industry on television on MTV Making the band and just become a great artist. Quawnell has been through a lot in the past few years and he is now here to share his story. CHECK IT OUT
Jeremy: So Quawnell, Welcome to the Luxe7Magazine family, how are you doing bro, How does it feel to be back on the scene, new mixtape and now hitting it hard as an independent solo artist?
Quawnell: Hey Jeremy how are you and thanks for having me. Right now i have been keeping a positive out look on things, staying in the studio and laying low working on Que. I have tried to surround myself with positive people and positive energy.
Jeremy: We are all familiar with you from the Bad boy Recording Group and MTV’S AND Sean P.Diddy Colmbs Making the Band, you are no longer with the group and now are a solo artist. How does it feel to branch out and do your own thing?
Quawnell: It feels so good. When i have a vision and i want to express it, It happens and gets done. When i was in Day 26, a lot of times when i wanted to express how i felt and express my vision and ideas on different things it would be ignored because of my age and because i was the youngest. Now, being solo i can do what I want and i feel secure in me and my business and my brand. Could not ask for anything better.
Jeremy: Explain to me and Luxe7Magazine your new Mixtape “Guitar Her”!
Quawnell: “Guitar Her” is my first solo mixtape and its very special to me as an artist and person. A friend of mine explained to me that the guitar is considered a woman and what makes it so beautiful is the way you play her. The shape, the body, the strings, it all comes together in such a beautiful way if you play it correctly. Dawn is my guitar and its about my love for her, i am in love with her, thats my baby. No more questions about dawn please (Laughs)
Jeremy: What is your plan of attack for marketing this mixtape.?
Quawnell: This time around i am handling my own business. I do not care about even being signed or if I ever get signed to a major label again. I love working with MY TEAM, AND HANDLING MY BUSINESS and I love the way I am going about it. Working with magazines, websites and blogs personally is the route I want to take. I do not down labels I just do not have time the time to put my time, energy and career into a label that does not believe in me and will not support my vision. The way I work goes like this, I am the head macho in charge, I am my own boss man ( not in a cocky way ). When i want something done i gets done and i do not have to wait for approval for anyone. Im not afraid of starting over and doing local club performances at i.e House of Blues and etc. I am willing to do that for me and my family and career. I want to show people I am real and that I am not going to put out a fake illusion of what I do and who I am. I am real.
Jeremy: Would you say your success with Day 26 has afforded you the tools and connections to be a solo artist?
Quawnell: I would say yes and no. Yes being in Day 26 got my name out there and helped me create a fan base. But, I believe God did what he did and gave me these opportunities. I am a christian and that is my covering. I do not blame anything on Day 26, I believe God moves people out of situations that are not for them.
Jeremy: How is your relationship with Diddy now after everything?
Quawnell: Everything is cool with Diddy, we never really had a relationship, I really just knew him through the band and Dawn. I’d still love to work with him but we are fine. My problem was never with Diddy it was with our whack ass manager screw face. My issue was with the way he was managing us and dealing with Day 26 business, money and etc. Also the fact that they blamed everything on Dawn really got me upset as well. She had to deal with the bullshit from the girls, being blamed for the group not working out and then she was being blamed for the business failure of Day 26 and i thought it was some fucked up Sh*t. We were supposed to be a family, we watched each other grow and we entered this business together and as soon as Sh*t hit the fan everyone was so quick to turn Sh*t on Dawn and i did not like that. On the show they made it seem like I was crazy and I was the one always flipping off the handle but they would never show why, They never showed that I was actually defending Dawn half the time, because I love her. That was my issue, NOT WITH DIDDY. I was really fucked up and I had enough and thats why I am happy I was moved out of that situation.
Jeremy: So speaking of Dawn, what is your status and are you happy with her success?
Quawnell: I love Dawn. Thats my baby, I have always been happy for her. I was just worried about her. People take situations and make it much more deeper than it really needs to be. But look at her now…. Thats my baby.
Jeremy: What is next for QUE in 2011?
Quawnell: Im just working on Quawnell and working on m music, I am not worrying about anybody but me and my business. Getting my family where they need to be and where God wants me… QUE THE HUSTLA….. QUE THE FUTURE.