Zacharyah Bey – Barefoot
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Zacharyah Bey – Barefoot
State your reason for choosing music as a career.
Music helps keep me sane. Doing music is like therapy. I feel this allows me to live in my truth and I don’t know how to live any other way.
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Tell us how you write the lyrics to your song.
I don’t write my songs. Generally I let the instrumental bring the lyrics out of me. Usually the song comes out linear, from start to finish.
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Discuss your life outside the music world.
I am a Moor. I am all about nature and righteousness. I work a part time job in customer service.
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Discuss your music career.
I began recording music in high school. I’ve worked with different people and learned a lot. This is the beginning of me being comfortable with whom I am and ready to share my music.
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Elaborate on your artist’s name.
Zacharyah Bey – Zachariah is a Hebrew name that translates closely to “The Lord has remembered.” I chose the name because I used to feel lost and forgotten. Bey is a Moorish title that is about enforcing the Laws of the Creator. Basically being obedient to the commandments.
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Tell us your source of inspiration.
Everything. The good, the bad and the ugly.
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List your favourite music videos with reasons.
Street Fighter Mas – Kamasi Washington – Intense, cool and funny.
I Won’t Complain – Benjamin Clementine – It seems like a classic film. I like the creativity involved. Fun to watch.
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Tell us your impression on dealing with paparazzi.
I am not much of a people-person. I’m still working on how to handle compliments about my music.
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Elaborate on the recording of this song.
They usually go the same way because I like to have them down before I go to the studio. That way the process goes by smooth and simple.
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Tell us your future projects.
I have a project that features this song ‘Barefoot’ coming very soon, and two more after that.
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List the names of those that have supported you so far.
Jordan Collins.
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Tell us your thought on quality and quantity for the release of songs.
I think stories tell themselves in different ways. Quantity may determine quality. In my case, I feel my story tells itself best when things are brief, simple, and sweet. So I like to keep my projects short. If I were to try and increase the quantity, I feel I would only dilute the quality.
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List your favourite movies with reasons.
City of God – Good story told in an incredible way and great cinematography. I like how characters and locations interacted throughout.