XS10 Magazine - Sept 2020

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ST.PAUL Saint & Sinner... We caught up with national performing artist, St.Paul in Northern Colorado.

music that I am most comfortable with and is just a natural flow.

When did you first get into music? I first started really getting into music when I was 16 years old. Back then my friends and I would sit around and just freestyle. I didn’t get into recording music until I was 18 years old and from there the rest is history.

I’m sure you have shared the stage with a lot of talented artists/celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? One of my favorite stories is back in 2012 I opened up for Machine Gun Kelly and Tech N9ne. It was an amazing experience for me to see how they prepared for their shows backstage. It will also always be one of my favorite memories because I was

Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? There are a lot of people who inspired me to do music, however, the most influential I would have to say was my mother. It didn’t matter what day it was you could always hear Marvin Gaye or Motown playing in our apartment in Jersey. Techn9ne was also a very big influence for me when it came to my decision to start doing music. I really knew after going to a Techn9ne concert and watching him perform “This Ring” live that music was something that I wanted to do. Just watching him engage his crowd and the feeling that came over me is something to this day that I will never forget.

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How has your music evolved since you first began performing? Over time I feel like my music has evolved with me. My music is a reflection of my life, which as we all know is forever changing. I feel like to connect with people music needs to be authentic which is what my music is, it’s my life story.I really feel like these last few years I have found my voice and style of


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