We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Buddy Crime a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Buddy , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I’m completely self taught. My stubbornness in musical lesson settings lead me to resort to watching movies like School Of Rock and Freaky Friday that had actors playing instruments for me to emulate. As far as the computer music stuff goes I’m self taught as well. I’ve always loved computers and when I saw a friend typing out a whole song in their lap I was immediately determined to add that method to my tool belt.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’ve been a performer my whole life and got started in bands at about 10. I toured for years out of Louisville KY playing drums for a couple bands. In my mid 20s I bought a Juno G and it changed my life. I started writing songs that became Buddy Crime and began touring after debuting randomly in London on a trip. I moved to LA this year.

Alright – so here’s a fun one. What do you think about NFTs?

Dumb

Have you ever had to pivot?

In the last band I was in I was clearly more focused than anyone else in the band. I was bummed because I truly felt free and enjoyed playing with them so much that I could have seen myself doing it for the rest of my life. It was a hard decision to go solo for various reasons but when goals/lifestyle do not line up with the team/organization then it’s time to shift.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.buddycrime.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buddycrime
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buddyxcrime/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/buddy_crime
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abL3UPwwnjc
• Other: https://linktr.ee/buddycrime

Image Credits

photos by Cooper Burton

https://www.cooperburton.net

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