We recently connected with Sickly, and have shared our conversation below.

SICKLY,, appreciate you joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

Unfortunately, my favorite question to ask is “What if?”. Because of this, I’m sure my life hasn’t been and will continue to be anything but immediately predictable. It’s okay though.

Looking back to a couple years ago, when I was essentially doing what I still do, just in a more imaginative state, it all starts to make a little sense. I’m not sure what my life is like if it’s not just an extension of a young man’s fathomless imagination. I’m not sure where “I” originate from, being that my influences vaguely stem from 2010 culture, movies, and the auras of my favorite artists growing up. I didn’t know anyone growing up who made music, did anything with clothes, was into fashion or photography/videography, etc.. but yet that’s what I find myself doing nowadays. I grew up around no model of a truly supportive and accepting community, yet that is what I aim to build for the people and for future generations.

I enjoy being at the intersection of it all, I think. This is why I call myself a creator and musician. I aspired to just be a musician as a kid, but I like the idea of not limiting myself to one form of creation. I just do what needs to be done to create what I see in my head.

My biggest risk I’ve taken is putting myself on the spot to cast a net into these different mediums, being that I don’t have a strong background in anything yet, just pure curiosity and an inner hunger I can’t quite name. I am here to create. I play it all by ear and if something is no longer inspiring me it’s sidelined. This assures me and you that whatever I create is not to meet a quota.

SICKLY,, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I’ve always been interested in works of the imagination. Since a child. When I started to learn of what a celebrity was, what actors were, what musicians and sports superstars were, I always knew that was me as well. I didn’t really come from a creative background, although I would say my parents were creative to a point in the way they live their lives. One of my greatest assets that have helped my work standout is I have taste. I can attribute that to my parents 100%. They have taste. My place of origin being Saint Robert, Missouri helps my work standout more because I don’t attach myself to a specific cultural identity. I know what many know, but I am constantly in conversation with my lack of a cultural perspective. I’m interested in building a different world with these concepts. I’m most proud of myself for being myself. I feel liberated and it comes from within. I navigate the space of authenticity and let it flow through the work. I Feel like that’s a great asset to attain for society’s people. My name is Sickly and I am the founder of Ghoul-Ambrose.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I’m not sure what people will struggle with—-
My motivation behind all the things that I do is expression of my feelings, and I use these things as lifeline. I don’t necessarily take from the end results and add to the fire, it’s more so the feeling I get from the act. So the act of performing, acting, designing, styling, producing, etc.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

I have read the Steve Jobs autobiography as well as the Malcom X autobiography as told by Alex Haley. Both have impacted my mind frame in different ways. Being an entrepreneur takes persistence and strong belief in yourself.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://ghoulmilitia.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sickly.online/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CHANNELSICKLY

Image Credits

billy – @airfry1 on instagram
ken – @kensmindxl on instagram
nate – @k.yesh_