We were lucky to catch up with Sigifredo Flores recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Sigifredo thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?
I have a “regular” job, but my direction has always been to be successful. I never wanted to be a starving artist, why I got to starve for? So I locked in a profession that could sustain my art. I’m a creator and as a creator it’s my job to make things happen. Although I’m busy for 8 hours out of the day, that doesn’t hinder me from focusing on my craft when I get off. You ever hang out with artist? They create no matter what, always evolving. Always moving.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Sigifredo Flores, and I’m a first-generation Mexican American. I grew up in the now-infamous neighborhood called Oak Cliff. I’m 100% a product of my environment, but the parts that outshine the dark veil that has cast over the good.
I’m an artist who focuses on making rap music. I recently dropped a project titled “El Mejor Sabor.” I walked around for a little over half a year with a voice recorder in my pocket, recording the conversations I had with my friends to sample them on my project. I deemed it important to not only represent myself and my stories but also to highlight the people around me who have influenced the work I’ve been creating. I look forward to y’all checking it out.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I always knew that creating was in my future. What I wanted to create, though, was the real question. I couldn’t draw growing up—shoot, I still can’t draw now. If you look through my notebooks, it’s all stick figures when it comes to chalking out ideas.
So, I chose to be a writer instead. I started with story writing, then moved on to poetry, and eventually found my way to writing music. I’ve leaned into not just creating the music but also developing the storyboards for the video content that has came out, and will be coming out in the near future.
Stay creative, y’all!
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
As a human being, I find it valuable to exercise our free will to do just that—be human. Whatever you decide on how to experience it is totally up to you, but that’s the power of freedom, ya know? Different folks have different strokes, and I chose to be creative.
The ability to bring ideas to life in the way you envisioned them is a beautiful feeling. It’s almost like when you and your lady are about to tie the knot, and she is envisioning her ideal wedding. There’s a vision, and it’s up to us as artists to bring it to life.
My best friends work in or out of a kitchen—whether it be a restaurant or in a studio at 2 a.m. trying to write some music. We’re all cooking, in different ways? Yes, but we’re all trying to be the best us. Hence the name of my newest project, “El Mejor Sabor,” highlighting the food truck Discada in Austin, TX. I wanted to pay homage to the cooking world that’s sculpted and influenced my projects, and marrying it with my love for rap music.
To me, that’s living. Create and die.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/donsig
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/don_sigarillo/
- Twitter: https://x.com/Don_Sigarillo
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@s.i.g.627
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/@RawLemonFilm
Image Credits
Vivian Mendoza
Hector Sifuentes