We were lucky to catch up with Alex Wilson recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alex, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

I would say the project that I recently put out, “Uptown Girl” is the most meaningful project I have ever worked on. You see, the final result came out better than I could’ve ever expected. The song started off as just a short idea that I posted to TikTok in an attempt to create a “Breakup anthem” for those who were cheated on. I had a specific vision for the song; it being a song that people can shout to, while drowning their sorrows at the bar. I was also looking for a creative way to look at my own toxic masculinity visually & in writing; so that I could objectively analyze it for my own self-examination. So in a sense, this was kind of like me putting my Diary out online for the world to see. I have also been working with an amazing Therapist. I have to give her props as well, because she really guided me to start “exorcising” my grief & feelings through the lyrics of my music. I hope this song allows people to “exorcise” the ghost of their ex-partner, regardless if they were caught cheating or not. Probably the coolest part was seeing a few of my followers on TikTok, Facebook Reels, & Youtube shorts help me throughout the songwriting process; even assisting me with some lyrical choices. I released the single for “Uptown Girl” on November 28, 2022 & dropped the music video on the January 1st, 2023 & it has received positive review so far. The video was inspired by a very simple James Dean photoshoot. I actually shot the entire thing in my bedroom with my iPhone & edited it on my Laptop. I hope this project will be as meaningful for those who wish to ascend to the 5th dimension & experience “Uptown Girl” for their-selves at the “Wilson GrindHaus Double Feature” inter-dimensional movie theatre!  As for if the “Uptown Girl” is a true story!? Or just a part of Goo Goo’s wild & crazy imagination.…I guess we’ll never know…

Alex, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Sure! My name is Alex Jacob Wilson, but my friends call me Goo Goo. I am an independent artist & creator of the “Wilson Grindhouse Double Feature”, a Native American owned Art house. The “Gentle Man Goo Goo” project was birthed out of the idea of creating “Childlike songs for Adult’s”. My songs consist of theme’s of Childlike Wonder, Magic, Addiction, etc. My music & vocal arrangements have been compared to “Brandon Flowers” of “The Killers” & “Florence + The Machine”, “Lana Del Rey’, & other acts.

And, with only 2 years into the “Goo Goo” project, I have amassed almost 1 million collective impressions across 6 social media platforms & was nominated for “Best Pop Music Video” at the 2022 Native American Music Awards for my song “Dance!”.

As for my Alter-Ego Gentle Man Goo Goo, they are a time traveling CIA agent from the planet Jupiter. Gentle Man Goo Goo suffers from split personalities, and an addiction to warping space time reality. His main two personalities are “Gentle Man”, a find young man who loves to assist the elderly & pursue philanthropic work; the latter being a rageful little spirit boy named “Goo Goo”, whom only want’s to raise literal hell & take all the music making abilities in the universe for himself. The short series I created “Blood” follow Gentle Man & Goo Goo as they travel through the multiverse transporting different Pop star’s & film directors into his zero point reality in an attempt to save the universe from utter destruction. n the year 2000, The Wilson GrindHaus found a collection of VHS tapes, 8-track films & hard drive’s with .mp4’s & uploaded them to the Wilson Grindhaus Double Feature Youtube page. Ascend up to the 5th dimension some time & follow the Wilson Haus more is revealed on the origins of Gentle Man Goo Goo + The Wilson Haus! Also follow us on social media!

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I am excited about the future of NFTs in the music industry, especially with the rise of Native American talent. NFTs & technology alike give hope for full creative & financial autonomy. As a contemporary Native American act that is very adamant about remaining independent of Major Label Deal’s. I believe that Crypto & NFTs provide a glimmer of hope for still-suffering Native communities whose talent & stories have yet to be seen by the masses. I had actually released my own NFT collection on Opensea.io consisting of 4444 “Dance!” tokens that provided 20% royalties to the owners of those tokens. So far, I’ve made about $25 off those NFTs, which is honestly spectacular for my current analytics in the Crypto space. I also agree with Gary Vaynerchuck saying that 99% of NFTs will fall to zero & the “bubble” will pop, as it already has for the majority of NFTs. As utility grows & society becomes “paperless”, I could see the technology going mainstream….I also believe that once cross-platform connection is utilized, this technology will be an everyday thing in our social lives as well. I see a future where not only are people’s bank balance’s displayed, so are their “virtual commodities & artwork”. All different types of cross-platform NFT incorporation are possibly not too far in the future. I would personally like to have the ability to connect my Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram to Fortnite, or other games, then have exclusive skins & “hidden song leaks” that only those “in the know” have access to, etc. It’s hard to predict the future, but I truly believe NFTs will be incorporated into how we socialize as human beings.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder after a Manic breakdown in 2017. I have no shame speaking about it, nor do I wish to shut the door on my past. This time in my life was one of the most challenging time’s I’ve ever experienced. Prior to my diagnosis, I was achieving high success in the commercial film industry around 2014/15. Then, around late 2016 my Father was shot & killed by the Police. Shortly after this horrific event, I suffered what the NYC doctor’s called a “Manic Depressive episode, coupled with Psychosis”. During my episode, I lost touch with reality, while vacationing in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. I literally didn’t sleep for 2 weeks thinking that everyone I knew was “swinging” & engaging in relations with my girlfriend at the time; that Vampire’s, Werewolves’, & Witches were real, etc. ; In short, I had become unbalanced. Unfortunately, my girlfriend at the time couldn’t emotionally handle it, so she decided to go stay with her parents for a night. That same night, I suffered intense delusions/visual hallucinations that my Girlfriend & her family were Vampire’s. I hallucinated that her family & their friends bit into me, Gang SA’d me, tortured me, & drank nearly all of my blood… I guess you can say I may have watched a little too much “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” + “True Blood” growing up lol… I had been suffering from some pretty serious unaddressed mental health issues longer than I had wanted to admit to myself; All of that came to a head that night. I will always be forever grateful to my exes Mother, who took such good care of me during my episode. Although I never saw or talked to her again after that, I was grateful she brought me to Mt. Sinai, for that started me on a journey of recovery, helping others, & rediscovering my passion for music + video editing.

Within the course of about 6 months: my father was shot dead, I was fired from my job for “depressingly talking about your Dad being murdered all the time”; I suffered a mental breakdown, my ex started acting different around me & changed her passcode… Then, after having a breakdown in the apartment we shared for 3 years together I was kicked out, & my Mom flew 2,549 miles to move me back to my hometown to live with her. To say I took a major L, would be an understatement… Though, I continued to persevere…

Music, Arts, & Storytelling have been my saving grace throughout my entire life & has helped me tremendously with managing my mental illness. & in coping with family dysfunction. I feel as though my music & videos are the only place on Earth where I am able to stare at all the “Inner-Scaries”, “Vampires”, & “Ghouls” right in their stupid little faces; & “Exorcise” them by bringing them to the light. This creative process allows me to realize that there really isn’t anything scary about these things at all, & that there is a solution to every problem that we encounter as human beings.

I have always gotten back “up on the horse” in spite of anything, or anyone, that life has thrown at me. My connection to my Higher Power, whom I consider to be my True loving parent, has always gotten me through some of the worst moments in my life. Through the gifts of artwork, video, & music, I am able to digest the unpalatable realities of life & move forward in my development, hopefully growing in the likeness of my creator. Life isn’t an Oscar award-winning movie, it’s more exciting. It can also turn into a Double feature Horror Show overnight. Greatness & Good orderly direction are not reserved for the lucky, they are there for anyone who is earnestly willing to put in the work, & get honest with themselves… That the ideal I strive for in this life… I can have my shelter taken away, my reality warped, even my clothes ripped off my back & my dignity severed; yet no one, absolutely no one, can take away the truth in which I hold in my heart & my mind. This, I know, today.

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Image Credits
Photography by Goo Goo