We recently connected with Chris Cyr and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Chris, thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I have always been a creative person. Always drawing, or writing, or playing music. I picked up a guitar when I was young, say about 6 years old or so but I didn’t take it seriously. I played more guitar hero. Jump a few years to when I was twelve, I asked for a guitar for Christmas and I just went with it. I started learning riffs that I liked and then the chords. I didn’t realize it was something that would eventually take over as the forefront of my life at the time but it eventually became a passion. I had began jamming with some friends in my cellar for a few years and honing skills I would later need. I was endlessly playing and not doing anything else really. But when I finished high school I wasn’t satisfied with just messing around in my basement anymore. I knew what the next step was, and that was to create a real band and so it began.

Chris, 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?

To anyone who stumbles upon our (Generation Dead) works and our music. I always like it to be known that anyone can do this stuff if they want to. We like to portray the most human image possible. Music and passion in its most raw form. The name Generation Dead is a statement and a feeling that many of us Gen Z young adults have. We feel stuck, we don’t feel we have a meaning. Everything that once seemed achievable is slipping farther away. We are trying to provide an outlet for everyone feeling this same way. A release. A way for you to listen and say “hey that’s what I feel” nothing is better than hearing a song that just explains what you have been feeling. It’s a relief to be understood.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Quite honestly the best thing you can do to support any artist whether it be a painter, a writer, or a band. The best thing you can do is interact with them. Whether that be just dropping them a like or a follow or giving them a shoutout in your page. Or even just expressing that you enjoy their stuff. It helps out everyone when they know their craft is appreciated. If I really like someone’s art I always try to buy a hard copy of it if I can. Whether it be a print, a t shirt, a cd, whatever they have. But if their message speaks to me I’m never afraid to give them a bit of my time to say thank you for creating what they have. I have amassed quite the collection of local art and music.

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.

Personally I think anyone can be creative if they put their mind to it. So for anyone who deems themselves “non-creative” you just have to break out of that mind set. Positivity is the key. I’m not saying it’s going to be sunshine all the time. There is definitely dark points as an artist. There will be times where you doubt everything you’ve done so far. There will be times where you question the future. But there is only one thing you need and that is perseverance. You have to be true to yourself and know your direction.

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