We recently connected with Cleirmor Len and have shared our conversation below.

Cleirmor, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Do you wish you had waited to pursue your creative career or do you wish you had started sooner?

I started my creative career very early in life — unknowingly, actually. In the beginning, and even now, I’ve created as a means of release. I’m from Greenville, MS, and while some might say we’re rural and behind in certain aspects of the world, it’s also bred some of the greatest artists, writers, and professional athletes of all time. I believe the lack of metropolitan distractions forces the artist to dig deeper for creativity.

The timeline of events is a blur to me. I’ve created things, moved on, and made new moments without lingering too long. It’s been a constant cycle of regeneration. I realized that clinging to past work limited my future potential — creating a trap of always trying to outdo something that “worked.” I wish I’d understood that sooner.

I’ve been creating out of passion since 2003, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that my art started generating real revenue. I invested everything I had and nearly lost it all, more than once.

To me, it’s important to seek omnipresence in art — to touch everything and experiment with all the world has to offer. There’s no set timeline for when I want things to happen. It’s simply a blessing to be alive and able to create as a human being. What you make today will last forever, whether you like it or not — so treat it that way.

In this moment of my life, I’m excited to see what’s next. 🧯💨🔥

Cleirmor, 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?

My artist name is Cleirmor Len.

When I was around 14 or 15, I wanted to design eyeglasses with a curvature around the lenses — to avoid that cut-off point where people who wear glasses lose their peripheral vision because of the frame shape. I wasn’t sure then, and still not entirely sure now, if “Quadratic Lenses” are a thing. But it’s something I scribbled in my notebooks as a kid and kept up with over the years. Back then, I called it Clear More Lenses.

Later in life, when I started making music, I wanted a name that felt unique. After playing around with different spellings and variations, I landed on Cleirmor Len.

As I mentioned before, I’ve been in the arts since I was a child — just naturally doing stuff. It wasn’t until later, once I ventured outside of Greenville, MS, that I realized the potential of my work. I was fortunate to meet great people and build solid relationships.

Over the years, I’ve been a part of clothing brand startups, recorded, mixed, and mastered songs for both myself and other artists, shot and edited videos, helped with campaigns, and handled digital marketing. I picked up all these skills in pursuit of my own DIY music career — mostly out of necessity, because I didn’t have the resources or finances early on. It was frustrating back then, but looking back now, I’m grateful for it. It shaped me into who I needed to become for the role I’m in today.

I’ve explored a lot of different jobs professionally — mostly sales. And every skill I picked up along the way has helped me get to the next stage of my life.

What’s gotten me recent attention is the creation of my Instagram page, @nineteen59impala. I started it about a month ago as an outlet for my love of cars, music, videography, and graphics. It’s been the perfect creative mix. I’ve always loved working anonymously. Not sure why — it’s just never been about the credit for me. Although, I’ll admit, in the past it’s led to some missed money opportunities. But my thing has always been about creating. That’s my service to this world: to make something that stays behind.

I’m excited to see what other inspirations come my way. Since I’ve been in sales, a lot of people have reached out to me to help broker cars — specifically 1959 Impalas. I’ve built a nice network of collectors and sellers through the page, and right now I’m just capitalizing on the moment, connecting people, and getting deals done.

I think it’s amazing how, as an artist, things naturally happen when they’re meant to. That’s how God works. I had no plans for any of this to be clear — but I’ve enjoyed every moment.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

I think it’s important to be intentional with your initial launch in any direction. Not knowing what kind of success the page and content would get, I simply wanted to create something I could enjoy without bias. I made sure the videos I created didn’t have moments where, as a viewer, I’d want to click away. If I could entertain myself, I knew it would entertain others.

I made about 50 videos before anything happened. I was fine with getting 3 likes. I just wanted a place to view my creations outside of my camera roll.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The ability to create anything you can think of. It’s been said so many times but it is true we have 24 hours each day.

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• Instagram: @NINETEEN59IMPALA

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