We recently connected with David Lyve and have shared our conversation below.

David, appreciate you joining us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Jumping out Head first, no parachute, into the music and entertainment world especially when no one in my family had ever done anything close, has been my biggest risk. It all goes back to my high school and having to make the decision of whether to try out for the varsity basketball team, of which I already had a spot, OR try out for the new school musical as they were on the same day at the same time. I was told I couldn’t choose both I had to make 1 life changing decision. Up to that point I had always played basketball and did singing and acting privately and quietly at my local church. But that day I’ll never forget as the gym was next to the theatre auditorium and I stood in the middle of the hallway for it seemed like hours deciding which door to go in. I was sweating and pacing and praying, Lord please don’t let me make the wrong decision. Now understand I had taken that entire summer before getting ready for basketball tryouts, I worked and worked to make sure I was good enough for the varsity level. I even had 1 on 1’s with the coach to show off my new skills and work and he was super impressed. I was ready! But at this same time I felt that pull of the stage just tirelessly calling out to me and I knew being on stage was my home and basketball was just something I was TRYING to do. So I took a deep breath and walked in the theatre and sat down knowing full well I was disappointing my coach and throwing away all the hard work I had done throughout the summer. But sitting in that theatre chair just felt right, felt lasting, felt homely and I knew I made the right choice. I never looked back, I never wondered what would have happened had I went the other way. I do know ever since that decision I have been blessed to work on some amazing projects with some amazing people and sing at some amazing places so I’m thinking it all worked out for my good!

David, 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?

well I’m David Lyve, with a Y and not an I… I am someone who stands on a stage and facilitates your ability to FEEL something by way of singing and playing instruments. I’ve been blessed to do this for many years now on the independant and major professional level. My new album ‘It’s been a week.” is a representation of just that! And I am most proud of the fact that, with all the mundane task we have to accomplish each day, I can present listeners with something they can hold on to and really feel inside them. Not just another song, but an experience of real life with some music attached to it. Now I am a southern boy with a northern charm and a west coast heart, I’ve lived all over but claim Richmond,Va as my home. I am a self taught multi-instrumentalist with a concentration of electric guitar! I am the new lead singer for the multi-platinum group ‘Ready for the World’ as well as a solo international ‘Superstar’ lol with my band CTR (Control the Room).

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 have a lot of friends and family in the cooperate world and retail world and we talk all the time about life and love and the one thing they can never fully understand about me is the ‘know.’ I have ‘known’ who I was and wanted to be and accomplish in this life since I was 7 years old. It drives me and infuriates me at times trying to get to this place that I see in my mind ALL THE TIME. My non-creative friends never understand when I say at times I am envious of their path. Being able to get up in the morning and choose whatever feels right for that moment to pursue when it comes to careers and just general life fun stuff. Where as my brain is fixed on 1 path and that dictates my movements and where I spend my time and who I spend my time with and how long. Its’ a constant mental battle because when I am not creating I feel like I should be creating and not just ‘chilling.’ But then on the flip side my non-creative friends tell me how they are envious of me because I ‘know’ what I want and can go after that where as they don’t have a clear thing to pursue and as much freedom as that is, there is also a prison in that as well…

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

‘Collaboration’ I wish I fully understood collaboration in the early days! I just started running early on and figured I could do every single aspect by myself. I am a huge prince fan and saw that that is how he did it so that must be the ‘right’ way to do it. But was I wrong hahaha. The importance of allowing other creative minds to assist in the journey has become so important to me now as I fully understand that my brain is not big enough to tackle every category lol but having qualified people cover aspects in their expertise make the journey more enjoyable and a lot easier!! I need people!! I need YOU!      

Contact Info:

• Website: davidlyve.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/davidlyve
• Facebook: Facebook.com/davidlyve
• Youtube: YouTube.com/david4life

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