We recently connected with Jazmyn Alexis and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Jazmyn, thanks for joining us today. Has your work ever been misunderstood or mischaracterized?

Absolutely. Being an artist can sometimes get challenging, because from what I’ve so far experienced, the music industry is built on trends and opinions. I don’t want to give out any specific stories because what matters is what I’ve learned from them. And what I’ve learned is that confidence and standing in your own right, taking what is rightfully yours is the backbone of being a successful artist in these times.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am Jazmyn Alexis, singer-songwriter/recording artist. I am originally from Cincinnati, OH, currently residing in Atlanta, GA. I create music. I’ve been singing since a toddler, studied most of my life in Art School. I think about creating music/visual concepts from the time I wake up til the moment I close my eyes. I make healing, relatable, empowering music. I seek to touch as many souls as possible through my gift. I plan to bring healing in forms such as finishing sentences of the ones who are at a loss for words, creating safe spaces for the ones who feel alone, Be a pillar of safety to the ones who feel exposed or not enough. I plan to bring an enormous amount of beauty, love and excitement into the world. Living legend I am.

: Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My drive on this journey has shifted drastically due to maturity and the health of my mental state. When I was younger I was always the sibling, the child, the classmate who would always hear “Hurry up and get rich and famous already”. I’ve always been the courageous and faith driven one out of any of my circles. From those experiences, I believe that sense of leadership put me in a mindset of not letting anyone down. This can be really stressful and draining at times because life doesn’t always go as planned and as an aspiring artist and entertainer PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WATCHING YOU under a microscopic lens. There’s so much judgment, so there’s so much comparison. People pray on your downfall.
My mama had to sit me down one day and told me “Yes! we all believe in you and we know you’re going to be successful, but whatever you want to do make sure you’re doing it for you and no one else. Because when you go to sleep at night you alone have to live with the choices you make. We cried, had a heart to heart. and from then on I’ve focused more on doing things for me, things that make me feel beautiful and strong and important. My goal shifted from making everyone else proud of me to making myself proud of me,

Have you ever had to pivot?

SO MANY PIVOTS lol. But to talk about one, I’d have to choose an experience from when I lived in Chicago. I rented out a studio apartment and although I was struggling alot with maintaining my bills, that apartment was one thing I could call my own, my safe space to write, be naked if i want, play with myself lol.. etc. At the time I was with my first love, we had a very loving but yet toxic relationship. His mom had kicked him out and so he needed a place to stay. He stayed with me for about a month and eventually found a lick paying $400 a month for a house. He asked me to move with him and of course I did! Not only were we trying to save up our coin, we were very much in love and were invested in our futures together. When we moved in, the place was disgusting, we cleaned it together, painted together moved my furniture in. About 9 months go by and things aren’t the same. We’re arguing more, he started being weird about his phone, things didn’t feel light anymore. I eventually found out he was messing with someone from his job and it crushed me. I didn’t speak for 3 whole days. On that 3rd day, i mustered up enough courage to tell him I was ready to talk, by that time he was furious and dragged me out of our home in negative degree snow. As I was outside in the snow I knew what we built together was destroyed and everything that i worked towards was lost. I went from having my own place and furniture to literally sleeping on my mama couch back home. I was embarrassed, hurt, betrayed, lonely. I literally felt like it was the end for me. But as time went on, I learned a lot from that situation. I learned that people are going to do what they want to do no matter how good you are to them. I also learned that you shouldn’t put all of your eggs in one basket and expect life to pan out exactly how you planned. I went from being independent and having my own to literally feeling depressed; like a failure with nothing.
This pivot was so life changing because it humbled me enough to realize the importance of stability, In a matter of seconds everything you’ve built can crumble and you’ll be the one left there to pick up all the piece. So focus on you first and allow everything else to fall into place around that.

Contact Info:

• Website: JazmynAlexis.com
• Instagram: @JazmynAlexis
• Facebook: @JazmynAlexis
• Twitter: @JazmynAlexis
• Youtube: Jazmyn Alexis

Image Credits
@isojoker_ @1sagefilms