We were lucky to catch up with Mylo Stone recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Mylo thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
My biggest risk in my journey as a creative was to let go of preconceived ideas of what my journey would look like. We are fed my societal norms that the life of a creative should some how be monetised and industry success is the parameter of you being valid as an artist. I gave up on music because of this idea. After having some low level success with a few releases it felt like I was always trying to track the next thing.when I came back to making music after a 4 year break I decided that money or validation from others would not be a goal and I should protect my creativity from these things at all costs. Ironically since I started this new way of thinking I have fallen in love with the process and the process has truly become the prize aswell. I have turned down offers that would compromise this and on doing so it has seemed to elavate me more than before. To truly let go of these concepts of success you can be free to create and eveything else can come along or not but still you have a fuel that can’t be burnt out as it relys on nothing other than your own love for what your doing.
Mylo , 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 creative moniker is Mylo stone. I am from Bristol in the uk. I create and perform hip hop. Along with releasing music through our independant label green brick records I have performed extensively through out the uk and Europe. We are independant in everything we do from live performance to digital distribution. My main goal is to be heard by as many people as possible without compromising my vision of what hip hop is to me. The experiences and community this creative identity has given me is eveything. A purpose to live for and a reason to get up in the morning, our main problems wothin this industry is treading the line between attempting to have a audience but also not changing the creative output to suit anyone but ourselves
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
This biggest reward for me is the very action of creating. The community that it brings. The connections that are sometimes life long friendships and the experiences that you are left with. Being in a studio with loved ones and creating something and releasing it into the world is a beautiful and vulnerable thing that money can’t buy, performing to a crowd and feeling the energy exchange is quite magical
Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?
I read the book my Steven pressfeild call “The war of art” this changed everything for me. It’s about creativity as a full time job,regardless of money or praise. I would highly recommend this book to all creatives
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Instagram.com/mylo_stone_
- Other: https://linktr.ee/mylostone?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=b64dea23-5c0b-42bc-bfa1-a1da2108004d&fbclid=PAAaYU_RyzHjjsrtKQc_rZOj6rIBY5et9ERik53cK0YhGC8RQqgTGuLWUe3_A_aem_AdjjozsR1Ou7qY7nKKUGaOJn0KTKme8GFoRyKMQhmEy6w2ct7nTXgT6ImwwVxgba-PI