We were lucky to catch up with Omar Sicilia recently and have shared our conversation below.

Omar, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?

When I was 22 years old, I wanted to write the most beautiful and profound songs in the world, but to write songs we need to live, one day I asked a writer if it was normal that in 3 months, I had not written any song and he answered this: ”You are doing something more important, you are living, if you don’t live you can’t write songs”, at that moment I didn’t understand it, I thought he answered like that just to end the conversation, but I realized that the songs I wrote after that were more about me, or about people around me, I think you need experiences to write songs, tell stories, even to predict the future you need experience, that’s why a songs can connect and move different generations, so I don’t believe in that of starting sooner or later, at least not in music, it would been impossible when I was 22 years old write what I have written in the last 5 years.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

Omar Sicilia, Cuban American singer-songwriter, born on August 10, 1985 in Puerto Padre, Cuba. After graduating as an Art Instructor in 2004, at the University of Las Tunas province, he taught music in primary, secondary and pre-university schools until 2006. In 2007 he made his first concert and began to sing at the most important festivals in Cuba, his songs became part of the soundtrack of his generation.
In August 2012, Omar Sicilia, along with his band, his Kereya, was signed by the Cuban Institute of Music. He began to be recognized for the authenticity of his music, in which he mixed elements of Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues and Country.
In August 2014, Omar Sicilia traveled to Canada for an extensive tour of the province of Ontario, offering concerts in cities such as Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Orillia, Owen Sound and others. Sharing with artists and audiences who speak other languages has made Omar Sicilia a universal artist, that is why his music touches the hearts of people from different parts of the world, to whom he gives music, love and freedom. Now Now he lives in Miami and just released his debut album.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

When I listen to music, I can do things that only superheroes in movies can do, I close my eyes and I can go anywhere, music makes me a better person, it gives me unlimited love and freedom. Just imagining that my music can give others those sensations makes me want to not leave the recording studio until I produce something that people can use as a protective shield from all the bad things out there.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

Love is the answer, that’s still the lesson that everyone should learn, that’s why it’s the title of my album, that’s the difference between bad people and good people, that’s the difference between people who have a shitty life and those who have found happiness, LOVE

Contact Info:

• Website: http://omarsicilia.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarsicilia/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxFxJ5SOO6_kDxaryayWZg
• Other: New Album: https://hypeddit.com/omarsicilia/elamoreslarespuesta

Image Credits
Fernando Ingles