We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Rose Savage. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Rose below.
Rose, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. 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.
The biggest risk I ever took was moving to Nashville almost three years ago. At the time, I was living in North Carolina, working back to back meaningless jobs, and feeling like I was being depleted of my life‘s purpose, which has always been music and the creative arts. I knew deep down that I wasn’t meant to stay in the same place, and I needed to go somewhere that could help me achieve my life’s purpose. I already had a few musician friends who lived in Nashville and all it took for me to take this chance was to be so sick and tired of being sick and tired of not doing what it was that I really wanted to do with my life. So, I packed up, left my dead end relationship, moved to Nashville and I never looked back. Taking this chance came with its own set of challenges, such as leaving someone that I was with at the time behind and leaving behind everything I ever knew, but I also had to tell myself that that was the point all along: you can’t expect to grow in the same place that kept you stagnant. Moving here opened doors to opportunities to, not only play in bands, but meet some of my greatest friends in the industry. For those reasons and many more, it was the best decision I ever made.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I am a solo artist, the bassist for the band Shedonist, a TikTok personality who created the “Burn In Hell” series (where I talk about bad people in history / music and just general entertainment), and the host of an upcoming podcast called Sisterhood of the Traveling Rants, where we discuss hot takes, news, & pop culture, and will be available on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Music. I wear many hats in my day-to-day life, but I love staying busy, especially if it is pertaining to my dreams. I think what sets me apart from other creatives is that I don’t allow the mundane details to influence my capabilities to accomplish what it is that I set out to do. I think that is the number one cause of death for a lot of people who want to follow their dreams and make them a reality: it’s really easy to get sucked so far into negative thinking and menial grievances that you forget what your life’s purpose is. We are human “beings,” not human “doings.” I’m proud of the fact that I have the mentality to endure those challenges in these industries—I stand by the idea that you live this life for you, and no one else. I encourage everyone to pull that version of yourself out and set out to be who it is you truly want to be.
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
To be honest with you, my success on social media came out of nowhere. I had maybe 5000 followers on TikTok before I had started my “Burn In Hell” series, and one day last year, I was laying in bed and just decided to post a silly TikTok of me, talking about people who I thought deserve to burn in hell (lol). That video hit almost 1,000,000 views and people started commenting for more, and that’s how I began the series. I am currently at almost 70,000 followers and building my TikTok platform has allowed me to also start the podcast with two good friends of mine, and the first episode is set to be released on Valentine’s Day. The best advice that I can give is this: just do it. When you receive an inspired call to action, it doesn’t matter how silly you think it may be, just do it. Had I not decided to make a random TikTok in the middle of May, I would’ve never how many people wanted to hear more. Also, another piece of advice that I can give is to stay organized. Keep a notebook or a Notes app in your phone of a schedule for yourself. Treat yourself like you are your own boss, and take it seriously, even if it doesn’t feel like what you’re doing is serious.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
The biggest lesson I had to unlearn is that “art will get you nowhere.” Growing up, my dad was not a good person, to say the least. One thing he would do was always talk down on musicians and artists and tried to consistently discourage me from wanting to take it seriously as a career. But even from a young age, I always knew that the music/creative industry was the path for me; I always felt that. But I struggled with the idea of actually pursuing it because of the toxic ideas that I had been indoctrinated into. As I grew older, I had to come to the realization that the only reason anyone, (family, friends, etc.) talks down on your dreams is because they, themselves, know that they could never achieve what you could achieve. I had to take my power back from someone who never had it to begin with.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @therosesavage
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@therosesavage?si=_t_DTp0ese6BM-FB
- Other: We are currently undergoing “construction” for our podcast but our Instagram handle is @sisofthetravelingrantspodcast
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