We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Xavier Cooper a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Xavier, thanks for joining us today. If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?

I absolutely wish I could’ve started my creative career sooner. Growing up I always had a creative mind. My imagination was very wild and vivid. I experimented with a few creative things but I never went all the way with anything. I rapped. I made beats. I wrote poems. I use to draw but I wasn’t so good at drawing. Honestly speaking, it took me a long time to find out that creating content and being creative was something that was apart of me naturally. I didn’t truly find that out until last year. When I was younger, I had no idea that creative careers such as comedy, music, acting and art could make you money and a sense of purpose. Growing up I don’t think my folks took careers like that seriously so I never took it seriously. I really didnt look at doing it realistically in my teenage years and in my early 20s. If I had’ve decided to do content creating and comedy earlier I would’ve been a million times better at it by now and possibly further with my career.

Xavier, 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 Xavier Cooper and I’m the funny guy from Decatur, GA. I originally had my eyes set on sports journalism and becoming the next Stephen A Smith. I had a love for the NBA specifically and still do. But I found out that just because you’re passionate about something doesn’t mean you have to have a career in it. I started a podcast but I had to end it due to not having the funds to pay for studio time and the space to create my own. But I do intend on starting that back up later down the road. Fast forward a few years, I felt like GOD told me to try new things. Last year I tried to start a cleaning business but that wasn’t really me. I was focused on trying to make fast money instead of enjoying what I was doing. One day I decided to try standup comedy. I started writing jokes and went to an open mic to do a 4 minute set. I didn’t do bad and people actually laughed. I was super nervous but it felt good to make a big group of people laugh and be entertained. It was very therapeutic. That was in 2021. It’s 2022 and I’m much better at what I do. I’ve kinda gotten over my stage fright and I’m posting comedy content every week. My mission is to make people feel good, be inspired and laugh. I wanna create content that people can relate to and help enjoy their downtime when they’ve had a long day at work. Most of my content is based on real life situations and things. I love to imitate rappers and other celebrities. I try to keep my comedy pretty clean because I am a Christian. The lord is still working on me though.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding thing for me is making people feel good and building my confidence in the process. I was never one to get in front of a camera and talk. Now I love it! I love the process of creating jokes and editing videos. It doesn’t feel like work at all. A couple of people have told me they look forward to seeing my videos and it makes their day. That means the world to me. I know I don’t have a million followers but I appreciate the few hundred I have that support me. I get to use my imagination and let my mind run free. All I have to do is press the record button and let my brain do the rest. I feel GOD is truly blessing me.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

I believe society can support artists and creatives by realizing that it’s needed. People need creatives to help take their mind away from work and the worries of the world. With so many people suffering from mental illness it’s imperative that we find ways to make people smile again. I think people could also start funding the creatives they admire. It takes alot of money to invest in our craft. Yes, we are creators and well always find creative ways to do things under a budget. But it helps when we have the finances to make things flow easier and with less stress.

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• Instagram: Therealxaviercooper
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• Twitter: XonTheEastside
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