My dad has shaped my taste in what I like and that basically shaped the way in which I make music. On Unexpected Arrival , you were really inspired by Kanye and the s. Who would you say inspires you now or inspired this album?
That helps this creative process, you know? My voice is always credited to those people. Would you say you have a specific artist you identify with? Is this going to be an album-rollout type of thing? I love to have that kind of relationship with my fans. I want to share what I go through and they can relate. Is that the first song you made when you decided to do music again? Album drops at midnight!! When did the album process start for you?
January of this year. It all really turned around very quickly. Yeah, totally. How do you practice mental health? I think everything has to be set aside. I have a therapist, I go to therapy. I feel like music is a therapy, that is therapeutic in itself.
Yeah, I just think that you have to make time for it if you wanna feel progression with it. What made you return to music? Would you say music is your priority? Last question. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox. Vibe is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All Rights Reserved. View this post on Instagram. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Subscribe. Read More About Diggy Simmons. Powered by WordPress. Coming of age has almost always been a tumultuous time for anyone wondering how to enter the new adulthood phase and leave their childhood behind.
Therefore Diggy took two years for some self-discovery and to be at a better place mentally as he told Hip Hop DX. According to Diggy, DMC is addicted to fitness. To him, drinking and having wild nights is all part of growing up; hence, he cannot judge how people choose to spend their time.
It is this realization that we cannot control everything that led him through an acceptance phase; hence, the title of the song. He says that you cannot foresee the cards you are dealt with; thus, you will have to know how to play the hand. Diggy acknowledges that the movie made people to start appreciating him beyond his music. In , rumors had it that the musician was secretly engaged to a year- old model and singer, Jessica Jarell.
According to IBT , it is his friends who were spreading the gossip saying that the two had been engaged around Christmas and were planning to get married when Diggy turned However, Diggy shut down the rumors saying that he heard about his own engagement from the media but was single.
Diggy disclosed in one interview that after taking a break from music, fear withheld him from making it back to the industry. He, therefore, advises others to let things flow and avoid the pressure of wanting something to turn out in a specific way; once you have done all you can, trust the process to give you a great outcome.
Diggy cannot say that his music has not enabled him to brush shoulders with some of the legendary musicians. He boasts of collaborations with Pharrell and Bruno Mars among many more artists. However, although he considers Kanye West and Jay Z as some of his favorite musicians, he hopes to one day do a song with Harry Styles. He shares a lot with Styles since both are not only musicians but actors as well.
When Diggy was ready to get back in the studio, he did not hope to complete any project, yet when he started making music, nothing held him back. Tapping from the experiences of six years he had been away from the industry, Diggy focused on the life lessons and mental growth he had gone through to come up with an album. Aiden's been an entertainment freelancer for over 10 years covering movies, television and the occasional comic or video game beat.
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