Today, we sat down with Misery Lane to discus inspiration to write music, advice for musicians, and much more! Be sure to check out the music from Misery Lane below on Spotify after the interview!
Interview:
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your
surroundings?
The inspiration for the music is lived experience minus politics and religion. Every hour of life could be a song whether it be good, bad, or otherwise. It just takes the right aspect to peak behind the veil and find the deeper meaning and translate that into an experience people can understand and relate to.
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
When I was a young boy, my father listened to a lot of classic rock and RnB but as I got older, I found that early metal was where my heart was. Bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. were really speaking to me at that age. It wasn’t until later that I wanted to find the emotion behind the music and really fell into the blues and country. I try to bring a little bit of all those sounds to my music. That’s why when people ask what kind of music, we play I say it’s not genre specific. More to skating the razor’s edge of where rock meets metal. People ask me my style and I say metal riffs with blues solos.
Is there someone you looked up as a hero?
Not really. I learned at an early age that heroes are just cardboard ideas for little people to focus on to forget what’s really happening. It wasn’t until I joined the Marines that I found out what a real hero was. I can’t say I ever wanted to be or emulate anyone but myself.
If you weren’t a musician, would you be doing today?
I can’t imagine not doing something with music. Nietzsche said that life without music is a mistake and I agree.
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create
music?
Do what you love and never compromise. Pour yourself into. Listen to critiques but don’t dwell on the haters. There will always be people who take pride in putting others down and most of those are too
Music:
