ONETEEHENDRIX

Northlake, IL, USA

Torn between two homes, ONETEE found balance in the middle ground of music. It surrounded him and he soaked it in. Everything from Mac Miller to Linkin Park; Michael Jackson to Nirvana; Three 6 Mafia to Juice WRLD; XXXTENTACION to Machine Gun Kelly. It all made him actually FEEL something besides the chaos of being stuck between an undereducated father’s house and a bipolar mother’s house. The energy he got being raised in that near constant transit and rhythm had a profound effect upon him; the music was like a soundtrack for it all. It gave him a home. It gave him the strength, and the courage and the determination to be kind in the face of fear, to choose peace over war and to make art that touches the souls of millions (hopefully) instead of soulless pursuits that benefit only one. He sits alone at night and wonders if all the problems in the world like climate change and hate crimes will ever get “better” but he knows if he continues to sit there, they're certain to get worse.