Stranger 99/100 – Kevin
“I want to make a name for myself. I want people to know me.”
Meet Kevin.
What advice would you give to your younger self? “Take school extremely seriously. High school, middle school… all of it.”
What is your biggest challenge right now? “Maintaining… keeping a steady pace.”
What’s keeping you from doing that? “Myself… not being disciplined.”
What are your goals? Where do you want to be in ten years? “In ten years… I want to make a name for myself. I want people to know me. I want to make an impact… at least for my family.”
What’s the plan? “I do a little music right now… hip-hop, rap.”
What’s the biggest misconception people have about you? “I don’t know… people just ask me if I’m ok… like I have a mean face all the time. I don’t really talk to a whole lot of people. I just keep to myself.“
If you could put a billboard up in Charlotte, what would it say? “Life goes on.”
Are you active in the music scene yet? “I’m just writing. I haven’t stepped into the studio just yet, but I’ve been writing a lot of stuff.”
What advice would you give to people starting out in music? “Never give up honestly. Nowadays you can really go viral… you just gotta keep going. Even when you feel like you’re not going so good… you’re not gaining fans… even if it takes years, just keep going. Even people who are big now, it took them years. You just gotta keep pursuing it and getting better and better and finding that new thing that people like.”
Technical Notes: It was a cloudy day, and I used a reflector below Kevin’s face to even out the light. Despite the processed look, I barely edited this portrait at all in Lightroom. This was the rare case where the subject, lighting and background all came together at the same time.
Dan Russell-Pinson 