KILLBOY – High On My Own Supply

By starrymag | May 5, 2020

By: Courtney Groom

 

 

 

Q) How would you describe your sound?

 

A) Like a watermelon Sour Patch, if you can get past the rough and sour parts on the outside it’s always smooth n’ sweet underneath.

 

Q) Who are some of your musical influences?

 

A) Before I figured out who I was, I went through stages where I mimicked the artists I loved. The first was in fourth grade – Avril Lavigne. The second was My Chemical Romance. Then, there was Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Adele and Lil Wayne. And the last times I ever cringingly tried to be anyone else was upon hearing Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die album and The Neighbourhood’s I Love You After that I just wanted to stop mainlining my influences and figure out who I was. I’m sure all of those artists are still a part of me, just not in such an excruciatingly-embarrassing-and-definitely-documented-in-Youtube-videos-to-be-used-against-me-in-the-future type of way. Right now, I really look up to ACDC and Prince.

 

Q) Congratulations on the new single “High on my Own Supply.” Please tell us what the inspiration behind the song.

 

A) Thank you. When I put myself in situations where others provide for me, it typically ends up that I start being manipulated and controlled by other people besides myself, which is the opposite of what makes me happy. So, it’s about not ever doing that again.

 

Q) The song is very catchy – was this your intention from the start when writing and creating the song?

 

A) When I wrote it, I just kept singing whatever felt good at the moment, which is what I always do.

 

Q) As a songwriter and a producer, what were any challenges you faced when writing and recording “High on my Own Supply?”

 

A) I didn’t have windows that shut properly, so there’s a lot of traffic and general Koreatown noise in the vocal. It was produced and recorded on a cheap mic, Scarlett interface and KRK speakers. If that’s all you have to work with, then that’s all you got. I always do my best with what I have. If you make excuses because you can’t afford a Manley mic, don’t know an engineer or have access and connections to studios, you’ll never make it to the big studios. What’s funny is I made it to the big studios and I didn’t even like it. So, I built an awesome studio in my house. I could have re-recorded the vocals before I released it, but to me it would have lost the main essence of the song – being broke and at the bottom but still being free and chasing the vision.

 

Q) What is your song writing process? Do you need music before you can work on lyrics? 

 

A) I write songs in different ways every time. I can hear music in my head so I don’t really need it to write. Sometimes if I’m uninspired I just write over beats I find on the internet. For me, making a song is just painting a picture. It doesn’t matter how I get there or where I go, I’m just excited to see what happens.

 

Q) You recently dropped the visuals for the song ‘WHEREDAFUCC,” which was your first music video. How much fun did you have shooting it and where did visual ideas come from?

 

A) Beating up the cheerleaders was my dream come true. I just wanted to show how ridiculously judgmental people can be and how dumb it is to torment someone for living differently than you. The visuals are just one part of my story. Those things really happened to me, but instead of beating up cheerleaders I moved away from my hometown and focused on myself.

 

Q) You also recently teamed up with RIFF RAFF to write and produce a remix for “TIP TOE 3.5.” How did that collaboration come about?

 

A) I posted a video of me singing “Tip Toe 3” over a little beat I made. He saw it on Twitter, reposted, followed and hit my DM to put it out. I went to the studio that night, recorded vocals, wrote a verse, finished production, sent it to him with an open verse like [laughs], “You should add a verse. That would be so funny,” type beat trying to play it cool and he did. I really respect his artistry and love his songs so it was very dope that it happened.

 

Q) During the current quarantine you’ve been dropping tons of contents for fans through social media and even recreating hits such as “Hello” by Adele into a Corona rendition – Where do you get your ideas from and how long did it take you to write that rendition?

 

A) Funny stuff, I just make on the spot. It takes zero seconds. The things I post are just whatever comes to my mind at the moment.

 

Q) KILLBOY is all about content whether that’s dropping songs, visuals or giving out KILLBOY knowledge. How do you manage to find a balance between work life and home life and not work yourself too hard?

 

A) I’m literally just always making music, getting pissed off about something or doing something creative. It’s just how I have fun. Sometimes I spice things up by going for walks or skates around the neighborhood or watching Netflix. I don’t really consider it working until I have to do some annoying shit like making clean versions and then I basically become the bitch that keeps going to the kitchen or the bathroom every thirty minutes to play on my phone and look in the mirror. I also always call my mom and spend time with people and pets that I love. I think creating and doing that are the two most important things I can ever do with my time and that keeps me sane.

 

Q) What do you hope listeners take away from your music?

 

A) I hope they will be inspired to become more comfortable in speaking their minds, not be ashamed of any part about them, never limit themselves, never let anyone tell them what to do, accept that we’re all fucked up and weird and different and feel free and empowered to do whatever makes them happy whenever they want and live their best life.

 

Q) What would you like to say to everyone who are fans and supporters of you and the work you do?

 

A) I LOVE YOU, please feel free to reach out to me and let me know you exist. I read all my comments ❤.

 

Watch The Video For WHEREDAFUCC:

 

Watch The Video for High On My Own Supply: