We recently had the chance to connect with DAVID HERNANDEZ and have shared our conversation below.
DAVID, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What is a normal day like for you right now?
It usually starts with me pretending I’m going to meditate and journal… and then immediately checking my phone to see if I booked anything or if my publicist texted me about some press thing. Then I make coffee like it’s a sacred ritual — because honestly, it is.
From there, it’s chaos in the best and worst way — juggling emails, side hustles, songwriting, self-tapes, vocal warm-ups, and trying to remember to actually eat.
Some days I’m in full creative mode, writing or rehearsing. Other days I’m just a human trying to keep up with the pace of life and not spiral about whether I’m doing enough.
At night, I usually decompress by watching something dark or ridiculous (or both), or I’ll sit in my studio and conjure up a new song that probably will never see the light of day. There’s a lot of movement, a lot of feeling, and a lot of gratitude — even when it’s messy.
I guess my “normal” day is just me trying to find balance between ambition, peace, and not burning the pasta while I think about my next project. 😅
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m David Hernandez — a singer, songwriter, and actor who’s been doing this wild entertainment thing for quite a while now. Most people first met me on American Idol, but since then I’ve been lucky enough to tour the world, release a lot of music that comes straight from the heart, and now step into the world of film and TV — my latest feature GLAMPING just dropped on Tubi as part of “Terror on Tubi.”
My brand, if I had to sum it up, is about authenticity and feeling everything — the messy, the beautiful, and the in-between. I write and perform from a place of vulnerability and truth, because I think people are craving that more than ever. Whether it’s a song like “Feel It All” or a scene in a movie, I want people to walk away feeling seen, less alone, and maybe even inspired to own their story too.
Right now I’m balancing music releases, acting projects, and upcoming performances — while still just trying to live life, stay grounded, and not take it all too seriously. At the end of the day, I’m just a kid who loves to create and connect with people through art. That’s really the heartbeat of everything I do.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Before the world told me who I had to be, I was just a kid who sang because it made me feel free. I didn’t care about image, or likes, or if my voice cracked — I just wanted to feel something and make other people feel it too.
I was curious, fearless, and full of imagination. I’d perform in my bedroom like it was Madison Square Garden, make up stories, dream about love, and believe anything was possible. Somewhere along the way, the noise of the world tried to convince me to shrink — to fit into boxes, to tone it down, to play it safe.
But I think I’m slowly finding that kid again — the one who led with heart instead of expectation. The one who wasn’t afraid to be weird, emotional, passionate, and a little too much. Because that version of me? That’s the real one. And honestly, he’s been waiting for me to come back home.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I stopped hiding my pain the moment I realized pretending to be “okay” was costing me more than the truth ever could.
For a long time, I thought strength meant silence — pushing through, smiling on cue, performing like everything was fine. But all that did was bury the very thing that made me an artist in the first place: emotion. Once I started writing about it, singing about it, feeling it — that’s when everything shifted.
Pain became fuel. It stopped being this shameful secret and turned into a source of power and connection. That’s how “Feel It All” was born — from a place of therapy, not performance. And now, when I share my story, I see how many people have lived versions of it too.
So yeah, I stopped hiding when I realized that my cracks weren’t weaknesses — they were proof that I survived. And that survival? That’s my superpower.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What do you believe is true but cannot prove?
I believe the universe has a sense of timing that we’ll never fully understand — and that every detour, delay, and heartbreak is secretly rerouting us toward something better. I can’t prove it, but I’ve lived it enough times to trust it.
There were moments I thought I’d missed my shot, or that something I wanted so badly slipping away meant I’d failed. But looking back, every “no” was just a cosmic redirection — leading me somewhere I actually belonged.
I also believe energy doesn’t lie. The people you meet, the rooms you walk into, the way something feels — that’s real. You can’t measure it, but you can’t deny it either.
So yeah, I can’t prove any of that scientifically… but my gut says it’s true. And honestly, my gut’s been right more times than Google.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?
I think people might misunderstand my legacy as just being about survival — the guy who kept going, who kept reinventing himself, who “made it through.” And while that’s true, it’s not the whole story.
My legacy, I hope, isn’t just about endurance. It’s about evolution — about learning to feel deeply, fall apart, rebuild, and still create something beautiful from the wreckage. I don’t want to be remembered just as someone who pushed through pain; I want to be remembered as someone who transformed it.
There’s also this idea that because I’ve been on TV or in movies, that I’ve always had it together. But the truth is, most of my best work came from the times I didn’t. From the uncertainty, the doubt, the heartbreak — that’s where the art lived.
So if people misunderstand anything, it’ll be thinking my story was about fame or resilience. But really, it’s always been about truth. And the courage to keep telling it, even when it hurts.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.officialdavidhernandez.com
- Instagram: @Dhernandezmusic
- Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0cAFxC4A77jenEdDik5TEH?si=-sGmuxZoSXuCN9iLZXbKyg
Image Credits
Jen Rosenstein
