Today we’d like to introduce you to Jared Thurston.
Hi Jared, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I grew up around music, as the youngest of three I was exposed to everything my brother and sister listened to. My very first memories of hip hop are my brother’s Two single cassettes, “Last Call” by Tha Alkaholiks and “The Choice is Yours” by Black Sheep. He played them nonstop, I always loved listening.
Later I would be exposed to the art of making music via my stepfather, Willie Geter, who is an r&b musician. I would always be around as he had bandmates over for rehearsals, I would play on the instruments whenever I could. I’ll never forget when he opened up for War at a local festival. They were a huge deal, they had all the press, all the flyers, people were very excited to see them. But, as Willie Geter took that stage, he made that show his, the crowd was his. It was the most electric thing I’d ever seen.
I myself didn’t start making music until much later in life, around 24-25, just before my daughter was born, but I had a high aptitude for it because it had been my passion since childhood. Initially, I was in a group, NFKTD, but as time went on and only my interest remained, I became a solo entity, Jthurston.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
A lot of the struggles came from the internal desire to be as good as I could. But my eyes were a bit bigger than my stomach in that regard, I wanted more than I was ready for, I wanted to be at my peak of potential immediately and I was hard on myself for not reaching that point out the gate. It took time but as I gradually got better, I grew to appreciate the path of progress for what it was.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a lyricist. My subject matter is mostly inspirational and introspective.
Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out?
Be patient with yourself, maintain your discipline in your craft and don’t try to shortcut anything. What comes easy goes easy, it takes patience and discipline to carve out who you are as an artist, as well as create the fan base that will support you.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://jthurstonmusic.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kngszn/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/jthurstonmusic/
- Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thurston_jared
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCldFAxiOLyJ36N-8qx6xKIw
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/hUboboLrizaLoBgL6
Image Credits
Photos by Bebe Hendrix
