We’re looking forward to introducing you to Andi Krush. Check out our conversation below.
Hi Andi, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
While intelligence is often highly valued, I believe energy holds a unique importance—especially the kind of energy that comes from being fully present and curious. You can be incredibly intelligent, but if your energy is weighed down by past experiences or psychological baggage, it can hinder your ability to connect with others and thrive in the moment. That heavy energy is something people can feel, and it can limit your effectiveness both personally and professionally.
In contrast, when you have a vibrant, curious energy—what I think of as aliveness or passion—you stay engaged, open, and ready to learn. In my work as a musician, this kind of energy is essential. You have to stay curious, stay hungry to learn more, and be driven by a passion that fuels your creativity. That energy is what keeps growth alive.
That said, I don’t believe energy is more important than intelligence or integrity. All three are vital. Intelligence helps you think clearly and solve problems. Integrity grounds you in your values and builds trust. But when combined with a strong, present-focused energy, they become something greater.
So for me, it’s about balance—but energy, especially the kind that fuels curiosity and passion, is at the heart of that balance. It’s what keeps everything else alive.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Andi Krush. I’m a singer and songwriter with a deep passion for music as a form of energy and communication. For me, music is about breathing life into ideas—transforming raw emotion and creativity into something people can feel and connect with.
I love every part of the process: from sitting with a guitar and building a song from scratch, writing lyrics and melodies, to producing tracks in the studio. One of the most fulfilling parts of what I do is collaborating with other creatives—producers, musicians, songwriters, actors—because I believe great energy is born from connection. That energy lives in the music we create.
Beyond the studio, I’m also deeply involved in music video direction. I enjoy shaping the visual world that supports a song’s message and working with actors to bring stories to life on screen.
And of course, live performances are at the heart of it all. Being on stage, sharing that energy with an audience in real time—that’s where everything comes together. Music is my life, and every part of it fuels me.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a child, I strongly identified with the ego. I believed that everything I created—every idea, every spark of inspiration—came solely from me. I felt the need to protect those ideas, to hold them close and not share them, because I thought they defined me or gave me value.
But over time, through life experiences, pain, and deep reflection, I came to realize something much greater. I now understand that creativity doesn’t just come from the individual—it flows through us. When we are present, grounded, and connected to ourselves and the world around us—sometimes through meditation or simply being still—there’s a deeper intelligence that begins to move. It’s like tapping into a universal stream of consciousness, something beyond the “small me.”
What I once thought was mine I now see as part of something much bigger. And in that realization, I found freedom—from ego, from fear, from the need to possess ideas. Now I believe we are all channels for something infinite, and the more we let go and trust that flow, the more connected, creative, and alive we become.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering is something no living being wants—not animals, not people, not even the smallest child. It’s not something we choose. It comes quietly, often when something we cared about deeply doesn’t unfold the way we hoped. A dream delayed, a relationship lost, a silence where we wished for connection.
And yet, through my own experiences, I’ve come to see that suffering has a kind of hidden wisdom. Not in the pain itself—but in how we choose to meet it.
What success could never teach me, suffering did: it showed me the power of compassion. Not just for others—but first, for myself. In the middle of pain, instead of turning cold or angry, I learned to sit with it… gently. Like holding my own heart in my hands. Like saying, “I see you. And I’m still here with you.”
That kind of compassion changes everything. Because when you learn to hold space for your own pain, you begin to understand others in a new way too. You don’t compare stories. You don’t judge. You just feel with them, beside them—knowing we all carry something.
Even the happiest person you see may be carrying an invisible sadness. And even the strongest may still be healing something tender.
So what suffering taught me—what success never could—is how to love more deeply, more quietly, and more truly. To meet pain not with resistance, but with presence. And from that place, to create peace, not more suffering.
Compassion isn’t weakness. It’s strength. A quiet strength that heals—not just you, but the world around you.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
So basically, if someone asked what really matters to me — what my closest friend would say truly matters to me — I’d say it’s the pureness of a human being. What I mean by that is… just being present with people. Giving and receiving attention in a real way. Creating space for others to truly express themselves, without rushing in with answers or trying to fix things too quickly.
I think that’s something we often miss, even with close friends. We might be physically there, talking, but we’re not really giving them space — not really listening. What matters to me is that purity — being grounded in the consciousness of the present moment. That kind of presence, that kind of attention and openness — that’s what I believe is most fundamentally important in life. And that’s what really matters to me.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What false labels are you still carrying?
I think we all carry false labels — sometimes ones that come from our past. Personally, I still feel the weight of a couple of labels that people placed on me years ago. One of them is being seen only as “the rapper” or being stuck in the version of myself from five or six years ago.
And while I get that it might seem cool or nostalgic to others, for the person being labeled, it can actually feel limiting. It’s like people are unconsciously trying to hold you in place, instead of allowing you to grow and evolve. That’s the hardest part — when your present self is ready to move forward, but the world around you still sees the past.
So yeah, I suffer from that too. And I think it’s important that we give each other — and ourselves — the space to evolve beyond the labels. Because growth happens in the freedom to change.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andikrush
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- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@andikrush?si=zps3QXZYrDBd_QIB
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/q6cEdrmtvzeNujkKEy
