#150 - Chester Watson INTERVIEW

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Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

The Plug (0:21).

The Interview (1:29).

When you unveil the cloak of darkness that shrouds much of Chester Watson’s music and his public persona, you are presented with a personable, inviting, and highly creative artistic soul.

In today’s conversation, Chester’s thoughtful observations add colour to his typically murky grey sounding music. Chester illustrates how his art helps him tap into his spirituality, his attraction to all things unknown, his distinct rapping style, and his excellent new album fish don’t climb trees.

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*timestamps provided for YouTube version

Influence of Japanese culture (2:17).

Chester’s experience achieving notoriety as a young teenager, growing as an artist under the spotlight (5:10).

Chester’s distinct style of rap (12:32).

What attracts Chester to dark and hazy sounds (16:50).

The exploration of spirituality and mindfulness in Chester’s music (24:10).

How Chester harnesses creative inspiration (26:08).

Influence of Chester’s musician-father (29:01).

Key inspirations for the deeply emotional and honest fish don’t climb trees (33:05).

The musical world of fish don’t climb trees (40:18).

How Chester’s artistic growth manifested on his latest album (43:35).

Upcoming projects / work (48:45).

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Buy/stream fish don't climb trees here. 

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