Today we’d like to introduce you to Sailor Goon.
Sailor Goon, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
Born and raised in Duval County. Lived a tumultuous childhood and used theatre as a means of escape. Fast forward to being an art school dropout. I locked myself away from the outside world to better my mental health and discovered a love for making beats and songwriting. Now I’m just trying to become a multifaceted human adept at many many things in order to take over the planet with my storytelling.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I was immersed into the arts at an early age. Passionate about theatre and the honesty behind it really helped me understand myself and the environment around me. The bedlam of my childhood was what drew me to writing scripts, songs, and keeping myself busy with personal projects. I wanted to fine-tune these abilities in order to tell a story or invoke feeling within others. As I grew up, my focus on where I wanted to be and why I made music shifted heavily as I became aware of the impact that the arts has on the world around us. Being able to relate to an audience through a nonverbal language that is perfectly curated and accessible to anyone– you can spread far more messages through a performance with that. Despite all of that, music is something that is constantly changing and allows room for an individual to grow into themselves. I feel like without being able to fully express what’s on my mind and to continue evolving through the means of music, what’s really the point of it all? I want people to feel and relate to the stuff I make and be able to grow into themselves, as they did for me. I
create because I believe that in imitating human action, in turning a small concept into a tangible reality, cutting it up, pasting it however I like, I claim its universe.
What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
Artists communicate through the unspoken. We can speak novels with a single image. The power of the internet, social media, and being an artist can really affect numbers of people within mere seconds, and I think it’s important not to abuse that power. To stay true to yourself within your art and the issues that drive you to create. At the end of the day, art is escapism and realism all at once. In a universe where you are made to feel small, you can still have the power of your word using art.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
My visual album and EP release date is to be announced. The first leg of the visual album just released today, the official music video for “MILK & BONES.” I have old stuff on Soundcloud, and a single on all platforms called “JUST FOR ME.” I update my Instagram frequently on upcoming shows and releases, and it’s the only form of social media I have still downloaded on my phone.
MILK & BONES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgAe-USGtz8
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/alyakle
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/4mYDSrc42FlEm7fnCyE678?si=IWY1iPF1SES2Sb9hbi96Rg
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-for-me-single/1462469382
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailorg00n/
Contact Info:
- Website: https://soundcloud.com/alyakle
- Email: alyakle@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailorg00n/
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/album/4mYDSrc42FlEm7fnCyE678?si=IWY1iPF1SES2Sb9hbi96Rg
Image Credit:
Elizabeth Hartless
Brandon Mosquera
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