What event or factor in your life has been the most pivotal in your decision to become an artist?
“I started writing music in elementary school. It was my favorite thing to do. As I got older, especially in my twenties, I deeply internalized all the negative things people said to me. I had fellow musicians say, “You know, only 3% of us will manage to make a career out of it,” or an ex-boyfriend’s mother tell me, “I’ve never met anyone in my life who was less prepared to survive financially than you are.”
There’s a cultural narrative that musicians and artists are worthless in society until they are successful, and then they are suddenly revered for “breaking through against the odds.” That narrative, along with the fact that I graduated into a recession, really made me feel I had to buck up and be more practical.
Then in 2013, one of my best friends died suddenly and tragically at the age of 26. It was a huge wake-up call. I had to remind myself that our lives aren’t guaranteed. If I died tomorrow, the thing I would regret most was giving up music because I was worried about failing in a conventional sense. It’s taken time, but over the last few years, I’ve gradually reoriented my life to make space for music.”
For a deeper look at Lisa’s creative process, Some Serious Business presents #FiftyQuestions to highlight folks who are creating, presenting, questioning, and critiquing. Each featured artist picks a handful of questions to answer.
Full interview here: https://someseriousbusiness.org/lisa-kori-releases-unseen/
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