Stupid Prizez Perspective on Bloodhounds

We are excited to share Stupid Prizez's new track "Bloodhounds"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Stupid Prizez to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Bloodhounds". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Stupid Prizez anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

We are a Philadelphian duo writing team.

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

Very much a rebel rouser.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

Downstairs living room of my 70s childhood home. Wood paneling, shag carpet, bean bags and head phones. 8 tracks and vinyl. Beatles. ELTON JOHN. KISS

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

11 years old. Borrowed my uncles bass and joined a guitarist and drummer school friends band. Also was lead singer

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

In a tremendous way. I'm a practicing fool. Lol

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Definitely a positive rocker vibe

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Rebellion and metaphysical

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

The Oh Sees. QOTSA. Just mad energy and attitude.

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

No rules. That's our motto

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

Life whizzing by their head

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?

Answer:

Being able to make a living doing it

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?

Answer:

Being able to make a living doing it

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

Josh Homme, David Yow.

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?

Answer:

Stay socially active without becoming preachy

Present options to change

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?

Answer:

Butcher, Chef, food and spirits

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

I love my space

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?

Answer:

It's nonnegotiable. It is the key to my mental health

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

Eventually helping and developing artists. Producing.

How would you define having an artistic outlook on life?

Answer:

Art will and always has saved people

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?

Answer:

Probably not very original of a question. But easier to maintain and have artists stay in control of what they create

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

Answer:

Morphine, Mark Lanagen, The National.

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?

Answer:

Staying open minded. And being present and aware.

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

Hendrix . Jeff Buckley

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?

Answer:

Outsider. Basqiat. BACON. GEORGE CONDO

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