Today, we sat down with Zoning Out to discuss their inspiration to write music, heroes, and much more! Be sure to check out the music of Zoning Out on Spotify below after the interview.
Interview:
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your
surroundings?
I take a lot of inspiration from my thoughts and feelings regarding neurodiversity. That’s not to say all of my songs are about neurodiversity, but more about how I do or don’t understand certain situations.
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
Growing up, I always listened to my parents’ CD collection in the car and at home, which ranged from artists such as George Michael, The Police, The Proclaimers, Queen, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, and various Motown artists, giving me a broad knowledge of musical genres.
Is there someone you looked up to as a hero?
In all honesty, I have two heroes, my parents, my mum and my dad, who have guided me, supported me and helped me with all my decisions and have made me who I am today. Musically, I would say everybody, myself included, owes a great debt of gratitude to Paul McCartney, as he is responsible for writing the majority of melodies and chord structures in modern music.
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing today?
If I weren’t a musician, I’d probably be a jack of all trades, but I wouldn’t be the best at my job. To quote Buddy in the movie “Elf” I would be a “Cotton-headed ninny muggins”, which I’m guessing means somebody who’s just bad at their job, but I would be getting constantly reassured that I’m not and that I’m just “special.”
What can you tell us about your new single ‘Loosey-Goosey’?
I wrote the song about a year and a half ago. It came about because when I was with my old band, I noticed an old bandmate was playing the guitar in a very tight way on the fretboard as he was struggling to change chord shapes. He wasn’t very relaxed playing, therefore I told him to relax and I quoted Jack Black from his film “School of Rock” and said “just be loosey-goosey” and it just evolved from that. I then put the lyrics into motion with regard to social anxiety, to which, as a neurodivergent person, I suffer from.
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create
music?
If you want to create music, your number one priority should be having a clear and direct vision of what your music should sound like. Also to never give up.
Music:
