Free The Revolution is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Toronto. At one point he was fully living the 9 to 5 corporate life but made the decision to follow his dream of making music. Since the lockdown started he has decided to perform in the only venue allowed, THE STREET. ENJOY!

TIMESTAMPS!  

00:00:00 How the name Free The Revolution came to be  

00:03:25 Letting your art speak for itself and following your heart/gut  

00:06:35 Making your purpose about something bigger than yourself  

00:12:48 Opening the door for young black men and figuring out how to be a man  

00:15:31 Who were your role models growing up? and How sports teaches the importance of failure  

00:18:23 Losing our fathers to cancer. Life is short so GET IT!  

00:21:14 Money and fame are by products of hard work  

00:23:08 Going from corporate life to artist life  

00:26:36 How corporate life gave FTR the structure and confidence needed now in his artistic life  

00:28:30 How to surround yourself with people that inspire and embracing your greatness  

00:32:55 Black men always get told to humble themselves, why???   

00:37:11 Don't let you hold you back  

00:39:37  Needing lifes milestones to evolve mentally (KIDS, MARRIAGE,FATHERHOOD) or you WILL BE MENTALLY OFF  

00:41:55 Colin talks about FTR while hes in the washroom  

00:43:40 What is it like being a street performer???  

00:47:37 BLM talk. We have different opinions  

0:57:04 Kyle Writtenhouse shooting, race is a factor??? Privilege or law???   

01:02:01 Everyone is black now  01:04:53 Creativity Talk  

01:07:36 FTR says some realness about being a artist/musician and the plateaus we hit  

01:12:40 You have a responsibility to your greatness  

01:15:46 Musical influences  01:18:34 Feeling isolated on the path of becoming someone great  

01:23:31 The value of good production quality, "if you have a plan B you're done"  

01:25:01 When FTR started working the open mic scene  

01:26:49 Opening for Miss Universe Swimwear edition  

01:28:15 Knowing when to step back and be inspired  

01:31:18 No school beats school.. sometimes  

01:36:45 Best advice for upcoming artist/Outro