Today we sit down with Angelina Dove (@angelinadove). Angelina is a singer, poet, designer, painter, writer… she creates a lot! She is part of a duo, Snowhill who featured on TV show ‘Stalker’

We explore how having a restricted childhood can shape your imagination and make you more creative and how rejections make you stronger.

For anyone who has had or is having a tough time creating under some sort of restriction, this ones for you.

Without further adue, please enjoy my sit-down with, Angelina Dove.

****SHOW NOTES****

- Being a poet rather than a singer

- Having a fleet of creativity

- Having an unconventional childhood and how that created Angelinas imagination

- Best way to learn how to do something, Do it yourself

- Witnessing a Heist and never like planning

- Only having factual books around

- Passion is a NEED

- Being home schooled and not being able to read & write at age 11

- Having encouraging parents and Being guided as an artist

- Exploring imagination

- Nature vs Nurture

- Burning desire Completing stuff because you NEED to, not WANT to

- Why people should share their art

- Painting over your canvas and starting fresh

- Having parents who are artists but living in a non creative environment

- Questioning Faith

- How her restricted childhood made her more creative

- Revolting and trying other religions

- Moving to London at 17

- The first time she heard pop music, at age 7. First time seeing a TV

- being exposed to Queen the band

- Rapid fire questions

- ‘live the in-betweens’'

- Loving yourself, give yourself a chance

- Get past page 50 when reading

- Being funded by Princes Trust and being mentored

- Being told ‘don’t give up your day job’

- Sending demos and dealing with rejection

- Dealing with bad feedback