Unfazed Magazine Winter 2017 - Ones to Watch | Page 28

“ I ’ vejustbeninfatuatedwithmetingpeople

andlearningwhat

MAKESthemfel

THEWAYthat

theyfeEl .”

intheworks , butIwantedpeopletobe introducedtoaveryintimatesetingwhere theycouldunderstandthatthisiswhere everythingiscomingfrom , thisiswhoCulver is , thisiswhathasmadethisproject . Werealy packedtheplaceout . Itwascrazytose peoplefrommypastandwhereIamnow altogether , playingforfriends , family , oldfans , newfans , andseingeveryonethatIlovedin oneplace . Thereceptionwassogreat . While there ’ sdefinitelyromforimprovement , there alwaysis , IthinkIwasabletodosomething thatsurpasedmyownexpectationsofwhatI thinkIcando . IthinkIsurprisedmyself . I ’ m veryconfidentandIknewwhatIwasdoing , butit ’ sthatfelingwhereyou ’ reonstageand you ’ resingingsongsandeverybodyinthe

27 Twenteen crowdissingingbacktoyouand-it ’ s out-of-body , forsure . We ’ redoingeverything slowlywithpurpose , sorightnow , Irealyjust wanttosewhatthatinitialorganicreaction is .”

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