Urban Grandstand Digital Issue 11: Divine Brown | Page 138

Jean-Dominique: First thing is to understand your craft and cultivate that. Because things are so easily accessible, people prematurely put things out. Patience is a virtue. You only get one chance to make a first impression. Secondly, you have to believe in yourself. I run into a lot of artists and different people, and they ask me questions to make themselves believe they can do it. If you have that dream, do it. Just do it, and don’t make any excuses. We all loved Prince, God rest his soul, but when people didn’t believe in him, he was a janitor to get money for studio time. He believed. Figure out what you’re good at. Don’t focus on your shortcomings. There’s enough people willing to focus on that, so you don’t need to. Keep yourself surrounded with like-minded