POETMAN
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THEY CALL ME "POETMAN" CAUSE I BEEN RHYMING SINCE 1975, PUTTING WORDS TOGETHER WAS SO EASY FOR ME.WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD WRITE POEMS TO THE GIRLS AND BLOW THEIR MINDS.I WROTE POEMS OF LOVE, HAPPINESS, HISTORY ETC....I WAS AN EMCEE AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN, TEARING UP THE STAGE ALONG WITH MY BROTHER TASHAN, BORN GREAT, SMILEY D, AND DADDY RICH(RIP), MY DJ WAS DJ ERNIE V, WE ROCKED PARTIES ALL AROUND NEW YORK STATE.
NOW I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AN ARTIST AND PRODUCER BY THE NAME OF DEYO....I REFUSE TO QUIT....
NOW I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AN ARTIST AND PRODUCER BY THE NAME OF DEYO....I REFUSE TO QUIT....
Why this name?
I'VE BEEN KNOWN AS POET SINCE THE SEVENTIES, I WAS WAS YOUNG THEN, NOW I AM A MAN, SO I REFER TO MYSELF AS POETMAN
Do you play live?
I HAVE PERFORMED AT THE APOLLO, JIMMY'S CAFE, 90 BROADWAY, SIDE WALK CAFE, TERRACE LOUNGE, GLORIA'S ...I LOVE BEING ON STAGE....
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
I WOULD LOVE TO SIGN A NICE RECORD DEAL WITH A MAJOR LABEL, THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM
Your influences?
NICE AND SMOOTH, WHODINI, EARTH WIND AND FIRE, THE BEATLES, THE TREACHEROUS THREE, GRAND MASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE, GRAND WIZARD THEODORE AND THE FANTASTIC, ROMANTIC FIVE EMCEES
Favorite spot?
NEW YORK CITY
Equipment used:
KEYBOARD, PIANO, MICROPHONE, DRUM MACHINE