“I’ve been with FIFE since the inception… everything happened organically before we decided to become a collective. It felt like an easy transition…. Like, oh, I’m not the only one. I was fortunate enough to have supportive friends and people around me. FIFE was a way to channel all of the support… I wouldn’t have had a place to showcase what I could do, without FIFE…”

“Before FIFE, I was constantly seeking direction… It’s a reassurance thing, a direction thing. I trust them, they trust me… we have that trust as a collective…”

“There’s a lot that makes me who I am. I’m introduced to people through my many personalities, and then you get the full aspect of who I am. Growing up, I always felt that I could be in a room with so many people, but I always felt alone – it drove me to explore my mind.  Everything I said, would be out of the norm. I wanted to live where I was vulnerable, because being vulnerable is what makes you a better person. It led me to making music – taking those sounds and putting them into a musical emotion, something I understood. FIFE AVENUE came to me… and I was like, ey, these people understand me… for the first time ever, I could say something, and it was listened to. 

It’s all us humans need, someone to listen to us.” 

“I felt like an outsider… Connecting with these guys felt natural, it felt like the music I grew up listening to. I was like, I wanna keep these people around. They’re doing things I like, and they’re in the places I want to hang out””

“I’m from a coloured community in Cape Town, sometimes it is hard as they’re used to the ‘norm’. If you’re chasing a different dream, they treat you like an outcast…  you need to make an example for someone to trust you.  You can’t do this alone, you need family. I feel like we can’t do without each other. I just need to feel like I have my teammates, and then I’m good”