Episode 206: "Ain't Gonna Be No Stupid Stick in the Mud" with Nick Soto - a podcast by Amy Perras

3:33 Nick growing up "white-passing" (half German/half Mexican). What it means to be me…

4:34 “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free” (Ellison).

7:00 What it means to be a person of color…

8:50 “Perras-phrasing”

11:00 What and how much I had lost by trying to do what was expected of me rather than what I, myself, had wished to do” (Ellison).

11:16 What made Nick decide to do music.

13:06 Domino Effect - Interpersonal Relationships

14:00 Play the Game but don’t believe in it, but don’t believe in it (Ellison).

14:30 Personal Growth and Creativity go hand in hand.

14:30 Acting vs. Music

15:00 share my experience through music

15:30 Music with no lyrics also tells a story

15:50 New Project…Coming Soon…

16:23 Your words only go so far

16:35 Language within music - improv within jazz

17:00 Music explained

17:45 Finding your voice in a community

18:00 Shout out to Miguel, Freddie, Brandon, Sergio, and how to embrace criticism to help you grow.

18:54 Learning to walk and run-growing your knowledge base

19:27 Our task… (Ellison)

20:00 The masses won’t create, the masses will consume. The individuals create.

20:40 Culture is community.

21:30 People’s Party - Talid Kweli and JPEGMAFIA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BSNrub2Td6w&feature=youtu.be

22:00 The absurdity of life— just throw it out there and let it happen.

22:36 Self-fulfillment with your art

23.:20 Nick’s failure moment but flew above the ashes like a phoenix

25:25 You need to hit a low in order to have clarity.

27:00 Practice things you’re doing - Art of Islam

28:15 Find the art in anything

29:47 If you don’t make life this big ole art piece, it’s super hard to get through it.

30:30 Focus on your goals and it can be self-fulfilling

31:00 There is so much to learn or consume—get out of your funk and focus on it.

31:16 Be curious and a life long learner

31:48 3-2-1 Closure 3 ---Listen to an album fully—Go to a museum—reflect on yourself/meditate 2—Read The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) and The Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison). 1——Keep your creative space separate from your resting space.

34: 23  Fire Questions: *Binge-Watch - Ramy

*Tries to be a morning person *Snapshot of an ordinary moment that gives you true joy—Traveling the EL train *Grateful for—family & networking (growing up with three women!!)

*One thing in 2021 you’re gonna do differently that you didn’t even do in 2019. Tell them I love and appreciate people.

Where Can I Find Nick? @nickmsoto Spotify and Apple Music - Nick Soto

Where Can I Find Amy?

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