Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr. is an American actor, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 September 1968
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
We've built a strong following over the years, making 12 straight bowl games. And we've always traveled well here we brought a lot of people to the Sugar Bowl both the other times we were here.
To me, that was the turning point of the game. It was huge. That really set the tone. If she'd not done that, I'm not sure we would've come back.
We were told to throw it inside to Big Clyde. He couldn't jump that well but he had great touch from 15 feet. And he had good hands. He'd catch even my bad passes.
We were told he had leukemia, so we started talking to the kids about what that meant and what his prognosis was, and what he was going to have to do. So many of them kept saying they wanted to do something.
You have got to take into account the intensity of the game. We get a feel after the game, the physical toll it has taken on the players. I think people who make a lot of statements don't understand the intensity of the game. Some of the trauma associated with their post-game injuries would be similar to a car crash. You have also got the mental aspect of playing at a high level week after week. It is a totally different environment that we are talking about.
I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.
Athens, much like Austin, is a difficult music scene. There are so many musicians there that it is hard to get gigs and hard for people to take you seriously.
There are a lot of people who talk about a formula for being able to start a fan base. But for me, it's been about songs and just being hard on myself as a writer, feeling like there is a purpose to it all.
I believe that people want to hear good songs and they want to be moved.
I think people just want to hear good songs and I just want to keep getting better as a writer so that I can deliver good songs.
When I think about my career and how it all started, it really started with me getting to a point where I understood how to write songs that resonated with people.
I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.
In many ways my writing is like therapy. It is my way of dealing with things.
When I deal with my struggles in my songs, I feel like most people are going to identify with my struggles because they are essentially dealing with the same things.