Love While Building

Join Skrizz and Adam as they talk about that 4-letter word: L-O-V-E. How do Skrizz and Adam balance love and the commitment to their craft? They discuss their personal experiences and sacrifices that need to be made to have a relationship while pursuing their goals. Skrizz talks about his decision to join AA and become sober - including the rule of not being in a relationship in the first year. They also discuss the role of heartbreak in music and the importance of being shameless and fearless in artistic expression. Skrizz and Adam emphasize the importance of self-improvement and being picky with their time. To close out the episode, they do an impromptu rapid-fire! 

Transcript

[00:00:00] Adam: Talking music, building businesses, and the grit in the journey. We're Skrizz and Adam and welcome to The Rise

[00:00:16] Skrizz: And we are back. It is Skrizz and Adam. Evening, as you can tell, the dark in the background with episode 18. Adam, how are you doing? What's going on? Where are you? 

[00:00:27] Adam: You, well still here in Hawaii, but, but as we were talking about before this man, it is it's kind of sad. It's a little bittersweet because it's been about two and a half months here in Hawaii.

[00:00:36] And unfortunately I have about one week left. So I'm heading off the island soon.

[00:00:40] Skrizz: This is the last week after. How long in Hawaii? Like to see.

[00:00:43] Adam: I got here, I got here December 4th. We're in , we're almost at the end of February right now, so it's been about three months. So it's this is one of those places for me that's always tough to leave.

[00:00:52] So it'll be a, it'll be a little bit tough getting outta here, but I'm excited for for the next stop 

[00:00:56] Skrizz: Sidebar. Do you think it's hard to leave and you think you affiliated as like a home type of location cuz of your affiliation with family, your father living here and your sister having constant presence here?

[00:01:08] Or is it the environment or is it a equation of both? And if so, which ways in which direction. 

[00:01:14] Adam: Yeah, definitely family number one. You know, having my, my dad here, my new little brother here. Yes. So that, that's big. I do, both of my sisters were here when I was here for, for at least a little bit. So that was nice.

[00:01:24] But also, cuz I've been here on and off since 2019 now I've been able to to develop some, some good friends out here. So some of the other places I traveled to, I don't know, a single soul there, so it's a little bit different. But yeah, being here, it's definitely a little tougher because of family and friends and I just freaking love this place and it's, it's a hard place not to love.

[00:01:41] Skrizz: Not only is it paradise, but it's like a lot of very special memories with very special people have kind of grown out of the earth, you know, in this kind of paradise like land. So Adam, you have you have some thoughts on this magnificent episode 18. Talk to me what's on your mind. 

[00:01:56] Adam: Yeah. So, and that's actually a perfect segue into what we're gonna talk about right here.

[00:02:00] So we're gonna talk about that, that four letter word. It's Valentine's Day is passed by a little bit now, but it's still, it's still fresh in our minds. Yeah. So We're both kind of in unique spots. Cause I feel like one of the tough, we're all looking for love. Of course we all wanna find that, that special someone in our life, right?

[00:02:15] And that's tough for anybody. But I feel like one of the things that I've always struggled with was during my days of my tech startup now traveling, is balancing. You know, finding love and the commitment to it versus the commitment to your craft. So I thought it'd be an interesting topic for us to kind of throw around is what we're all thinking about, what we're all and I don't care what phase the journey you're in, we're all thinking about love at some point.

[00:02:37] So I thought it'd be a fun thing for us to to talk about here. 

[00:02:40] Skrizz: Yeah, I love that. And then I think before we get into specifics, I think it's like, I think you kind of saying right now, it's like, I, I think it's what makes our, our conversation so special is that it's. . I mean, obviously it's impossible to compare and create ex exact apple for apple parallels in our journeys, but like you and I, you've, you know, you've created a business and sold it, and then you're moving on to the next thing and you, you know, like we're always on the rise.

[00:03:04] Kanye West is on the rise like we've talked about, but I feel like we're both on this level two, we're level three kind of part in our journey. And it's like, it's like, you know, when when you talk about love, it's like, When you want to be, when you're ready for a real, you know, forever relationship. It's a matter of making those sacrifices.

[00:03:24] And I think it's I mean, I, I think you could specifically even think about this where it's like you, you created your first company and sold your first company, and rather than maybe slowing down for love, you're probably actually speeding up and making less time for love. So it it, it's an ever-growing complicated thing.

[00:03:41] I know I can, I can speak on that. So I think that's kind of the. The tone of the conversation with, you know, being an entrepreneur and ever chasing something. And I think you were saying earlier, like, we all need love. I, I don't, I dunno the scientific facts, but I think, I'm not talking about lust and I'm not talking about sex.

[00:03:56] I'm not any of that. But the, the dopamine rush of the experience of love is like more addictive than you. I don't even know. Maybe heroin, who the fuck knows, I mean, but it's something we all can't live without. So you know, that, that being said. So here we are in February. I will, I will tell my accounts

[00:04:14] So what, what what I always tell, what I always tell the younger generations are, are the kids I meet. . What I always tell them is, why have one girlfriend you're accountable for when you can have 20? You're not accountable for it's math. Kids work smart, not hard. not sure, 

[00:04:26] Adam: Like to make sure everyone's got their pen and paper hour and not taking notes.

[00:04:28] Skrizz: One quote out of context and ruin my career. No, I'm just kidding, but not really. Yeah. So I'm gonna do a little backstory. We haven't talked about this, this processing for another conversation, but I figured I'd dropped this bombshell on this, this thing. And maybe we can do more episodes talking about this.

[00:04:43] But anyone who follows the Rise or knows me about 18 months ago, oh, I guess it'd be 19 months ago, I chose to go sober and I went sober for an entire year. Did not touch a drink. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, it was a very good year. Then I decided after one year I was gonna try moderation. Anyone who knows me and I was, moderation is not my forte by any, but it was worth a shot.

[00:05:03] And luckily nothing terrible happened and nothing really bad happened at all. But it just became really apparent to me that I just wasn't a guy of moderation. So fast forward, I, I entered the new year. I decided, okay, well I don't wanna. I don't wanna, it was amazing that I could do a year without drinking, but it was very much like holding on for dear life.

[00:05:25] It wasn't a technique, kind of driven abstinence of, 

[00:05:29] Adam: was it a tough year? Was it like? 

[00:05:30] Skrizz: It wasn't a tough year, but it was, it was a This is the, I, this, this is the analogy I used. Okay. And you'll probably hear me use it a lot. Adam, have you ever ridden a mechanical bull in your life? I have not. Okay. I figured you hadn't, but that's okay.

[00:05:44] I have a lot. So a mechanical. Works in in two ways. There's the right way and the wrong way. You see like the big muscle head guys at the bar in Texas like jump on the mechanical bull and they're jacked and they get thrown off in like five seconds. And the reason is, They think they can use muscle.

[00:06:02] They think their quads, their butt, their arms are so strong and they are gonna stay on the bull. And you realize it isn't a muscle game at all. You can see the skinniest, lightest guy on earth. It's a technique driven thing. That's all it comes down to. The bull box forward. You lean back the bull box this way, you go that way.

[00:06:18] It's just like, , you ride the wave, it's actually all about being very fluent and very loose. That's how you ride a mechanical bull. 

[00:06:23] Adam: Sounds like it's kinda like surfing. Like you don't wanna fight the wave. You want to go with the wave. 

[00:06:27] Skrizz: That is exactly what it is. But people always think it's kind of a muscle thing where it's not.

[00:06:30] And I think, I think my fir again, the year with no alcohol wasn't a, wasn't difficult in that sense, but it definitely was like I don't wanna get too into it, but it's like it wasn't spiritual. It wasn't fluid, you know what I mean? So I. , I have a lot of friends that are in AA and ca and na, and I decided, well, if I want to do this, I wanna do it right.

[00:06:54] So I started going to aa, I go to ca. I'm very involved. I guess it's more of an anonymous thing, but I will cosign all that good stuff. And with that being said anyone, well, I actually just learned this a couple, a couple weeks ago. I had to tell a girl I was talking to that this is the unspoken rule.

[00:07:11] But yeah, you can't be in a relationship for the first year of. Being an aa. 

[00:07:15] Adam: Mm-hmm. What, why is it, I didn't know that. What, what's the reasoning behind it? 

[00:07:19] Skrizz: Why is that? I think it's really, really good. Again, like me saying, me wanting to be an AA isn't, isn't so much about alcohol as it is about self-improvement, which I think is really deeply rooted in our conversation and the rise right now.

[00:07:30] Cause it's like, You Adam, like being hesitant to be in a relationship has nothing to do with you not wanting to give love. It has to. It has to do with you wanting to be your best self and beat them. Mm. And I think it goes beyond business. So that's kind of the thing it's rooted in is in two things. It's like one, if you're giving your time to someone else so much and giving so much dedication and you know, aside from going to bars and going to parties and going like this, even if they totally have your back, it.

[00:07:54] It puts yourself in a tough position. That's something I'm not concerned about really. But the main thing is the number one thing that drives people to binge drinking or drug use or whatever is a breakup. You know what I mean? And most relationships don't last. That's just a fact. So it's just a preventative way of avoiding that and working on.

[00:08:13] Honing your skills. I mean, we can talk about this all more later, but I mean, I think like, I mean, I was at AA yesterday and there's people there for 27 years that are still showing up and still in tough positions. You know what I mean? Mm-hmm. , it's it's the self-control is a, a discipline that you, you do have to take one hour at a time.

[00:08:28] So it's, it's minimizing the things that are going to. To minimize the things that are gonna turn a spark into a forest fire. You know what I mean?

[00:08:35] Adam: Right. So, so, so are you able to date just not be in a committed relationship or No dating for a

[00:08:40] Skrizz: No. You can do whatever the fuck you. I can do whatever I want.

[00:08:43] Adam: Right. Of course. Back. Yeah. You're not, 

[00:08:45] Skrizz: I have one girlfriend you're not committed to and you can have 20, you're no one girlfriend you're committed to and you have 20 girlfriends, you're not committed to. 

[00:08:51] Adam: So love though. We don't go. It works . Yeah. So you, you can though, as, as we all know, it's like you can't force love.

[00:08:58] Like you can't fit a square peg into a round hole. And you also can't predict love necessarily. So you could go on a day tonight, you go to Buffalo Wild Wings and, and all of a sudden no looking just right. Exactly. And you guys said, And then all of a sudden you guys are in love. So yeah. That, that's ob obviously that that's, I mean, I don't know if that's like a true secret story, but that, that sounds like exactly what would happen for you this way.

[00:09:19] Skrizz: All my past relationships almost started that way. That's pretty realistic.

[00:09:21] Adam: So what ha so tell me about then cuz, cuz. How have you balanced saying, okay, I gotta be in the studio, I gotta write, I gotta go travel here for this tour. Versus like, Hey, I wanna spend time with this woman that I'm really into. I'm really interested.

[00:09:36] Skrizz: I mean, I'll just be transparent, like I'm a bad boyfriend. I'm, I was married, I'm a bad husband. , like, I'm just not like I think I'm very like compassionate in giving and authentic, you know what I mean? I'm never gonna lie, but it's like I'm just physically not there and then I'm mentally not. You know what I think? 

[00:09:54] Adam: Do you think part of that though is cuz you never found the right, right person for you? Because I've said the same stuff before. I've been in relationships in the past where I'm like, Hey, I'm sorry but I'm committed to my work. Like during the day we're not gonna talk. I'll call you when I get back home to say goodnight.

[00:10:07] We can hang out once during the weekend, but I need to be committed to, to my craft. And the real truth was is just because that person just, we weren't the right people for each other. So I think I used that as an excuse more than. Like, Hey, I really don't have the time. So do you think that's the case?

[00:10:22] Skrizz: I think, I mean, I mean there's no, there's no, I think fundamentally, yes, fundamentally, yes.

[00:10:28] I disagree in the sense, I fundamentally, I agree in the sense that it's like you're thriving in work. It's not even about work. It's rather just being a better person. And I think, I think it's the underlying thing of the rise. Even though like we're in episode 18, not episode 2000, that's what's becoming clear to me.

[00:10:41] It's about like growing as a person. You know what I mean? Sure. So it's like, in order to grow as a person, the person that's complimenting you as your partner should be enhancing that experience, making that three x four x, like one and one should equal a thousand. And that's, that's really what I believe in terms of like actual emotional support and compatibility.

[00:11:05] You're never gonna, you're never gonna bat a million. It's not possible. It's like, yes, I'm gonna be in Minneapolis and you're having a shitty night and I can't help you. You know that, that is what it is. But, but I think it is fair to say, like it is fair to say that you use that as an excuse and you say that, you say that, you know, circumstances are, are in the way of a relationship, not really being, working towards your full optimization.

[00:11:35] Does that make sense?

[00:11:36] Adam: Yeah. And talk to me, look. , you know, Taylor Swift, she's kind of made a, a, a living off of breakups and heartbreak and, and I feel like that's, that's a. Most music we listen to for sure has some type of heartbreak tied to it. So how do you balance that even with, with your songwriting?

[00:11:52] Because you almost need to have heartbreak for inspiration. No, like even a lot of your songs. Okay. I mean, I always find it interesting, like you find different correlations that relate back to love just because it's so relatable. But even in terms of you being a singer songwriter, you kind of need heartbreak for inspiration.

[00:12:07] Skrizz: Oh. I mean, you just, you have to be fearless. You have to be, you have to be shameless, I think, for lack. a better word. I mean, it is artistic expression, but it's just being shameless and I mean, have to, shameless as fuck, like, I mean, the name of the game is, and, and that's kind of what it comes down to. I mean, I've said it to girlfriends, I'm like, it's awful.

[00:12:24] The say, it's like you are second to this. You know what I mean? Like it is what it is. So, yeah, I mean, love is universal. I refuse to believe any human being doesn't have that dopamine rush or what, whatever the fuck it is that occupies our mind or we chase or whatever. And again and again, again, like we can take this conversation further.

[00:12:41] Love has, you know, doesn't have to be boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and wife. I mean, you can, you know, you can love a child, you can love a friend. You can, you know, there's so much different types of, that's, it's just a gravity we have. You know what I. I love like dozens of women and I, I tru like I feel, I tru, I truly feel like I do.

[00:12:58] Sure. But I think regarding the artist, it's just a thing. You have to be shameless. You have to be, you have to be a warrior for the sake of writing love songs. And if the inspiration strikes, you have to just understand that whoever the fuck you're gonna offend or whatever is. , the sacrifice for the greater good.

[00:13:16] Adam: How much of that is, like, how much of that is real versus made up? What do you think? Like when, when even with yourself, like some of the love songs you've written. Oh, everything. How many of it? 

[00:13:24] Skrizz: Everything's real. I believe everything's real. 

[00:13:26] Adam: You think Taylor Swift keeps getting these heartbreaks? 

[00:13:28] Skrizz: Yeah, everything's real.

[00:13:30] Definitely. It's, I mean, like the devils in the details. I mean, I, what's that big Taylor Swift song All Too? Well, it's about Jake Gillen Hall and like the, the sweater. Scarf or whatever the fuck, like in the kid in the glasses. I don't know if all that's real, but all I know is like any good song that really hits you and at least maybe, maybe it's just for me, but I, it's definitely rooted in something fucking real.

[00:13:55] It has to be rooted in something real or else. Her else is bullshit, you know, and no one likes that. 

[00:14:02] Adam: So I, I always think about like, you know, for me, I need to get to my, I need to rise and get to my best self in order to deserve my dream girl, quote, unquote, right? But I, okay. I also think that when you, the woman or man that you end up with, they should also make you better and inspire you to wanna be your best self.

[00:14:23] So it's kind of that, that you need. I, I see both as. I need to be better so that I can attract what I want, but then also I wanna find someone who inspires me to be better. So, and I think that's what's so much tied into the rise and not settling just because, hey, I'm lonely and I want a, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, a partner right now. 

[00:14:41] Skrizz: For sure. That's, that's rookie move 1 0 1 of, of, of the rise. We don't, we don't, we don't settle for the sake of filling the void. By the time, I wanna pause you for a sec. You, you saying you like, if something about it that threw me off, and again, I think, I think, I think I agree. Where it's you were like, I wanna reach a certain level of, I don't say stature, statures the wrong word.

[00:15:00] I wanna of certain, I wanna reach a certain notch in the rise in order to deserve, I dunno, the word deserve kind of throws me like, . I don't know. I don't, I don't, but I feel the same way. I mean, part of me deep down is like, huh, I mean more, maybe more the materialistic side of me or whatever. Like we need to see X amount of progress so I can get a person of certain stature to, you know, I dunno. I mean, I don't, I don't really feel that way.

[00:15:23] Adam: The, the way I look at it is like in, in a, in a different, and that's not even necessarily about, like, I need to have a certain amount of zeros in my bank account for sure. But it's like, hey, if you're, if you're trying to be a professional athlete, or let, no, let's even just say, let's use music as an example, right?

[00:15:35] Sure. Like if you, if you wanna perform at Ms. G Yeah. You gotta work on your craft. You gotta have a hit. You have to have a great band. You have to work on your vocals, you have to work on your stage, presence, et cetera. Like, you're not just coming out of, Hey, I, I sang on my, my high school talent show and now wanna play an msg.

[00:15:52] Like, there's levels to it. And I think it's the same with like, if you wanna, if you wanna attract a certain level of person, You have to be at that level too, whether you're a male or female, it doesn't matter. But that, that's why I look at it with myself, is if I want to attract a certain type of woman, a certain quality woman, well I, I better get my shit together.

[00:16:09] I better grow and improve myself if I want to deserve that. 

[00:16:13] Skrizz: I'm glad I asked. I think you clarified it perfectly where this isn't a, I'm taking stature success from somewhere else to leverage it. success and love. No, you're talking about the, the, the, the, the sport of love and the sport of being your best self within the arena of love.

[00:16:29] Yes. Like you wanna be Christiano Ronaldo, you gotta, you gotta work like Christiano Ronald. 

[00:16:33] Adam: Exactly, exactly. You wanna love, yeah. So that, that's the way I look at it more is like, hey, it's not even, I, I need to be the best at love. I just need to be the best me possible so that I can deserve, you know, the great job, the great girl, the great.

[00:16:49] Lifestyle, great lifestyle, the great everything, but like there's levels to it and that that's the way I see love too. And for me, I'm very picky about with who and where I spend my time. 

[00:16:59] Skrizz: That's, I think, how old are you? You're 31. 31. Yeah. I think that's, I think that's both at 31 are definitely in the same thing.

[00:17:07] And that's the first thing I say to like, anyone who enters my life, I'm just like straight up. Like I'm just extremely picky about anyone. Using my time at all. I mean, at this point, even professionally, like I have a vetting system before you spend 30 seconds on the phone with me before you even get to that.

[00:17:25] You know what I mean? And that's just the way it should be with everything. I think time is the most valuable commodity life has the offer. No currency can ever come proportionate to it. So before you waste my fucking time, Springer a game, you know?

[00:17:37] Adam: Even before, and, and even for me too, like even before I waste my own time , like that's, you know, it's the same shit like every day.

[00:17:44] Like there's days I do something, I'm like, what the hell, what did I do that for? That was a waste. I wasted my own time. Nothing. And I, I was just on, I was just on somebody else's podcast, and that's what we're talking about. He's like, I'm 45 years old and I would clear my entire bank account to be 25 years old again.

[00:17:59] because the most valuable currency we have is our time and you can't buy more of it. You know, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Gary V anybody, nothing they can do. 

[00:18:10] Skrizz: There's nothing they can do to come even close. 

[00:18:13] Adam: No, they would all, they would all give up their money to be 20 years younger. 30 years younger. Cuz you just, that's the one thing we just, we that's the one finite asset we.

[00:18:22] So anyway, going back to, to, to love though, like, I, I want to get more, more specific even with you, if you don't mind. Yeah. So like, how, how do you. vet might not be the right word, but it honestly probably is the right word. Like how do you vet the dates you're going on? And what I mean by that is like, are you vetting based on like, Hey, this person could be my future, Mrs.

[00:18:42] Grizzly Adams, do I vet them as like, Hey, this is someone who I'm just gonna have a good time with and have good company with. Do you vet it as like, Hey, I'm gonna learn something or grow from this person? Do you vet it as like, Hey, this person is really attractive and I wanna fight through my fight, go outside my comfort zone to ask them out.

[00:18:57] Like, how do you. Who you're gonna go out with. 

[00:19:00] Skrizz: I mean, like, how, how things come to be. I mean, obviously my life is like bizarre and I'm in 8 million places at once, so how things come to be, I, that's a conversation for a different time. How you encounter and meet new people. But this kinda sounds like an asshole thing, but it's like my, my, my vetting process is,

[00:19:20] I'm not very proactive at all. , sorry to anyone, anyone listening to this. But yeah, I'm not proactive at all and it's like, I like to gauge my excitement once someone reaches out to me and I want to gauge how quick I respond to that person, I'm almost testing myself as to how much I really care. Cuz you can like map it out in your head on how much you actually really care and are enjoying whatever, but like, Horrible analogy.

[00:19:44] I, I, this is my approach to songwriting as well. I think I've explained this as well. Like, you don't chase the song, the song chases you, you know what I mean? Where it's like, leave the puppy on the side of the road. If it comes home, it's your puppy. You know what I mean? Yep. And it's the same thing with like relationships, which I know this sounds awful, but it's like if things are gonna work themselves out and like get to those levels, like that is, and if you wake up in the morning, like you just gotta follow.

[00:20:12] Don't do shit for the sake of doing shit. I got enough shit on my to-do list, like shit is gonna unfold as of me as probably not as specific as you wanted, but that's kind of my intuition where it's like I put it in the way, way back burner. It's the same thing with writing songs, man. I listened to this song in the car that's so different and I wrote it like a year ago and it's on this, it's on, it's on one of these bad boys and I'm just like, man, like this is it.

[00:20:34] Like this is totally it. And you. That's the way that I function. We would deal with the people in my lives, you know what I mean? Like, I'm not gonna waste my energy and it, it was for friendships and everything too. I'm not gonna chase my energy for something I'm just not excited about. and like, it is, like, you're you wanna live once, you know.

[00:20:50] Adam: Yeah. You're, you're lucky it's 2023 and, and the guys aren't the only ones that have to chase now, you know, if this was 1950 and you had to Yes. Call and and ask their father. Take them on a date. Bring, bring roses. Oh, I'd . Yeah, you, you'd be, you'd be single forever.

[00:21:06] Skrizz: Hear me out on this random fun fact while we're talking about love, and I, and I dealt with it firsthand.

[00:21:11] Supposedly in Australia it's the. The girls chased the guys. And I had a girl reach out to me a while back asking me out on a date in Brisbane, and I was so like flattered by that. And I was like, yes. And then she had a boyfriend the next week, , or maybe she had a boyfriend the whole time. I don't really know.

[00:21:27] I don't know if she had a boyfriend. You hear me like, I'm still down for the date in Brisbane, whatever the time comes. But I think they do it the reverse in Australia, which. 

[00:21:34] Adam: So Australia is like Australia is like Bumble and America is like probably America's like, Tinder, I don't even, and Europe is like hinge for anyone who's on dating apps, you know what I mean?

[00:21:44] Skrizz: Okay. I don't know. Sorry. But yeah, I think that's, that's my approach. Like I, I think it goes back to the being picky or the like, . I mean, there's two things. There's two things I will say. It's like, it's like one I don't like. Yes. I think I'm high value and I deserve to be picky and whatever. Like you live once, why not fucking think that?

[00:22:02] You know what I mean? So because of that, I make the process very difficult. And then number two, I also, and even with the, you know, AA and recovery and all that too, it's like I'm realizing like I'm not in a position to be a good boyfriend, so I'm not gonna waste your time. You know what I mean? So it's.

[00:22:18] Maybe I'm setting myself up to be totally alone, like on this podcast. Be like track back. Yeah. , I don't know.

[00:22:23] Adam: You're 60. Alright, cool. So let's, let's do a quick rapid fire then. Then we'll wrap this up. Cause I have good love related questions that I'm just coming up with on the spot, but I kind of like them right away.

[00:22:32] I like it. So rapid fire starting now. Would you go on the Bachelor? No. No. 

[00:22:39] Skrizz: No. Do you want explanation? 

[00:22:42] Adam: I, I'm just saying I listen, you're, no, I respect, I just feel like I know you'd be on it for real, for the real reasons, but I feel like it might be good for the career too. But anyway, we're. 

[00:22:50] Skrizz: For sure. I just, the amount of ex, we have a whole episode.

[00:22:52] I was guaranteed the winning spot on fucking American Idol twice. You know what I mean? Like, I'm not into that bullshit. Sorry. 

[00:22:59] Adam: Okay. I'm sure I No, you would not, you would not be on, on The Bachelor. Okay. What is your. advice to someone trying to find love. 

[00:23:11] Skrizz: Don't think, just follow your gut. Just follow your gut.

[00:23:14] Just follow, like, just follow your excitement, like the spiritual meditative state. That's it. It's like songwriting. 

[00:23:19] Adam: Your favorite love song that you've, that you've written your, your personal favorite love song from Skrizzly Adams. 

[00:23:27] Skrizz: I dunno if it's a love song, but new dress. I think it's kinda a new, it's kind of a love song.

[00:23:31] Adam: Okay. Did you, one of your songs that. Was not written as a love song. What people think as a love song 

[00:23:38] Skrizz: Tipping point a question. Yeah, definitely. That's an 

[00:23:40] Adam: easy one. That was my, yeah, yeah. Remember that was, and last rapid fire question, if you could go on a date with any celebrity, who would it be? 

[00:23:50] Skrizz: Right now I'm really into the idea of marrying Halsey.

[00:23:52] She's also from Jersey, so. She sold like 8 billion records. 

[00:23:56] Adam: So I feel like you guys should do a you guys would've a, I feel we have a great, you guys would do well together. Yeah. You guys should, guys should get on a song together. 

[00:24:02] Skrizz: Yeah, let's work on that. Halsey. If you hear me song on a date or just a song or just a date, either one.

[00:24:07] Adam: Maybe we should get, I feel like we should get Halsey on the, on the 

[00:24:09] Skrizz: yeah. She's only like the 15th guys selling artist on earth right now. , she's massive. 

[00:24:14] Adam: Well, after we get Kanye on the podcast, Kanye 

[00:24:17] Skrizz: also Kanye's coming back to Adidas. Maybe something is happening. Maybe some, I don't know.

[00:24:23] Adam: I think maybe they, they might've listened to to our episode's 

[00:24:26] Skrizz: just like, yo, you're right. Ain't over. I'm still going. 

[00:24:30] Adam: Yeah, he heard it. He heard it.

[00:24:31] Skrizz: Yeah. Just make it happen. Just shit. Just get your shit together. Come on, let's do this. All right. 

[00:24:35] Adam: So I, I think that's enough love for for one episode, but you know what, I, I have to give myself some credit. That Rapid fire was, that 

[00:24:41] Skrizz: was the best rapid fire you've ever done.

[00:24:43] If that was off the dome and not proof written, I'm just taking your word, you know? 

[00:24:46] Adam: That was not, I, I did not expect to do rapid fire until those rapid fire questions start popping into that little brand of mine, you know, ous. So kudos to me. Kudos to me. 

[00:24:54] Skrizz: Good. Good for Adam. Okay everyone, thank you so much.

[00:24:57] This is The Rise episode 18. Tell your mother you love her today, okay? 

[00:25:01] Adam: That's, that's the best advice. That advice is more you love her, all your mother, you love her. That's all you guys, every single day. All right. You heard it here first. I will see you later my friend.

[00:25:10] Skrizz: Peace.