will.i.am - Seeing things that others can’t (E227)

This conversation encourages us to be a spark of light in the room, foster positivity, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of personal growth.

will.i.am is a rapper, producer and artist. Identifying as a ‘futurist’ will.i.am defines what this means to him and how looking into the future informs all of his decision making. In this episode, Jake and Damian explore the philosophies and ideas guiding his personal and professional life.

From growing up in housing projects with seven siblings, to fulfilling his dream of being a full-time creative, will.i.am explains how his mother is a core part of everything he has achieved. He shares a personal and emotional private message he received from her recently and the powerful meaning it has to him.

Throughout this conversation, will.i.am provides valuable insights on finding one’s true self, including navigating the delicate balance of ego removal, self-reflection, and the necessity of private time to unwind. He shares why he sees his ADHD diagnosis as his biggest superpower.

This interview is a deep dive into a truly creative mind, exploring spirituality, how to stop worrying about being judged by others, and why we should all seek to see things differently.

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## Section 1: Introduction to the Podcast Episode

* The podcast episode aims to inspire listeners to be a spark of light in the room, foster positivity, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of personal growth.
* Will.i.am, a rapper, producer, and artist, joins the conversation to explore his philosophies and ideas guiding his personal and professional life.

## Section 2: Early Life and Family Influences

* Will.i.am grew up in housing projects with seven siblings and identifies his mother as a core part of everything he has achieved.
* He shares a personal and emotional private message recently received from his mother, highlighting its profound meaning to him.

## Section 3: Finding One's True Self

* Will.i.am emphasizes the importance of finding one's true self and navigating the delicate balance of ego removal, self-reflection, and the necessity of private time to unwind.
* He explains why he sees his ADHD diagnosis as his biggest superpower.

## Section 4: Creativity, Spirituality, and Overcoming Challenges

* The conversation delves into Will.i.am's creative mind, exploring spirituality, how to stop worrying about being judged by others, and why we should all seek to see things differently.
* He shares insights on overcoming adversity by turning challenges into creative material and using them as a source of inspiration.

## Section 5: The Power of Friendships and Overcoming Adversity

* Will.i.am emphasizes the significance of having a strong support system and credits his friends for his spiritual resilience.
* He discusses the importance of surrounding oneself with people who genuinely care and support one's growth.

## Section 6: The Importance of Being a Spark of Light

* Will.i.am stresses the impact of being a positive force in the world, bringing energy and enthusiasm to everything one does.
* He believes that by spreading positivity, individuals can attract more smiles and foster a supportive environment.

## Section 7: Lessons from the Projects and the Influence of Will.i.am's Mother

* Will.i.am reflects on the lessons he learned growing up in the projects, emphasizing the value of bringing joy and positivity to challenging situations.
* He shares how his mother's unwavering support and dedication to community service shaped his outlook on life and instilled in him a desire to make a difference.

## Section 8: The Message from Will.i.am's Mother

* Will.i.am shares a heartfelt text message from his mother, expressing her gratitude for the memories they've created together and the impact he has had on her life.
* He reflects on the message, highlighting the importance of fostering meaningful connections and appreciating the people who support us.

## Overall Message and Takeaway

* The podcast episode emphasizes the power of positivity, creativity, and resilience in achieving personal growth and making a positive impact on the world.
* Will.i.am's insights on finding one's true self, overcoming challenges, and the importance of strong relationships offer valuable lessons for listeners seeking to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

**Navigating the World of Creativity and Personal Growth: Insights from will.i.am**

**Embracing Positivity and Creativity:**

- will.i.am emphasizes the importance of fostering positivity, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of personal growth.

- He identifies as a "futurist," constantly looking into the future to inform his decision-making.

**The Influence of Family:**

- will.i.am acknowledges the pivotal role of his mother in shaping his life and achievements.

- He shares a personal and emotional message from her, highlighting its profound impact on him.

**Finding True Self:**

- will.i.am stresses the significance of discovering one's true self, advocating for a delicate balance of ego removal, self-reflection, and the necessity of private time for self-discovery.

- He views his ADHD diagnosis as his biggest superpower, enabling him to see things differently and appreciate life's nuances.

**Overcoming Limiting Beliefs:**

- will.i.am challenges the perception of ADHD as a problem, asserting that it can be a gift when channeled correctly.

- He encourages individuals to embrace their unique perspectives and abilities, recognizing that everyone has a broader scope of bandwidth and experiences life differently.

**FYI.ai: Centralizing Thought:**

- will.i.am introduces FYI.ai, a platform designed to organize and protect digital assets, conversations, and aspirations in one secure space.

- He emphasizes the importance of data privacy and control, ensuring that users retain ownership and protection of their information.

**Quickfire Questions:**

- Non-negotiable behaviors: Love, compassion, and empathy.
- Advice to a young will.i.am: Start a relationship with your past, present, and future selves.
- Moment to go back to: The time he drowned in 1985, to tell himself to wake up and continue living.
- Legacy: will.i.am values the concept of legacy, associating it with standing for something that will endure.
- Final message: He encourages individuals to shine brightly and be a light in the room, inspiring others with their positive energy.

**Key Takeaways:**

- Embrace positivity, creativity, and personal growth.
- Value the influence of family and nurture meaningful relationships.
- Seek self-discovery and remove limiting beliefs.
- Utilize tools like FYI.ai to organize and protect digital assets.
- Cultivate a mindset of love, compassion, and empathy.
- Shine brightly and inspire others with your positive energy.

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[00:22.880 -> 00:25.000] Am I at my higher self right now? No.
[00:25.000 -> 00:27.000] I know that I'm not there yet.
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[00:29.000 -> 00:31.000] Because once I get to that higher self,
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[00:53.760 -> 00:57.360] I feel like I met my best friend for the first time.
[00:57.360 -> 01:02.560] I feel like I just met the person I've always been waiting to meet my whole entire life,
[01:02.560 -> 01:04.640] and that person is my mom.
[01:04.640 -> 01:10.000] I feel like I met someone that I've always known but never really knew who they actually were.
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[04:47.000 -> 04:51.000] Will.i.am, welcome to the show.
[04:51.000 -> 04:52.000] Thanks for having me.
[04:52.000 -> 04:56.000] First question, what do you believe high performance to be?
[04:56.000 -> 05:08.000] Thought, is the first rapid thought. It all starts here. It all starts in your mental game.
[05:08.000 -> 05:12.000] And you can be in a high performance mental game just sitting still.
[05:12.000 -> 05:18.000] Still have the same type of heart acceleration, same type of like sweat preparation,
[05:18.000 -> 05:24.000] perspiration. Yeah, so thought, intense thought.
[05:24.000 -> 05:25.740] So tell us about future casting then Will
[05:25.740 -> 05:31.600] So what is it and how do we do it? It was a guy by the name of Brian David Johnson. Hey Brian
[05:31.600 -> 05:33.260] Where if you're out there?
[05:33.260 -> 05:34.880] Who told me about?
[05:34.880 -> 05:40.360] Future casting and what a futurist was how do you at this point? This was?
[05:42.200 -> 05:48.240] 2009 I got a gig at Intel in the futurist department.
[05:48.240 -> 05:50.760] I just thought I was being creative.
[05:50.760 -> 05:54.160] And they had these different disciplinaries that were there.
[05:54.160 -> 06:00.240] Anthropologist, Brian, David Johnson, a futurist.
[06:00.240 -> 06:03.320] And me, a creative, a hyper-creative.
[06:03.320 -> 06:06.220] Brian was the one who encouraged that,
[06:08.640 -> 06:10.840] that perspective of being creative
[06:10.840 -> 06:13.100] to see around the corners.
[06:13.100 -> 06:15.560] It's one thing here to be creative for now.
[06:15.560 -> 06:16.940] It's another thing to think about
[06:16.940 -> 06:20.480] what the world might look like 10 years from now
[06:20.480 -> 06:23.360] by looking what it was like 10 years ago
[06:23.360 -> 06:28.760] and pattern match to solve problems on where you think it might go.
[06:28.760 -> 06:31.480] Because of this, and because of that,
[06:31.480 -> 06:36.120] and because of what was, might be like this down the road,
[06:36.120 -> 06:40.640] knowing that these things are going to come into play,
[06:40.640 -> 06:41.840] the inevitables.
[06:41.840 -> 06:46.360] And knowing the direction of these inevitables, I'm going
[06:46.360 -> 06:54.620] to either rhyme a solution with this current issue that people are ignoring, and as it
[06:54.620 -> 06:58.760] matures it will solve these inevitable problems around the corner.
[06:58.760 -> 07:02.120] So yeah, I think this is really interesting, because a lot of people will be listening
[07:02.120 -> 07:07.360] to this podcast or watching this conversation, this is the first time they've heard a futurist being mentioned.
[07:07.360 -> 07:12.000] So if we're all gonna think like a futurist, what's the first thing that
[07:12.000 -> 07:19.200] they should do? Move out of your own perception. Try to elevate yourself out
[07:19.200 -> 07:25.480] of like your personal perception of things. How'd you mean? A lot of times, like, oh, for example,
[07:25.480 -> 07:29.680] there was an opportunity I had to invest in a company.
[07:31.240 -> 07:33.200] This is before they launched.
[07:33.200 -> 07:34.040] And a friend of mine was like,
[07:34.040 -> 07:36.180] hey, let's go meet the CEO.
[07:36.180 -> 07:39.520] There is about 100 and something K left over
[07:39.520 -> 07:41.440] and their seed round,
[07:41.440 -> 07:43.660] whatever round it was at the time, like super early.
[07:43.660 -> 07:46.960] And they'd like you to invest
[07:46.960 -> 07:51.920] and add consulting on their journey.
[07:51.920 -> 07:57.620] But if you're going to do that, you probably want to meet the CEO and the team.
[07:57.620 -> 08:07.280] So I go and meet them, I hear about what they're doing, and I was drowned in my perception.
[08:07.280 -> 08:10.940] Which is cool, if you're anchored in your perception that's healthy.
[08:10.940 -> 08:12.440] Sometimes that could cripple you.
[08:12.440 -> 08:18.960] In this case it crippled my ability to see the scope of what was possible.
[08:18.960 -> 08:19.960] So I go there and I'm like-
[08:19.960 -> 08:20.960] So what were you thinking?
[08:20.960 -> 08:24.440] What was your preconceived thought about this idea that held you back?
[08:24.440 -> 08:31.600] Why I couldn't see it? I was, because I was anchored in my perception of what was possible
[08:31.600 -> 08:41.320] not possible. So I sit there and they tell me the idea and so I'm like, so wait a second,
[08:41.320 -> 08:46.640] what about concierge? I mean, I travel in the world and concierge is amazing. What about concierge? I mean, I travel in the world and concierge is amazing. What about
[08:46.640 -> 08:54.280] room service? What about like housekeeping? People that come and clean the room or stuff
[08:54.280 -> 09:00.680] like that. If you don't have concierge, if you don't have housecleaning and room service,
[09:00.680 -> 09:10.240] I don't know if this company is going to take off. Now, he's like, yeah, yeah, but there's a lot of people that don't need that.
[09:10.240 -> 09:18.440] I was like, yeah, yes, but the clientele you probably want need room service and concierge.
[09:18.440 -> 09:30.820] And my perception of what I thought was possible, what people would like, blinded me. Because at that time time I was traveling around the world in the best hotels getting the best treatment
[09:31.340 -> 09:35.660] You know these five-star hotels and I couldn't see Airbnb. I
[09:36.340 -> 09:41.740] Knew you were gonna say Airbnb. I couldn't see so you said no to the investment, right?
[09:44.500 -> 09:46.000] Yeah All the time I see Brian he's like, you know what that would have been worth You said no to the investment, right? Did you? Yeah.
[09:46.000 -> 09:48.000] All the time I see Brian, he's like, you know what?
[09:48.000 -> 09:49.000] That would have been worth it.
[09:49.000 -> 09:51.000] Please tell me you haven't done the maths and worked out.
[09:51.000 -> 09:53.000] No, yeah.
[09:53.000 -> 09:55.000] Because I think this is interesting.
[09:55.000 -> 09:58.000] If you're going to be a futurist, you're going to get things wrong.
[09:58.000 -> 09:59.000] So how are you with failure?
[09:59.000 -> 10:04.000] At that point in time, I didn't realize that you have to remove yourself
[10:04.000 -> 10:06.560] or try to elevate yourself out of your perception
[10:07.620 -> 10:09.620] the world you have to have a
[10:10.460 -> 10:12.460] elevated
[10:12.460 -> 10:16.420] Viewpoint and that's like letting go of your ego. It's being super
[10:17.420 -> 10:19.580] analytical imaginative still yeah
[10:20.520 -> 10:22.520] curious and
[10:23.160 -> 10:29.600] Rhyming you have to rhyme what's here with where you think it
[10:29.600 -> 10:36.200] could go. I didn't know those skill sets then when I was rocking
[10:36.200 -> 10:41.120] with, the potential rocking with Airbnb. But tell us Will, because I can imagine
[10:41.120 -> 10:48.600] that that sort of creep just appears on you, where you almost don't realize you're drowning in your own perception.
[10:48.600 -> 10:52.000] So how do you avoid getting stuck in it then?
[10:52.000 -> 10:55.800] You have to listen to who, what the banter.
[10:55.800 -> 10:59.600] If you're bantering with someone, whether it's constructive criticism
[10:59.600 -> 11:04.920] or brainstorm sessions, you have to be aware of it.
[11:04.920 -> 11:05.000] Like, am I coming at it from my vantage point? you know, brainstorm sessions, you have to be aware of it.
[11:05.000 -> 11:08.640] Like, am I coming at it from my vantage point?
[11:08.640 -> 11:11.880] Am I only adding to what I would like and what I want?
[11:11.880 -> 11:15.280] Or am I using my imagination turned on full?
[11:16.760 -> 11:20.240] And when you're imagining and dreaming
[11:20.240 -> 11:23.240] and rhyming yesterday, today,
[11:23.240 -> 11:24.860] and what could potentially be,
[11:27.800 -> 11:30.300] you gotta move outside of yourself.
[11:30.300 -> 11:33.700] And you have to be aware and ask yourself that question
[11:33.700 -> 11:35.500] while you're brainstorming.
[11:35.500 -> 11:38.000] If you're not asking yourself those questions when you're
[11:38.000 -> 11:42.200] trying to solve problems, it's an echo chamber of your self
[11:42.200 -> 11:45.000] wants, your self desires.
[11:45.000 -> 11:50.000] And a lot of times when somebody has a problem,
[11:50.680 -> 11:53.760] if you're good at like helping people
[11:53.760 -> 11:55.440] through their problems,
[11:55.440 -> 11:58.320] then you can apply that to anything.
[11:58.320 -> 12:01.540] Someone that's good at giving advice
[12:01.540 -> 12:03.340] or helping you think through problems
[12:05.200 -> 12:10.000] has an empathetic heart and not telling you what they want for you.
[12:11.200 -> 12:13.400] Because eventually people are not going to come to you like,
[12:13.400 -> 12:15.700] hey, so yo, I got this thing.
[12:16.700 -> 12:18.600] People aren't always looking for an answer, are they?
[12:19.100 -> 12:21.300] They're not always looking for an answer, but more importantly,
[12:21.400 -> 12:28.180] what they don't want is to be told what to do from a judgmental
[12:28.180 -> 12:29.180] perspective.
[12:29.180 -> 12:30.180] Yeah.
[12:30.180 -> 12:31.180] So get rid of judge.
[12:31.180 -> 12:34.900] You got to remove judging from the equation.
[12:34.900 -> 12:43.620] Then whatever it is, who or what, the energy of what it is, the energy of who it is, is
[12:43.620 -> 12:47.600] going to be open to taking that advice if you remove judging
[12:47.600 -> 12:48.600] from the equation.
[12:48.600 -> 12:54.360] But there's something here as well about, there's that famous Einstein quote that almost
[12:54.360 -> 12:58.800] like understanding the problem is more important than coming up with the solution.
[12:58.800 -> 13:05.320] So once you've removed the ego and you've stopped judging, what are the kind of questions you ask
[13:05.320 -> 13:07.680] when you're faced with a problem
[13:07.680 -> 13:11.520] that eventually lead to better solutions?
[13:11.520 -> 13:13.980] If I'm trying to do that for myself,
[13:13.980 -> 13:17.520] good luck, I don't think anybody knows how to do that.
[13:17.520 -> 13:18.960] I mean, maybe there's people that do,
[13:18.960 -> 13:20.920] but I don't know how to do that yet.
[13:20.920 -> 13:22.920] I don't know how to tickle myself.
[13:22.920 -> 13:26.600] I don't care how much I try to, I ain't laughing.
[13:26.600 -> 13:27.680] But you can tickle me.
[13:27.680 -> 13:29.040] I mean, not you, but.
[13:29.040 -> 13:30.480] Sometimes.
[13:30.480 -> 13:31.720] Hey, but you can't tickle me.
[13:31.720 -> 13:33.160] Not like that, but.
[13:33.160 -> 13:34.680] That's the content people are tuning in for,
[13:34.680 -> 13:36.360] so let's just do that now.
[13:36.360 -> 13:38.040] I can't tickle myself.
[13:39.400 -> 13:43.720] Applying my mind and analyzing and problem solving
[13:43.720 -> 13:46.480] to other things and people, I'm good at.
[13:46.480 -> 13:50.900] Yeah. Aiming that at myself, I'm not good at that.
[13:50.900 -> 13:52.900] But tell us about how you help others then.
[13:52.900 -> 13:56.900] First I remove the judgment and ego.
[13:56.900 -> 14:05.440] And you try to be as pure, loving, empathetic as possible.
[14:08.020 -> 14:10.480] Hear and listen to what's happening,
[14:15.480 -> 14:17.440] whether it's a company or a person, an entity.
[14:19.960 -> 14:20.840] Yeah, abstract, direct.
[14:25.440 -> 14:31.040] You gotta have a, keep your curiosity at full volume. Keep your empathy at full volume.
[14:31.040 -> 14:34.440] Your imagination and your rhyme.
[14:34.440 -> 14:37.400] Rhymes is not like cat, bat, hat.
[14:37.400 -> 14:39.400] Rhymes are like...
[14:39.400 -> 14:41.000] Trying to match the past and the future.
[14:41.000 -> 14:42.000] Pattern matching.
[14:42.000 -> 14:44.000] You don't come with your successes.
[14:44.000 -> 14:47.120] Why not?
[14:47.120 -> 14:53.440] Because that's judgment. You're comparing. I can't come with like, yo, with my life,
[14:53.440 -> 15:01.200] then I'm breaking all those rules. You know? And then you're Airbnb in it. I mean, literally.
[15:01.200 -> 15:04.720] So we've talked about the Airbnb moment. Is it a miss? Is it a loss? Probably not, you
[15:04.720 -> 15:05.360] know? It's a learning
[15:05.360 -> 15:06.400] It was a loss, bro
[15:06.400 -> 15:12.600] But on a learning moment you gained as well as you lost. You didn't gain financially, but you gained some knowledge in that moment
[15:12.920 -> 15:18.840] Yeah, yeah, but it was still the L. You're an optimist Will, I don't want you to sit here and tell us it was a loss
[15:18.840 -> 15:22.160] It was a learning experience. No, sometimes you got to know
[15:23.280 -> 15:25.000] What's up? Well a loss is a loss.
[15:25.000 -> 15:29.000] Like Manchester United lost yesterday. I wasn't the one in the experience. They lost.
[15:29.000 -> 15:34.000] Yeah, that was a loss. I'd love to know the biggest win that you've had from this mindset of curiosity
[15:34.000 -> 15:37.000] and this desire to help others and this ability to be a futurist.
[15:37.000 -> 15:50.000] Like, when you think of the greatest help it's given you in your life, where does your brain take you? My biggest win is having the friends I have. That selecting...
[15:50.000 -> 15:52.000] Them selecting you?
[15:52.000 -> 16:00.000] Yeah, because both ways, you know. You select your friends, like this is my squad, and they gotta select you back.
[16:00.000 -> 16:06.200] Kids will be like, no you're my friend, seriously, that's a stalker. You know what I'm saying? We're friends bro.
[16:06.200 -> 16:09.400] Like, what are your rules then, to selecting your friends?
[16:09.400 -> 16:13.600] There's like teams, people that are, that come in your life,
[16:13.600 -> 16:33.880] and then there's like components that are magnetized to your heart, your energy, and that's, those types of bonds are expansive. They expand
[16:33.880 -> 16:41.600] your, your resonance, how you resonate. And I'm lucky and blessed that that's the
[16:41.600 -> 16:45.900] biggest win, because that means you're able to go out and accomplish
[16:45.900 -> 16:51.860] all types of things together, whether it's financial success,
[16:51.860 -> 17:00.100] it's karmic, it's love, knowledge, understanding,
[17:00.100 -> 17:09.760] taking risks, overcoming adversaries, tolerating no's, coping with the blows,
[17:09.760 -> 17:19.360] you know, and without that squad the world's gonna beat you up. I'm spiritually
[17:19.360 -> 17:25.800] undefeated because of my squad, because of my friends. So how do you deal with the blows?
[17:27.680 -> 17:30.800] I write them out, write a song about it,
[17:32.120 -> 17:33.600] and then that's my release.
[17:34.800 -> 17:36.860] Just create about it.
[17:37.720 -> 17:39.240] And what does that do for you?
[17:41.320 -> 17:43.320] Keeps me from like complaining about it.
[17:44.640 -> 17:46.340] To me it was just like material.
[17:47.200 -> 17:48.040] Thanks.
[17:50.360 -> 17:51.360] Rich bitch.
[17:51.360 -> 17:52.200] Like you know what I'm saying?
[17:52.200 -> 17:53.440] I just wrote that.
[17:53.440 -> 17:54.960] Wow, I like that.
[17:54.960 -> 17:57.680] It took a heartache to like, I love that.
[17:58.760 -> 17:59.600] Just feel.
[17:59.600 -> 18:00.440] Yeah.
[18:00.440 -> 18:01.280] It's very interesting though
[18:01.280 -> 18:03.720] because then you're protected from those blows.
[18:03.720 -> 18:04.720] Even though they will still come,
[18:04.720 -> 18:06.400] if you can turn them into your superpower
[18:06.400 -> 18:07.680] into your
[18:07.680 -> 18:08.640] energy
[18:08.640 -> 18:14.000] How great is that because then it probably allows you to to explore because if it goes wrong and you get a blow or you?
[18:14.000 -> 18:15.760] Get a knock back or someone
[18:15.760 -> 18:19.280] Cheats on your treats you badly. That's kind of okay because you're able to
[18:20.320 -> 18:21.840] Yeah
[18:21.840 -> 18:23.200] for me
[18:23.200 -> 18:26.240] Whether it's heartache, letdown of like,
[18:26.240 -> 18:28.040] yo, I can't wait to do this.
[18:28.040 -> 18:31.240] And you've been hoping and dreaming,
[18:31.240 -> 18:34.840] and then your hopes get deflated.
[18:34.840 -> 18:35.440] What do you do?
[18:35.440 -> 18:36.480] Do you give up?
[18:36.480 -> 18:39.160] I go write about it.
[18:39.160 -> 18:49.500] And then I'll see the swim in that object of what I created as a result of my letdown, my heartache.
[18:49.500 -> 18:52.480] Songs like Shut Up, that's heartache.
[18:52.480 -> 18:55.200] Ordinary People, heartache, heartbreak.
[18:55.200 -> 19:07.600] Songs like Where's the Love, Soulache, based on just the world and the human errors. So can you take us into that creative
[19:07.600 -> 19:13.020] process then because a lot of people end up almost getting stuck in a moment. It
[19:13.020 -> 19:17.040] might be the heartache or a disappointment. I'm interested in how
[19:17.040 -> 19:21.720] long it takes you before you process it, the creative process of them beginning
[19:21.720 -> 19:25.720] to put it down on the page. Stuck in a moment is great.
[19:25.720 -> 19:27.120] There's nothing wrong with that.
[19:27.120 -> 19:35.000] If you're stuck in a moment, you create momentum from that moment you're stuck in.
[19:35.000 -> 19:36.400] So what?
[19:36.400 -> 19:37.440] I'm stuck in a moment.
[19:40.040 -> 19:45.000] And then they take that moment and you rinse out.
[19:45.720 -> 19:47.320] It's okay to rinse.
[19:47.320 -> 19:48.160] Yeah.
[19:48.160 -> 19:49.720] What's happening with you inside.
[19:50.920 -> 19:54.320] And you look at it and be like, yo, hell yeah.
[19:54.320 -> 19:56.280] I just threw up right there.
[19:56.280 -> 20:00.960] Like, yo, I just took a, that shit smells.
[20:00.960 -> 20:02.000] I did that.
[20:02.000 -> 20:03.620] I needed to do that.
[20:03.620 -> 20:09.260] Or you just, and do that without judgment. Like a lot of
[20:09.260 -> 20:14.160] times people are worried about expressing themselves because they don't want to be judged.
[20:14.160 -> 20:20.640] And who cares if you get... so what? I needed to do that. You have to have that private
[20:20.640 -> 20:25.640] time. You have to have that time to unwind, that time to just
[20:25.640 -> 20:32.980] like define yourself. This is how I'm feeling. And then tell us about, so when you put it
[20:32.980 -> 20:36.740] down or you capture it somewhere, what do you do with it then? Because eventually
[20:36.740 -> 20:40.080] you have to show it to the world or... I only show it to the world because that's
[20:40.080 -> 20:45.240] my career. You don't have to show it to the world. You just needed to show it to
[20:45.240 -> 20:51.720] yourself. Something was here or here wherever it's at. And if you don't
[20:51.720 -> 20:57.520] release it, it's just gonna fester. And you gotta take whatever that energy is
[20:57.520 -> 21:05.000] and look at it. And if you're lucky enough to have that as a career,
[21:07.920 -> 21:11.620] you know, then you have material to put out.
[21:11.620 -> 21:13.860] If you do it for therapy,
[21:16.840 -> 21:19.400] then you're just doing it because that's a sneeze.
[21:20.440 -> 21:22.700] A sneeze is fricking powerful, bro.
[21:22.700 -> 21:23.920] I don't care how you're trying to freak,
[21:23.920 -> 21:25.340] like be cute and shit
[21:26.480 -> 21:28.480] you gotta fucking sneeze and
[21:29.080 -> 21:31.080] After you do that you feel relieved
[21:31.280 -> 21:36.800] I don't care how freaking cute you are how like your filters on your freaking camera or
[21:37.880 -> 21:42.800] Whatever your posts are to be perfect and how freaking hot you are you fart?
[21:43.480 -> 21:47.700] Okay, what the fuck I don't care give a fuck what you say or think
[21:48.380 -> 21:50.380] You got some sneaky farts
[21:50.420 -> 21:53.400] Care how hot you are how many followers you got?
[21:54.020 -> 21:57.440] You be letting some fucking bombs out and them shit stink
[21:58.420 -> 22:00.420] Truth facts show me the lie
[22:00.900 -> 22:04.260] You have the smallest waist the nicest roundness hips
[22:04.900 -> 22:08.480] big old natural booty big old natural boobies
[22:09.400 -> 22:11.400] perfect areolas
[22:11.520 -> 22:14.360] You got some stinky farts, and you know it
[22:18.360 -> 22:20.360] Sneaky and trying to wear a neck
[22:21.560 -> 22:26.660] And if you're comfortable with that yeah, you got to be comfortable with just like releasing the shit you got to release
[22:26.660 -> 22:32.080] It's how comfortable are you? Yo, I'm comfortable. I'm a you know, I'm saying I got my freaking processes
[22:32.420 -> 22:38.980] Yeah with releasing what I need to release everybody does we fucking human bro. Are you happy? What when I release?
[22:39.560 -> 22:41.560] Generally in general. Hell yeah, bro
[22:41.900 -> 22:46.000] But there's something you said very casually there about not worrying about being judged.
[22:46.000 -> 22:47.000] Yeah.
[22:47.000 -> 22:57.000] And you said it as if it was the most natural thing in the world and yet so many of us often do inhibit or edit ourselves because we're worried about the reaction from others.
[22:57.000 -> 23:03.000] How do you overcome that to be able to just reveal yourself without that fear of judgment?
[23:03.000 -> 23:04.200] reveal yourself without that fear of judgment.
[23:06.000 -> 23:08.000] If you are self-aware
[23:10.000 -> 23:11.500] and you're here in the moment
[23:13.700 -> 23:15.600] and you're always trying to reach your higher self
[23:19.300 -> 23:20.000] then I don't care what anybody is going to think about me
[23:23.000 -> 23:23.500] and what I can accomplish
[23:24.600 -> 23:24.800] where I'm going
[23:25.000 -> 23:26.320] because I'm self-aware.
[23:28.520 -> 23:30.000] I just dropped one.
[23:30.000 -> 23:31.000] It stinks.
[23:31.000 -> 23:32.160] What, what, you gonna tell me it stinks?
[23:32.160 -> 23:33.320] I know that, hello?
[23:34.280 -> 23:35.920] Wait, oh, shucks, I didn't put lotion on.
[23:35.920 -> 23:37.480] What, you gonna tell me I'm ashy?
[23:37.480 -> 23:39.080] Like, okay, cool, great.
[23:40.080 -> 23:42.680] Now, you tell me something that I don't know.
[23:42.680 -> 23:43.900] Well, thanks a lot.
[23:45.360 -> 23:46.400] Thank you.
[23:46.400 -> 23:50.860] Let me try to apply that to my life and improve.
[23:50.860 -> 23:52.860] Thanks a lot.
[23:52.860 -> 23:59.760] So there's nothing wrong with like somebody telling you something.
[23:59.760 -> 24:05.200] You can't let it break you because you've got to be reaching your higher self.
[24:05.200 -> 24:08.560] And you have to be self-aware of where you are right now.
[24:08.560 -> 24:10.720] Am I at my higher self right now? No.
[24:10.720 -> 24:15.520] So if somebody's going to tell me that, it's going to break my heart.
[24:15.520 -> 24:18.240] I know that I'm not there yet.
[24:18.240 -> 24:20.400] And I will never get there.
[24:20.400 -> 24:23.360] Because once I get to that higher self, guess what?
[24:23.360 -> 24:25.800] There's another higher self.
[24:25.800 -> 24:29.580] What does the higher self look like for you at the moment? If I was to ask you, what's
[24:29.580 -> 24:30.800] your purpose currently?
[24:30.800 -> 24:39.080] Oh, my purpose is to be solution orientated, to contribute, and be a brain and a heart
[24:39.080 -> 24:40.080] to borrow.
[24:40.080 -> 24:42.640] So where did that come from? Because I'm sure there was a point where you would have just
[24:42.640 -> 24:44.120] said, to make great music.
[24:44.120 -> 24:48.000] Oh, no, no. To make good music is therapeutic for me.
[24:48.360 -> 24:50.360] And I just so happen to have a career doing that.
[24:50.360 -> 24:50.860] Yeah.
[24:51.120 -> 24:52.440] But that was never your purpose then?
[24:52.680 -> 24:54.440] No, my purpose was to take care of my mom.
[24:54.440 -> 24:54.940] Right.
[24:56.040 -> 24:59.520] Yeah. My purpose was to, you know, buy my mom a house, move her out to projects.
[24:59.880 -> 25:04.040] And whether music was the vehicle to do that,
[25:04.480 -> 25:07.280] that was the first, my,
[25:07.280 -> 25:11.280] um, oh, I could do that doing this.
[25:11.280 -> 25:13.720] But my purpose was always to take care of my mom.
[25:13.720 -> 25:17.080] Giving back, obviously, has been something that matters to you,
[25:17.080 -> 25:18.280] or lifting others up.
[25:18.280 -> 25:19.400] It began with your mom.
[25:19.400 -> 25:21.080] I know you then went back in the projects
[25:21.080 -> 25:24.240] and reached out to other family members and other friends.
[25:24.240 -> 25:28.560] But also, the first thing we spoke about when we started this podcast was you being there
[25:28.560 -> 25:33.160] for other people to be an ally to others and whether that's an individual friend or whether
[25:33.160 -> 25:36.640] that's tens of millions of people that you can reach through your music or through your
[25:36.640 -> 25:42.600] messaging where did it come from this need to help others?
[25:42.600 -> 25:45.920] Being a recipient of people helping, I'm a recipient of
[25:45.920 -> 25:51.320] somebody's do-gooding. Tell us about that. So my uncle played football for the
[25:51.320 -> 25:58.600] Falcons, American football. Yeah. Right, he was, my uncle was awesome. He played for the
[25:58.600 -> 26:07.400] Falcons and the Rams. And when he played for the Rams in the 80s, my whole neighborhood was like,
[26:07.400 -> 26:13.280] oh wow, you're you're Lincoln's nephew. Like yeah, that's my uncle. My uncle played in
[26:13.280 -> 26:17.680] the same team that Eric Dickerson played at. And Eric Dickerson had this thing
[26:17.680 -> 26:24.000] called Dickerson Rangers, where in the summer, kids would go out, go camping,
[26:24.000 -> 26:28.040] get out the neighborhood, get out the streets,
[26:28.040 -> 26:31.080] and go to, I thought it was the mountains.
[26:32.400 -> 26:35.400] But it was Griffith Park, which is like a couple of,
[26:35.400 -> 26:37.400] when you're, if you're doing projects,
[26:37.400 -> 26:40.360] any 10 minute or 30 minute drive is like,
[26:40.360 -> 26:41.900] yo, we are going somewhere.
[26:42.880 -> 26:46.800] But we went to Griffith Park, which is still somewhere.
[26:46.800 -> 26:48.720] And it was the best time.
[26:48.720 -> 26:50.600] I remember how joyful it was.
[26:50.600 -> 26:54.680] Like, yo, we're going to the mountains.
[26:54.680 -> 27:00.840] And we had after school program, summer lunch program.
[27:00.840 -> 27:09.520] And when you are poor, families really rely on the school to help bring three meals for
[27:09.520 -> 27:11.040] the child.
[27:11.040 -> 27:15.440] If you don't go to school, then a kid is not having three meals, because the family can't
[27:15.440 -> 27:18.040] afford to pay breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
[27:18.040 -> 27:24.680] What used to be three meals away from summer became one meal, one and a half meal.
[27:24.680 -> 27:26.140] You're lucky if you have two meals during
[27:26.140 -> 27:27.140] summer.
[27:27.140 -> 27:28.620] When kids are at home and not at school, yeah.
[27:28.620 -> 27:35.680] Yeah, and so what gave us the two meals was the summer lunch program. That gave you dignity
[27:35.680 -> 27:47.000] where rich people are not coming to the neighborhood to give you free food. They allow the neighborhood to give the food to the neighborhood. So my
[27:47.000 -> 27:53.160] family would we would hand out food for the summer lunch program. And so that
[27:53.160 -> 27:59.760] type of like do-gooding and common spirit where you wanted everyone to you
[27:59.760 -> 28:03.160] know just be able to go through what you were going through because everybody was
[28:03.160 -> 28:05.240] going through it with a smile.
[28:06.200 -> 28:08.500] You know, you're already stressed out.
[28:08.500 -> 28:11.960] Kids were like, am I gonna make it through this summer?
[28:11.960 -> 28:16.960] Last summer, I lost three friends that summer.
[28:17.320 -> 28:19.680] Am I gonna make it through this summer?
[28:19.680 -> 28:22.000] So when you're in that type of environment
[28:22.000 -> 28:24.520] and you're thinking, are you going to,
[28:24.520 -> 28:26.940] you know, will you make it?
[28:26.940 -> 28:30.040] You have to have some type of joy.
[28:30.040 -> 28:35.040] And my brother Carl was like, everyone loves Carl.
[28:35.040 -> 28:38.340] He has a some, my brother has a special freaking magic
[28:38.340 -> 28:41.240] where it's like, he can make friends with anybody,
[28:42.560 -> 28:48.000] anybody, anywhere, in any given configuration.
[28:48.000 -> 28:53.000] When you have that, when you see from your uncle to your brother,
[28:53.000 -> 28:56.000] my aunt Belinda works at the homeless shelter,
[28:56.000 -> 29:00.000] my other aunt works at the police department for dispatch.
[29:00.000 -> 29:03.000] We got a 549-764, that's my aunt.
[29:03.000 -> 29:08.800] And my mom at the park, she was after school program director to keep the kids off the street.
[29:09.200 -> 29:13.000] So my whole family was always like, you know, they knew us.
[29:13.000 -> 29:19.400] It's like, oh man, your family is part of the community, helping the community.
[29:19.400 -> 29:24.200] So when you look back on those days, Will, what lessons do you take from the projects that you still apply today?
[29:25.560 -> 29:28.300] Attract more smiles than frowns.
[29:28.300 -> 29:32.480] How do you, when you walk into a room, are you, do you make people do this?
[29:32.480 -> 29:35.360] Or do you make people like this?
[29:35.360 -> 29:37.180] Get survival in the projects.
[29:37.180 -> 29:38.440] How do you do it now?
[29:38.440 -> 29:40.720] You want to make people do this.
[29:40.720 -> 29:43.100] You want to make people light up.
[29:43.100 -> 29:46.080] Because if you walk into a room,
[29:46.080 -> 29:48.440] and you bring the other one,
[29:48.440 -> 29:51.640] that means you are a part of problems.
[29:51.640 -> 29:55.480] It's as simple as, it may sound freaking like,
[29:56.620 -> 29:59.040] I know that sounds elementary,
[29:59.040 -> 30:01.880] but you want to light up the room.
[30:04.360 -> 30:06.640] And how do you do it though?
[30:06.640 -> 30:09.120] Oh, I apply that to business.
[30:09.120 -> 30:11.920] If you are the person in the room
[30:11.920 -> 30:14.840] that's like the spark of light,
[30:14.840 -> 30:17.220] then you're probably going to do business.
[30:17.220 -> 30:19.340] People are going to want to do business with you.
[30:19.340 -> 30:23.200] If you are a spark of light and you fail,
[30:23.200 -> 30:25.740] people are going to want to see you get up and win. You get more chances to bat if you're the spark of light and you fail, people are going to want to see you get up and win.
[30:25.740 -> 30:29.640] You get more chances to bat if you're the spark of light.
[30:29.640 -> 30:32.240] You're asking like, what's my biggest win?
[30:32.240 -> 30:34.540] Well, my squad.
[30:34.540 -> 30:35.040] Why?
[30:35.040 -> 30:38.000] Well, I'm their energy source.
[30:38.000 -> 30:39.880] They're my energy source.
[30:39.880 -> 30:48.020] And the more you have smiles and it's time to go and apply yourself to be solution driven to solve problems,
[30:48.020 -> 30:51.140] you're gonna hit the ball to solve whatever problem it is
[30:51.140 -> 30:52.860] you're trying to solve.
[30:52.860 -> 30:55.080] But you have to be that spark.
[30:55.080 -> 30:56.300] It starts with that spark.
[30:56.300 -> 30:57.460] We've spoken a bit about the projects
[30:57.460 -> 30:59.540] and I think we can't touch on that part of your life
[30:59.540 -> 31:00.760] without talking about your mom.
[31:00.760 -> 31:03.300] What messages did she give you
[31:03.300 -> 31:05.680] that allowed you to be an optimist?
[31:05.680 -> 31:10.960] Oh man, I'm going to show you this, I'm going to read you this text. She writes me,
[31:10.960 -> 31:19.360] thanks for the memories. Before COVID, me and my mom used to come with me to Europe
[31:19.360 -> 31:26.880] and I loved traveling with my mom. But then COVID happened, and she just sat home like everybody did.
[31:26.880 -> 31:30.440] But then post-COVID, she continued to stay at home.
[31:30.440 -> 31:33.000] Think that COVID really shook her.
[31:33.000 -> 31:35.280] Like, yo, Molly, let's go back out there on the road.
[31:35.280 -> 31:37.240] She was like, I don't know, Willie.
[31:37.240 -> 31:38.400] It's wild out there.
[31:38.400 -> 31:39.920] I'm like, Mom, I know it's wild.
[31:39.920 -> 31:41.440] Let's go like rock out.
[31:41.440 -> 31:48.240] So it took a while to get her back in the traveling spirit. So we went
[31:48.240 -> 31:54.720] this summer. Freaking magical. Fantastic. So she writes me this text message. Thanks
[31:54.720 -> 32:01.200] for the memories. Thanks for letting us play in your world. Thanks for making me feel comfortable
[32:01.200 -> 32:08.720] enough to step into your world again. Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to show us the world.
[32:08.720 -> 32:11.320] Thanks for the plane rides and the dinners.
[32:11.320 -> 32:14.780] Thanks for all the first-time experiences you give us.
[32:14.780 -> 32:17.220] Thanks for making my heart smile.
[32:17.220 -> 32:23.460] Thanks for letting me raise four additional kids with your watch.
[32:23.460 -> 32:25.940] Thanks for loving them the way you do.
[32:25.940 -> 32:28.000] Thank you, as Lily always says,
[32:28.000 -> 32:29.940] Uncle Willie will never let us down.
[32:31.060 -> 32:34.300] Thank you most of all for letting me know
[32:34.300 -> 32:38.940] I could live vibrantly after raising eight kids.
[32:38.940 -> 32:40.700] Thanks, thanks, thanks.
[32:40.700 -> 32:43.580] So then I wrote, do you know what's crazy?
[32:43.580 -> 32:47.240] I feel like I met my best friend for the first time.
[32:47.240 -> 32:52.380] I feel like I just met the person I've always been waiting to meet my whole entire life
[32:52.380 -> 32:54.500] and that person is my mom.
[32:54.500 -> 32:59.380] I feel like I met someone that I've always known but never really knew who they actually
[32:59.380 -> 33:00.380] were.
[33:00.380 -> 33:05.200] A lot of times people get comfortable with who's in the world and accept them for the
[33:05.200 -> 33:06.560] position that they know them in.
[33:06.560 -> 33:14.400] Moms, sons, daughters, fathers, uncles, nieces, nephews, aunties, brothers, sisters.
[33:14.400 -> 33:18.600] And no one really sees who these people actually are.
[33:18.600 -> 33:22.100] And in this past year, I see you from a different angle.
[33:22.100 -> 33:25.900] And that is a re-confirmation on how much of an amazing
[33:25.900 -> 33:27.400] person you truly are.
[33:27.400 -> 33:32.400] You're a superhuman, and I fall in love with a person that I've always loved.
[33:32.400 -> 33:38.240] You're my mom and my best friend, and I want you to have the best rest of your life,
[33:38.240 -> 33:41.040] in the most magical way that you've ever dreamt of.
[33:41.040 -> 33:49.440] It's like I live to be able to show you the world in ways that you'd never imagined to experience it. I love you mom, you're the best mom on earth.
[33:49.440 -> 33:57.120] And yeah, she's an amazing...
[33:57.120 -> 33:59.120] Thanks for sharing that.
[33:59.120 -> 34:03.360] Yeah, thank you. What's changed? How are you now able to see your mum in that way
[34:03.360 -> 34:05.520] and the way you've always maybe wanted
[34:05.520 -> 34:07.360] to and waited for?
[34:07.360 -> 34:13.280] You have to say, I wonder if I just met this person and I didn't know them like I know
[34:13.280 -> 34:15.600] them, would I actually like this person?
[34:15.600 -> 34:18.040] Would they be the person that I want in my life?
[34:18.040 -> 34:27.320] If I just met this person at the supermarket, oh excuse me, hey how you doing? And this person who is your brother, your sister,
[34:27.320 -> 34:29.820] your mother, your father, right?
[34:31.520 -> 34:34.000] Daughters and sons is different, that's a different,
[34:34.000 -> 34:36.160] I wish my mom would never do,
[34:36.160 -> 34:39.080] that's an unconditional thing from the parent down.
[34:39.080 -> 34:43.280] It hit me when I saw my mom walk into the room
[34:44.180 -> 34:46.720] and she smiled.
[34:46.720 -> 34:53.040] And it was her first time in Spain, in Marbella.
[34:53.040 -> 34:58.280] And she was just looking around, absorbing the town.
[34:58.280 -> 35:03.080] And the town was a stranger to her.
[35:03.080 -> 35:06.240] When you see your mom at home, she knows home. She's
[35:06.240 -> 35:14.260] protected you your whole life. So you always see your parent as like the
[35:14.260 -> 35:19.360] protector. They know this place and if they don't know it they're gonna figure
[35:19.360 -> 35:27.480] it out. But when you take someone that you always looked up to, they always nurtured you, and
[35:27.480 -> 35:32.080] they see in the world for the first time, like, just taking it all in, and you see in
[35:32.080 -> 35:34.160] them light up, like, wow.
[35:34.160 -> 35:53.360] I took her to Buckingham Palace, and, absorb the world and you know at some point
[35:53.360 -> 35:56.780] in time she had dreams.
[35:56.780 -> 36:04.480] Maybe she sacrificed her dreams to take care of us.
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[39:51.840 -> 39:58.480] For a kid from the projects to end up in one of the biggest bands in the world is incredible. For that person to then become a futurist and an investor and a philanthropist,
[39:58.480 -> 40:03.840] and I know you have, you know, your Angel Foundation which works in the projects now,
[40:04.640 -> 40:05.800] thousands and thousands of
[40:05.800 -> 40:11.000] kids in LA have been helped by that. We can talk in a moment about FYI.ai, the
[40:11.000 -> 40:15.480] business that you're the CEO of at the moment. But before we get to that I'd
[40:15.480 -> 40:21.000] love to know how you go from the dream to the reality. How do you make this
[40:21.000 -> 40:25.200] stuff actually happen? Everyone can dream
[40:25.200 -> 40:27.580] My mom had a lot to do with that, right?
[40:28.200 -> 40:33.280] Explain so my mom and sure lease sure lease is like our next-door neighbor
[40:33.840 -> 40:37.720] Across from our projects so our projects were here. It's my mom our door
[40:38.720 -> 40:41.480] Sure lease lived over there, and there's a walkway
[40:42.000 -> 40:44.000] And the main streets over here
[40:46.240 -> 40:52.240] And sure lease lived over there she'd be like yeah screaming out loud right
[40:52.240 -> 40:58.480] yeah call Willie over here and we used to like run cross the way to sure Lisa's
[40:58.480 -> 41:06.540] house when he go go to the store and give me some big mama panties. And she would give us like 25 cents
[41:06.540 -> 41:10.040] to go and do these like store errands.
[41:10.040 -> 41:12.380] When it was time to go back to school,
[41:12.380 -> 41:13.700] and most kids,
[41:13.700 -> 41:15.600] cause we went to all rich school
[41:15.600 -> 41:17.020] in Palisades and Brentwood.
[41:18.540 -> 41:20.660] When it was time to go back to school,
[41:21.920 -> 41:24.020] some kids went back to school shopping
[41:26.260 -> 41:33.020] to go get the clothes for school. We would go get material. My mom would be like, I remember when I
[41:33.020 -> 41:43.500] turned 13, 14. Now what do you want, what do you want, what do you want for school?
[41:43.500 -> 41:47.000] I was like, oh I want some MC Hammer pants.
[41:47.000 -> 41:48.600] MC Hammer pants for school, Willie?
[41:48.600 -> 41:49.440] Yeah, mom.
[41:50.600 -> 41:51.660] The polka dots.
[41:53.240 -> 41:56.240] You gonna go to school looking like a clown?
[41:56.240 -> 41:58.880] Well, if that's what you want, go and get your material.
[41:58.880 -> 42:01.800] And we were poor, but we didn't look it.
[42:01.800 -> 42:04.320] We looked freaking like a million bucks.
[42:08.060 -> 42:08.940] So when we go to school, they thought we was like ballin
[42:10.660 -> 42:12.240] But my mom would go to thrift stores and so seeing that
[42:12.240 -> 42:17.280] Seeing somebody make something that you would wear and you go to school be like yo, you look fresh. Oh wait. Yeah
[42:17.280 -> 42:19.280] My mom made this
[42:19.760 -> 42:26.240] That to me was like materialization when you would would go to, instead of going to school shopping,
[42:26.240 -> 42:29.680] we would go material shopping, buy the material.
[42:29.680 -> 42:32.720] And so see your mom, I never really thought about it
[42:32.720 -> 42:35.160] until you asked me, like how did I get this material,
[42:35.160 -> 42:37.200] wanting to materialize dreams?
[42:37.200 -> 42:38.040] When you make-
[42:38.040 -> 42:39.400] But the first time you turned it
[42:39.400 -> 42:42.400] from seeing your mom make your clothes
[42:42.400 -> 42:44.040] to you, let's say making music.
[42:44.040 -> 42:48.600] Do you remember the first time you went, oh, so I can use that. My mum's taught me that I can do this.
[42:48.600 -> 42:52.880] Yeah, there was this next door neighbor I had named Gil. Gil was like the quinceanera
[42:52.880 -> 43:00.300] DJ. I would go there and like, yo, let me rap. We make a little demo. So I had my other
[43:00.300 -> 43:11.660] next door neighbor, Robert, he would give me like his hip hop CDs and tapes and I would rap over my favorite part of the song by going to Gil's house and use
[43:11.660 -> 43:13.760] his microphones and his equipment.
[43:13.760 -> 43:17.280] And there was this other friend I had named Trinity Bailey.
[43:17.280 -> 43:20.720] Her dad is Philip Bailey from Earth, Wind & Fire.
[43:20.720 -> 43:26.280] So I would give, I gave her my song and I would rap, rap on the phone with her like,
[43:26.280 -> 43:31.160] yo, I got this rap, check this rap out.
[43:31.160 -> 43:36.680] I remember it too, it was called, I know this girl, her name is Shemika, said to myself,
[43:36.680 -> 43:38.480] huh, I kinda like her.
[43:38.480 -> 43:40.000] And that's it.
[43:40.000 -> 43:41.000] That's good.
[43:41.000 -> 43:44.840] That was my first rap, that was my first rap.
[43:44.840 -> 43:45.860] I'll sign you. And then, so I was, That was my first rap. That was my first rap. I'd sign you.
[43:45.860 -> 43:46.860] Right.
[43:46.860 -> 43:48.860] And then, so I was, what was I, 12?
[43:48.860 -> 43:49.860] Yeah.
[43:49.860 -> 43:51.860] You must have had a, there's a dream here though, isn't there?
[43:51.860 -> 43:55.200] Like your mum's obviously made you feel like, Willy, you should be dreaming.
[43:55.200 -> 43:56.200] You should dream big.
[43:56.200 -> 43:59.180] Oh no, she was like, Willy, you need to be studying.
[43:59.180 -> 44:00.660] Or you need to get yourself a job.
[44:00.660 -> 44:03.540] Like, man, I got a job, this is not getting paid yet.
[44:03.540 -> 44:04.900] Did she say that?
[44:04.900 -> 44:05.000] Yeah. She was like... Did you believe it? job like my I got a job this is not getting paid yet did you say that yeah
[44:05.000 -> 44:12.320] she was like did you believe it I know I knew it believe is different explain in
[44:12.320 -> 44:25.580] the middle of believe is a lie here B E L I E it's lie So, and then there's no.
[44:26.940 -> 44:28.940] To know is
[44:29.080 -> 44:33.760] different than to believe. I don't have to believe it if I know it. How did you know it?
[44:33.760 -> 44:39.340] You were a 12 year old kid in the projects. How did you know? If a kid is in an environment where they're being encouraged and
[44:39.920 -> 44:41.920] they know what they want to do,
[44:42.600 -> 44:46.200] their passion brings them joy, and they just love it.
[44:47.280 -> 44:49.640] And if you continue to encourage that,
[44:50.000 -> 44:51.800] and make them feel like,
[44:53.040 -> 44:54.520] make them know,
[44:55.080 -> 44:57.320] that wherever they're putting that energy,
[44:58.960 -> 45:00.960] they'll probably end up being that.
[45:01.480 -> 45:02.200] Nice.
[45:02.200 -> 45:06.200] They'll probably end up being some version of their dream.
[45:06.200 -> 45:10.080] I know that you have ADHD and you've spoken about it as a blessing of ADHD.
[45:10.080 -> 45:15.120] ADHD is freaking a superpower bro, thank you so much for noticing it.
[45:15.120 -> 45:25.000] As opposed to like, oh man I got this thing called ADHD. Like, yeah, straight up ADHD gang homie.
[45:25.940 -> 45:28.200] Like, you know what I'm saying?
[45:28.200 -> 45:31.080] Yeah, ADHD, that's the gang sign.
[45:31.080 -> 45:32.740] ADHD what?
[45:32.740 -> 45:33.580] You don't?
[45:33.580 -> 45:38.380] So you could look at something like that
[45:38.380 -> 45:40.960] and like, it could cripple you.
[45:40.960 -> 45:42.660] Somebody's like, oh.
[45:42.660 -> 45:44.040] But it only cripples you with perception,
[45:44.040 -> 45:46.280] which we spoke about at the beginning of this.
[45:46.280 -> 45:51.960] The perception of ADHD is that it's somehow a problem, right?
[45:51.960 -> 45:55.320] It's a problem for people that don't have patience.
[45:55.320 -> 45:58.000] It's a problem for people that don't have it.
[45:58.000 -> 46:02.520] Yeah, like if you're a teacher, and you want all your students to be the same,
[46:02.520 -> 46:04.640] that's when ADHD is a problem.
[46:04.640 -> 46:07.720] Is it a problem for me? Actually, no.
[46:07.720 -> 46:10.160] Does it hurt? Like, what's wrong?
[46:10.160 -> 46:15.560] Oh, man, I got this ADHD, bro. My freaking head is hurting.
[46:15.560 -> 46:19.160] Like, oh, man, this ADHD is fucking my knees up, man.
[46:19.160 -> 46:23.400] Like, is it really? Like, really? Am I hurting because of it?
[46:23.400 -> 46:27.600] Or the people that I interact with when I was younger,
[46:27.600 -> 46:32.600] my hyperactivity probably put them a little off tilt
[46:33.120 -> 46:34.960] because they wanted everyone to conform
[46:34.960 -> 46:36.680] to the same learning pattern.
[46:36.680 -> 46:38.080] But is it tiring?
[46:38.080 -> 46:40.680] Does it exhaust you ever?
[46:40.680 -> 46:43.040] If I have a personal problem I'm dealing with,
[46:55.180 -> 46:55.280] my ADHD will keep me from, like, solving my personal problems.
[46:59.220 -> 46:59.320] Because I'm a freaking slippery fish.
[47:01.220 -> 47:01.320] And I'll put it off.
[47:04.520 -> 47:04.620] But I don't know if that's ADHD or if that's just like,
[47:05.160 -> 47:08.880] I just don't want to deal with that right now.
[47:08.880 -> 47:12.080] I don't know if that is the same thing.
[47:12.080 -> 47:14.600] But we did an interview, Will,
[47:14.600 -> 47:16.160] a couple of years ago on the podcast
[47:16.160 -> 47:19.520] with a fascinating man called Marcelino Sambe,
[47:19.520 -> 47:20.760] who grew up in,
[47:21.680 -> 47:24.520] almost like the equivalent of the projects in Lisbon,
[47:24.520 -> 47:27.080] where he describes going to a youth center
[47:27.080 -> 47:31.020] and people had sort of seen him as being a wild child
[47:31.020 -> 47:34.400] and then somebody said, this boy just needs to dance
[47:34.400 -> 47:37.160] and he's now the principal lead for the Royal Ballet.
[47:37.160 -> 47:38.940] And it was almost, he described that moment
[47:38.940 -> 47:42.680] of somebody recognizing that he had a talent
[47:42.680 -> 47:45.400] that just needed to be channeled in a certain direction that
[47:45.400 -> 47:49.600] was the catalyst for what became his life. Was there a moment for you when
[47:49.600 -> 47:54.320] somebody said this isn't a problem this is a gift if it's used right?
[47:54.320 -> 48:02.440] Yeah Mr. Wright had this teacher named Mr. Wright and I remember it was sixth
[48:02.440 -> 48:07.360] grade and you graduate to go from sixth grade to seventh grade.
[48:07.360 -> 48:11.440] And Mr. Wright had talked to my mom or something like that
[48:11.440 -> 48:15.760] and said that they should hold me back
[48:15.760 -> 48:19.280] and have me repeat sixth grade.
[48:19.280 -> 48:22.320] But he's going to let me graduate on stage
[48:22.320 -> 48:27.600] if you get him to focus what he's really good at and that's just creativity.
[48:27.600 -> 48:35.960] Mishra was an awesome teacher, like he was one of my favorite teachers and creativity was my like
[48:35.960 -> 48:45.000] oomph. So that's how I got through school was the arts. Creative writing, arts and craft.
[48:48.420 -> 48:50.960] Probably did really horrible in like history
[48:52.040 -> 48:56.080] because I would use my imagination more so than,
[48:56.080 -> 48:58.820] you know, what history was actually about.
[49:01.480 -> 49:09.600] But yeah, that's my, my imagination is pretty superb.
[49:09.600 -> 49:13.800] Everybody is on some limited version of the spectrum.
[49:13.800 -> 49:16.500] Like this world that we are looking at right now,
[49:16.500 -> 49:24.100] the human eye can only see the color side of the spectrum.
[49:24.100 -> 49:25.960] We're limited to RGB.
[49:25.960 -> 49:29.080] We cannot see past ultraviolet.
[49:29.080 -> 49:31.240] We can't see past violet to ultraviolet.
[49:31.240 -> 49:33.800] Our eyes can't see that.
[49:33.800 -> 49:37.680] We can't see past red, infrared.
[49:37.680 -> 49:39.240] Our eyes can't see it.
[49:39.240 -> 49:44.080] You actually need equipment to be able to detect infrared.
[49:44.080 -> 49:48.000] You need equipment to detect ultraviolet.
[49:48.000 -> 49:53.000] And on the either side of ultraviolet spectrum and infrared spectrum,
[49:53.000 -> 49:58.000] you have radio waves, x-rays.
[49:58.000 -> 50:00.000] We can't see x-rays.
[50:00.000 -> 50:09.000] You actually need equipment to see through objects like x-rays do.
[50:09.000 -> 50:16.000] You need equipment to pick up radio frequencies that happen on radio.
[50:16.000 -> 50:22.000] They exist, speaking of on the spectrum.
[50:22.000 -> 50:26.000] So if a kid is on the spectrum,
[50:26.000 -> 50:30.000] instead of looking at it like, oh, they have a limited bandwidth,
[50:30.000 -> 50:33.000] no, they actually have a broader scope of bandwidth,
[50:33.000 -> 50:36.000] and they see things you can't see.
[50:36.000 -> 50:39.000] They feel things you can't feel.
[50:39.000 -> 50:42.000] So you think they have a handicap,
[50:42.000 -> 50:45.000] when actually the handicap is you.
[50:46.440 -> 50:47.640] To the depiction.
[50:47.640 -> 50:50.080] Switching subjects to something that you touched on.
[50:50.080 -> 50:54.920] The FYI bit, like centralizing thought.
[50:54.920 -> 50:56.080] Yep.
[50:56.080 -> 50:59.080] Because I think one of the reasons why a lot of people have
[51:00.800 -> 51:03.320] attention disorder, not hyperactive attention disorder,
[51:03.320 -> 51:07.240] just like attention disorder, ADDactive attention disorder, just like attention disorder, ADD,
[51:07.240 -> 51:09.200] attention disorder deficit.
[51:09.200 -> 51:11.400] Then there's hyperactive attention disorder.
[51:13.520 -> 51:18.120] The whole entire planet has ADD now, because of the phone.
[51:19.280 -> 51:24.020] And I've noticed that like, wait, I thought I had ADHD.
[51:25.560 -> 51:27.920] Well, how did you just go from that subject to this subject
[51:27.920 -> 51:31.260] to that subject to, everyone now is acting
[51:31.260 -> 51:32.840] like notifications.
[51:33.860 -> 51:36.480] Everyone now enters a conversation
[51:36.480 -> 51:38.920] without completing the thought
[51:38.920 -> 51:42.040] and gets distracted like a pop-up.
[51:42.040 -> 51:44.120] Everyone's mind is configured
[51:44.120 -> 51:45.560] the way their phone is configured.
[51:45.560 -> 51:48.640] Apps scattered all over the place,
[51:48.640 -> 51:51.560] cookies that are tampered with,
[51:51.560 -> 51:58.320] and no real conversational flow to complete thought.
[51:58.320 -> 52:01.560] How do you solve that with FYI.ai?
[52:01.560 -> 52:05.000] Keeping everything in one place.
[52:05.000 -> 52:11.000] Your assets are your aspirations.
[52:11.000 -> 52:13.000] The things that you want to do in life.
[52:13.000 -> 52:17.000] And so we're starting by having your conversations,
[52:17.000 -> 52:23.000] your assets in a safe place, in one place.
[52:23.000 -> 52:26.220] Not your conversations here,
[52:26.220 -> 52:29.460] but then your assets in a different app.
[52:29.460 -> 52:32.780] And then comments on the assets over here,
[52:32.780 -> 52:34.880] while the bulk of materializing
[52:34.880 -> 52:38.040] what those assets are about over here.
[52:39.780 -> 52:42.820] But two different products, two different companies,
[52:42.820 -> 52:44.540] sometimes four or five different companies,
[52:44.540 -> 52:46.400] different products, different business models, sometimes four or five different companies, different products, different business models,
[52:46.400 -> 52:48.360] and how they're leveraging your data
[52:48.360 -> 52:53.040] because no one read the terms and conditions on free shit.
[52:53.040 -> 52:55.000] And you put all your dreams and aspirations
[52:55.000 -> 52:59.280] across these companies and their business models.
[52:59.280 -> 53:01.920] So you don't know if those terms and conditions say that
[53:01.920 -> 53:04.080] they have access to it, they can leverage it,
[53:04.080 -> 53:09.200] they can use it, they can sell it. You don't know any of that stuff, nobody's read it. So coming from
[53:09.200 -> 53:16.040] the music industry, any contract I sign or presented with, some lawyer is going through
[53:16.040 -> 53:25.000] it like, that's not what's happening on platforms and phones. No one is saying, hey, hey, this ain't right.
[53:25.560 -> 53:27.920] And say for example, there was a rebuttal
[53:27.920 -> 53:31.320] or something like, wait, is there even an option
[53:31.320 -> 53:34.720] of a product that has better terms and conditions
[53:34.720 -> 53:35.560] for people?
[53:35.560 -> 53:37.840] Nope, they just have those terms and conditions
[53:37.840 -> 53:39.640] for like disclaimer.
[53:39.640 -> 53:42.280] We told you that these are our terms and conditions,
[53:42.280 -> 53:43.800] whether you like, if you don't like them, guess what?
[53:43.800 -> 53:45.360] You ain't using a product. So it's not like you have a choice on the terms and conditions. Whether you like, if you don't like them, guess what? You ain't using any product.
[53:45.360 -> 53:48.280] So it's not like you have a choice
[53:48.280 -> 53:49.520] on the terms and conditions.
[53:49.520 -> 53:53.880] You just hope that somebody has a moral compass.
[53:53.880 -> 53:56.080] So how does FYI solve that?
[53:56.080 -> 53:58.880] Well, our terms and conditions, your data is your data.
[53:58.880 -> 54:00.880] We ain't selling it, we ain't doing nothing with it.
[54:00.880 -> 54:04.320] As a matter of fact, here goes a key to protect it.
[54:04.320 -> 54:10.640] Your digital assets are here in a project and right now that the digital asset
[54:10.640 -> 54:17.680] management is at its basic and will continue to get advanced. But all your
[54:17.680 -> 54:27.000] assets are where your conversations are. And with where with encryption, elliptical curve cryptography to keep your stuff safe.
[54:27.000 -> 54:34.000] So starting off with those principles where you're building and communicating around projects
[54:34.000 -> 54:37.000] and the things that you want to accomplish.
[54:37.000 -> 54:47.320] I woke up this morning, the team did an amazing job, presented high performance service.
[54:47.320 -> 54:48.320] Yeah.
[54:48.320 -> 54:49.320] By calendar.
[54:49.320 -> 54:54.800] Because we know all the details and what your show is about.
[54:54.800 -> 54:55.800] I think my.
[54:55.800 -> 54:56.800] If something's wrong.
[54:56.800 -> 54:58.480] Oh, you can play episodes on there, yeah.
[54:58.480 -> 54:59.480] Put it right.
[54:59.480 -> 55:00.480] I want to do.
[55:00.480 -> 55:05.680] So, so all of our assets are put into your space so you can make use of it and then... That's amazing.
[55:05.680 -> 55:10.400] So I came here, before I get here I get a digest, a brief of what it is.
[55:10.400 -> 55:11.520] That's FYI.
[55:11.520 -> 55:14.480] Focus your ideas with AI.
[55:14.480 -> 55:16.000] Focus your ideas. I love it.
[55:16.000 -> 55:18.560] See, there's a point on that, that you made the comment about
[55:18.560 -> 55:23.840] we often hope that some of these other big platforms have a moral compass.
[55:23.840 -> 55:27.160] We're in an age where,
[55:29.400 -> 55:31.040] all right, let's take the computer.
[55:31.040 -> 55:32.360] A trick happened in the computer
[55:32.360 -> 55:34.840] that no one really actually pays attention to.
[55:35.760 -> 55:40.360] Where the computer is asking us if we're robots.
[55:42.080 -> 55:44.200] To even move forward on safety.
[55:44.200 -> 55:46.500] Our computer's like, hey, hey, you want to enter the site?
[55:46.500 -> 55:48.800] Wait, first off, are you a robot?
[55:48.800 -> 55:51.800] A robot's asking us if we're human.
[55:51.800 -> 55:56.800] Now, 2023, the robot, these AIs,
[55:57.500 -> 56:01.900] are super analytical, amazing at conversation,
[56:01.900 -> 56:02.800] they create.
[56:04.000 -> 56:07.940] Mid-Journey is an amazing tool.. Mid Journey is an amazing tool.
[56:07.940 -> 56:09.640] DALI 3 is an amazing tool.
[56:09.640 -> 56:11.600] So you're optimistic then about AI?
[56:11.600 -> 56:13.680] I'm optimistic around AI.
[56:19.600 -> 56:24.400] Yes, I'm optimistic about it because I believe in people.
[56:24.400 -> 56:25.320] I believe in people. I believe in humanity.
[56:28.120 -> 56:29.320] Shit could go wrong.
[56:30.520 -> 56:31.400] Like any tool.
[56:32.280 -> 56:35.160] We've reached the point where we need to do our quickfire questions, Will.
[56:35.160 -> 56:35.480] Cool.
[56:35.480 -> 56:36.080] Alright, here we go.
[56:36.320 -> 56:40.080] The three non-negotiable behaviors that you and the people around you need to buy into.
[56:40.840 -> 56:41.440] Love.
[56:41.440 -> 56:41.920] Yeah.
[56:42.080 -> 56:42.880] Compassion.
[56:43.440 -> 56:44.040] Empathy.
[56:47.360 -> 56:55.960] What advice would you give to a young Will.I.Am just starting out? Start a relationship between yourself, your past self and your
[56:55.960 -> 57:02.280] future self. Pray to them, have conversations with them every night and
[57:02.280 -> 57:08.320] a couple of times throughout the day. If you could go back to one moment in your life, what would that moment be and why?
[57:12.320 -> 57:22.040] When I drowned in 1985, I was pronounced dead and I would go back to that moment
[57:22.040 -> 57:23.840] to say wake the fuck up, let's go.
[57:23.840 -> 57:25.120] That's not right. What happened? I drowned. What, in a pool or? dead and I would go back to that moment to say wake the fuck up let's go.
[57:25.120 -> 57:25.920] That's not right.
[57:25.920 -> 57:27.280] What happened?
[57:27.280 -> 57:28.720] I drowned.
[57:28.720 -> 57:29.680] In a pool?
[57:29.680 -> 57:30.320] In a pool.
[57:30.320 -> 57:35.600] I can't, I couldn't swim, still can't really swim.
[57:35.600 -> 57:47.560] And I remember saying to myself, oh wow, this is how I die.
[57:47.560 -> 57:56.600] And for about two weeks I was in hospital, pumping water out my lungs.
[57:56.600 -> 57:57.600] Yeah.
[57:57.600 -> 58:03.400] How did that change your outlook on life?
[58:03.400 -> 58:07.120] How did it change my outlook on life? How to change my outlook on life?
[58:07.120 -> 58:08.120] I can't swim.
[58:08.120 -> 58:11.640] You didn't learn though.
[58:11.640 -> 58:15.200] So yeah, yeah.
[58:15.200 -> 58:16.200] How I change my outlook?
[58:16.200 -> 58:20.600] I take showers like this.
[58:20.600 -> 58:23.200] I lean back.
[58:23.200 -> 58:28.000] Who saved you? This lady in the Glendale High School.
[58:32.000 -> 58:33.000] Yeah.
[58:35.000 -> 58:36.000] Yeah.
[58:38.000 -> 58:39.000] Amazing.
[58:39.000 -> 58:41.000] How important is legacy to you?
[58:44.000 -> 58:46.440] Legacy, I love that word.
[58:49.840 -> 58:53.560] Legal, legacy, legendary.
[58:57.300 -> 58:59.800] All have the word leg in it
[59:01.480 -> 59:03.440] because it's something you stand for,
[59:04.480 -> 59:08.120] something that will always stand.
[59:08.120 -> 59:13.840] And when you can't stand for yourself, you need legal representation and somebody else's
[59:13.840 -> 59:14.840] legs.
[59:14.840 -> 59:15.840] Legacy, legendary, legal.
[59:15.840 -> 59:23.040] Final message for the people that have listened and watched this incredible conversation.
[59:23.040 -> 59:29.140] Your one golden rule to leave them with, for them to go and live their own version of high performance.
[59:29.140 -> 59:36.220] One golden rule, shine, walk into a room and be that bright light.
[59:36.220 -> 59:38.980] Thank you for coming on here and shining for us, it was fascinating.
[59:38.980 -> 59:39.980] Thanks guys.
[59:39.980 -> 59:40.980] Damien.
[59:40.980 -> 59:41.980] Jay.
[59:41.980 -> 59:48.800] Well, what a wide-ranging,
[59:46.360 -> 59:51.280] fascinating, insightful conversation with Will.
[59:48.800 -> 59:52.800] And I think actually that conversation
[59:51.280 -> 59:55.280] and the direction that he takes it
[59:52.800 -> 59:58.040] gives us the perfect insight we need into
[59:55.280 -> 01:00:00.320] the way that his brain works, therefore
[59:58.040 -> 01:00:02.880] the way he operates. And actually all of
[01:00:00.320 -> 01:00:04.520] that is an integral reason for him to
[01:00:02.880 -> 01:00:06.800] have achieved all the things he has. Yeah,
[01:00:04.520 -> 01:00:09.440] I love that bit of advice he gave that ADHD is only a problem for people that don't
[01:00:09.440 -> 01:00:14.720] have patience. I think if you're prepared to sit still long enough and listen and really
[01:00:14.720 -> 01:00:19.840] try and engage, the value that he was kind enough to share with us was incredible.
[01:00:19.840 -> 01:00:22.880] And how great that really at the end of the day, you know, his final message for living
[01:00:22.880 -> 01:00:25.880] a high-performance life, that idea of being the light in the room.
[01:00:25.880 -> 01:00:28.360] I think people forget too often
[01:00:28.360 -> 01:00:30.560] that they are the lightning conductor
[01:00:30.560 -> 01:00:31.520] for the people around them.
[01:00:31.520 -> 01:00:34.720] We are told all too often we have no power as individuals.
[01:00:34.720 -> 01:00:36.320] But the truth is that the people watching
[01:00:36.320 -> 01:00:38.400] and listening to these conversations,
[01:00:38.400 -> 01:00:39.960] they can be the catalyst for change.
[01:00:39.960 -> 01:00:42.920] They can be the first person to change their home,
[01:00:42.920 -> 01:00:44.160] to change their business life,
[01:00:44.160 -> 01:00:46.520] to change their office, to change their business life, to change their office, to change their friends,
[01:00:46.520 -> 01:00:48.440] and incredible things happen from there.
[01:00:48.440 -> 01:00:51.200] Yeah, it reminded me, I mean, there was lots of parallels.
[01:00:51.200 -> 01:00:54.080] I've recently been reading the Walter Isaacson biography
[01:00:54.080 -> 01:00:57.140] of Elon Musk, and one of his first guiding principles
[01:00:57.140 -> 01:00:59.680] is recruit people with a can-do attitude.
[01:00:59.680 -> 01:01:02.600] He says, you know, I can train you for skills,
[01:01:02.600 -> 01:01:09.080] but your attitude of just having that willingness to come in, put a smile on your face and try and get things done is
[01:01:09.080 -> 01:01:13.240] a guiding principle for him and I think you can see it with with Will that
[01:01:13.240 -> 01:01:17.800] sometimes we can get caught up in skills and the technical detail of what
[01:01:17.800 -> 01:01:21.560] somebody can bring, but ultimately it's about the positive energy that they
[01:01:21.560 -> 01:01:27.840] bring and he's a textbook example of it. Yeah, I totally agree with that and I think actually the fact that he admitted he had
[01:01:27.840 -> 01:01:34.240] three hours sleep for three days running, I think we got quite a reflective will.
[01:01:34.240 -> 01:01:39.040] I am actually and him, you know, sharing personal texts from his mom, that was a really true
[01:01:39.040 -> 01:01:40.480] insight into him.
[01:01:40.480 -> 01:01:44.840] You know, he wasn't acting like he's doing a bit of media, therefore he has to say certain
[01:01:44.840 -> 01:01:48.120] things. I think that was a really true reflection of the person that he is
[01:01:48.400 -> 01:01:48.900] Yeah
[01:01:48.900 -> 01:01:53.040] I'm like I said to you when we'd finish there that I think my public perception seeing him on
[01:01:53.440 -> 01:01:58.400] TV shows and things like before and was that he could be quite cold or maybe a little bit spiky
[01:01:58.400 -> 01:02:04.600] But I've come away with a real sense of warmth from him and I think that's from he just been authentic
[01:02:04.600 -> 01:02:06.800] It was a real pleasure to sit and listen.
[01:02:07.200 -> 01:02:07.600] Loved it.
[01:02:07.600 -> 01:02:08.080] Thank you, mate.
[01:02:08.200 -> 01:02:08.680] Thank you, mate.
[01:02:10.080 -> 01:02:10.920] So that's it then.
[01:02:10.920 -> 01:02:12.720] Will.I.Am on high performance.
[01:02:12.720 -> 01:02:14.760] I'd love to know what you thought of that conversation.
[01:02:14.760 -> 01:02:18.920] And don't forget if you want more from Will, download the high performance app
[01:02:18.920 -> 01:02:22.120] right now, and you can hear some exclusive content from him.
[01:02:22.320 -> 01:02:30.000] Actually, if you download the app, you'll also get early access to episodes. You can get loads of exclusive content, daily boosts, and so much more. Just
[01:02:30.000 -> 01:02:34.560] go to the app store and download the High Performance app. Please keep continuing to
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