#28 What he said: A conversation with my guy friend

Today's Guy:  Mike B, age 26
How I know him:  We met at the New Year New U event where I was a vendor.
Claim to fame:  He's an aspiring educator and hip hop artist, and graduate of Winston Salem State University. Check out his music here: http://www.reverbnation.com/mikebzey
Today's Topic: Relationships and the music industry

Mike B

I sat down with Mike B at the Panera in our neighborhood. So you will hear a lot of clanging in the background.  Also, I used my iPhone 4s to record the interview instead of my Kodak Playsport.  So when the sound fades in and out...that's the reason.  New equipment...user errors...I guess.

Mike has a new mixtape called The Honesty Project, where he talks about his life in the QC and relationships and such.  There's one song on there that I REALLY like called "Lil Black Boy" featuring Yusha Aassad.

Mike and I spoke for over an hour, but for the technical difficulties, it was an interesting conversation.  He spoke of how people view love through closed lenses and that love is universal, but expressed differently.

Mike calls his mixtape "The Honesty Project" because he feels that it takes work to be honest with yourself, others, and even the Almighty.  A lot of people are not willing to put forth the effort it takes to discover what honesty means, how it can be implemented in their lives, and what it takes to maintain it.

Mike is currently in a relationship, but I asked him what he feels he brings to the table that might draw a woman to him. Mike said he's respectful of women, tries his best to maintain honesty, is a conversationalist, and he would hope he's considered "nice looking".  Haha!