SALFORD, UK > MELBOURNE, AUInspiration is when a bright, glimmering light is still shining despite being suffocated by a blanket of darkness. The ability to gather your pain, crunch it into a solid ball of lyricism, and then deliver every shred with love is what Motley does; it’s safe to say he’s an alchemist, turning the dust from the streets into sonical gold on his track Inspiring. When Motley creates, it’s with pure authenticity and a higher purpose in mind. If you want animated tones, strong cadence, poetically honest verses, or a strikingly throaty individual flow with all the highs and lows, Inspiring serves as a full platter of musical savoryness and sweetness. “I was listening to the instrumental beat that I had made and was contemplating, ‘What inspires me to keep making music after so many years?’. I had been asked earlier in my music career, ‘How do you keep coming up with new ideas for new songs?’. I thought about my earliest recordings and how I thought I had accomplished everything with my first album, separated at birth, which I had made 10 years earlier. I had put so much of myself, my time, and my creative ideas into that album, and when I finished working on that album, I thought, What else will I write about? And then I came back to the present moment and realised that the inspiration to make separated at birth was linked to the time that I made it. In the early 2000s, I could only write about what I had experienced up until that point in my life. So in 2015, I experienced much more, including a near-death experience that completely changed my outlook. So I got the idea that it is life itself that inspires my writing. Which leads to the first line, "I learned math on the street because a Q is $70; that's about 7 g." After I got the first line, the rest of it seemed to pour out, as it usually does with my creative process. Before I knew it, I had written the first verse, and I knew I was on to something special.” - Motley The instrumentals gently dance around Motley's voice, wrapping around his hushful verses. It feels as though the beat is encouraging a session of deep pondering to the point of no return. There is an element of cosmic curiosity that lingers after every key stroke, the song name speaks for itself - its inspiring. “The production started with a sample of a piano. I played with some filters and started getting goosebumps; that's when I knew I was on the verge of something special. After I laid the drums and bass, it was over! I couldn't stop listening to that beat. Music comes easily to me; lyrics come fast too, but I am more prolific with beats. I always want to make sure I'm saying what I mean, so that's why you might hear more feature verses than whole songs these days. On the other hand, I've got so many beats in my vault that I could release a new one every day for a year or two! It’s an exciting time for dedicated and new fans of Motley, as he has new material that he’s promised to share with us all. To ensure you don’t miss a Motley beat, tap in with his socials (@motley_uk) and WATCH THIS SPACE.
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