sharing their stories, similar situations, and I feel like it was time well spent. But again, it was life. It’s not pretty. But regardless, I think with my time here my job isn’t really to just put ugly stuff in the world. I don’t think I’m very good at that. I’m just trying to find a beautiful way to put it out there. You can be talking about the darkest things, but underneath it all that connectivity is still beautiful. Time, space, generation, family. Literally, we brought the show all over the world, and I’m hearing the same story everywhere. So I’m like this is not just unique to me, it’s happening on some kind of universal level. And I think that’s always a beautiful thing to focus on, how it connects. Krysti: That’s the beauty of being vulnerable and sharing your art. If you kept your story to yourself there’d be people out there who maybe wouldn’t heal or move on or grow or find their own life path. I got that immediately from this current record and the game and all the work that you’re doing. And it seems like it’s becoming more and more apparent as you go on in your career. You definitely exude bravery and love, even though I heard something where you say you’re an introvert … Kid Koala: Functional introvert. (laughs) Jonny: Well it’s been an incredible honor to talk to you. Krysti: We made it 10 years with Birdy, and you’re part of it. Thanks so much. It’s really uplifting talking to you, it keeps our fire stoked. Kid Koala: Keep doing it, honestly. I put you guys up there with Grand Royal, and you’re still doing it! Even the Beasties are tapped out. What you guys are doing, it’s important. Jonny: Thank you so much. That’s such a compliment. We love Grand Royal. I remember Lee Scratch Perry on the front cover as a tribute to Wheaties [Cereal] and Bruce Lee battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kid Koala: That’s what I mean. They just wanted to write about stuff they wanted to write about. They exposed a lot of people to stuff that wouldn’t have been on their radar otherwise. Sharing stuff that you’re passionate about, especially in art. Jonny: Yeah, some people say print is dead. And we’re like, no. Obviously we’ve got to interact with technology. But to us, just like vinyl, magazines still matter. As long as we’re tactile creatures on this planet. And we know we have to keep fighting to keep it going. Kid Koala: That it exists is an act of rebellion. And a good one. Just the consistency of it. A lot of the stuff I do even takes decades before people 21 really understand it. But you don’t stop. You just have to keep doing it, and like you said, focus on that and doing your best work with what you have and in my experience, it always does lead to opening new doors and new adventures. Keep doing it. Krysti: Thanks again, Eric. This has been so much fun. Kid Koala: For sure. Alright, take care. Huddle up. It sounds like quite the storm over there. It’s a good excuse to do some art. CREATURES OF THE LATE AFTERNOON IS AVAILABLE AT KIDKOALA.COM 2023 TOUR INFO & TICKETS: KIDKOALA.COM/TOUR FRI, SEPT. 8TH — FIDDLER’S GREEN AMPHITHEATER: KID KOALA X LEALANI W/ WU-TANG CLAN, RUN THE JEWELS & DELTRON 3030 SAT, SEPT. 9TH — DILLION AMPHITHEATER: KID KOALA X LEALANI W/ WUTANG CLAN & DELTRON 3030 FOLLOW KID KOALA ON: IG | FB | TWITTER | YOUTUBE | PATREON FOR PART 1 OF THIS INTERVIEW / TO SNAG ISSUE 115: BIRDYMAGAZINE.COM KID KOALA X LEALANI "JUMP & SHUFFLE"
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