We’re looking forward to introducing you to Dillan Kenyon. Check out our conversation below.
Dillan, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What are you chasing, and what would happen if you stopped?
Lately I’ve been trying to chase my music dream even harder. If I stopped, I’d lose all that make me, me.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am Dillan Kenyon, better known online as “wyddillan.” I am a 21 year old singer and record producer born in Nashville, Tennessee. I make my own music, as well as make beats and mix vocals for other artists.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
Probably the one with my now ex-girlfriend who we’ll call “M.” M and I had a dynamic that can only be described as strange, towards the end of the relationship we were either having intercourse or fighting, no in between. It made me realize I needed more than that, and that I deserved more than that. It taught me to love myself for who I am, not what someone else wanted me to be. When I was with her, I’d dress like a punk, make rock music, not be the authentic me. I felt like an outsider in my own skin. Now months after the breakup, I’m back to who I really am.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
That sometimes the hardest things are what push you to your greatest. If life was always easy, we’d all be rich, famous, etc. I’ve been through a lot in my life, and it’s made me who I am today. I appreciate life a lot more because everything I have, I earned. Whether it be music related, the relationships I have, everything.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
That you can make it by doing practically nothing, that’s not true. I’ve been working for 10 years on music and building a following online, and I’m still not where I want to be. Some people can get lucky, but luck will only get you so far. You have to work for it, and work to keep it.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
That I was more than just a kid who rapped online. I want to make sure people know who I am outside of all that. That even though I went through a lot, I still smiled throughout it all. I still find the good in life. And that I cared a lot about everyone around me, often more than myself.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wyddillan.prod
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wyddillan
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wyddillan
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aSS2wDay2AVgNZKmH0ivV
