Alonzo - From Dance Floor to Recording Booth

Join us on an inspiring journey with Alonzo, a phenomenal talent who successfully transitioned from being a professional dancer to a singer. Alonzo's story is one of resilience, determination, and the refusal to be boxed into a single genre. He shares with us his experiences, the transformative power of authenticity in artistic expression, and why he chose to identify as a 'man of many gifts'. This episode is a testament to Alonzo's journey of transformation, creativity, and staying true to one's unique gifts.

Host KC Carnage (@iamkccarnage) and Alonzo (@storyofalonzo)

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Even in the music business, you know, they try to put us in boxes. Are you pop, are you rock, are you this, are you that? And so, as a person that has many talents, I kind of just got to this point where I didn't want to claim any box. So I just say I'm a man of many gifts and, as when I wear my artist hat as a singer, I like to call my genre rock, pop, soul.

Speaker 2: 0:55

What up, what up, what up, what up. This is, that's it, that's all. You know, I'm your girl, casey Carnage, and today, you know, we do the artist spotlights. But it's a very special show. Today I really truly believe in highlighting black women, of course, because I'm a black woman, but for me, this segment has been so important to me Because, as an artist myself, I feel that we have to, you know, promote and highlight black artists. So, on the typical, you know, I usually have my black girls here, but because I thought it was important to showcase all black artists, we got our first male on the show today, and not only is he a good friend of mine, but he's one of the most talented people that I know. Welcome, alonzo. Hi, hi, oh my gosh.

Speaker 1: 1:40

I had no idea that I was the first male, so that's an honor.

Speaker 2: 1:44

Yes, you are, and definitely the first of many, because that's what we're doing around here. So, like I said, he's one of the most talented people that I know, thank you. And this male he, if you see him on stage, it's like literally breathtaking. And not only, it's transcendent, and also the way he can bring people together. We're going to talk a lot about him, but you know he'll. Oh, I'm going to be able to take it.

Speaker 1: 2:09

I wouldn't expect all of that.

Speaker 2: 2:12

Take it in. Take it in, take your flowers, thank you. He hails from Illinois. He got his career started in dance and trailed into the music business, taking no prisoners. Not only is he a great friend of mine, like I said, and I'm going to keep saying it, he's one of the most talented people that I know. Today we're going to dive into his journey through dance music and his recent journey in becoming a transformational coach. Let's get into it.

Speaker 1: 2:34

Let's do it.

Speaker 2: 2:35

Let's get into it. How's your day?

Speaker 1: 2:37

Thank you.

Speaker 3: 2:38

Yes.

Speaker 1: 2:40

I don't think there's ever been a moment where we've really totally told each other how we feel about each other, but I want you to know that I feel the same about you. Oh, I appreciate that. That's why I don't call people anti. I have this thing in LA where I call people my family, and sometimes you're a brother or a sister, but if I call you an anti, it means you're some type of almost like a role model. I look up to you in some type of way, and then, of course, there's the mothers. I just know that I love you the same and I'm so grateful to be here. Yes, thank you.

Speaker 2: 3:19

I'll take my flowers too. Let's jump into it. Tell us about who you are, not only as a person, but as an artist.

Speaker 1: 3:29

I really just call myself a man of many gifts. Since I started out in dance and felt this calling to become a singer from a really young age, I always felt the need to have to choose a box, and I feel like the generation before us. They always had to have Everything had to have a title you are this religion, you're this political party, this is what you do, and even in the music business they try to put us in boxes. Are you pop, are you rock, are you this, are you that? And so, as a person that has many talents, I kind of just got to this point where I didn't want to claim any box. So I just say I'm a man of many gifts and, as when I wear my artist hat as a singer, I like to call my genre a rock-pop soul. So it's like a fusion of things.

Speaker 2: 4:25

Well, you already know that. I know Because I was rock-poppin' funk.

Speaker 3: 4:29

Yes, I was definitely rock-poppin' funk.

Speaker 2: 4:33

So, I get that. I understand the idea of trying to be put in a box. I mean, you always told me, like you always doing something. I don't know what you doing today, but you always doing something. You don't play, and I believe in that. I truly believe in holding on your gifts. So I'm glad that you've come to a point in your life where you say I am all things, I'm not just one thing, because that is a powerful journey to get on and accomplish. It's very transcendent, like I said. So is Alonzo your birth name, or is that your artist?

Speaker 1: 5:10

name Alonzo is my birth name, but remember my name was Prince Alonzo.

Speaker 2: 5:15

Yes.

Speaker 1: 5:16

And then when the whole Prince tour thing happened, I was feeling like people thought that I wanted to be him. So I took Prince off of my name and just went with Alonzo and started getting compared to Prince even more. So it really didn't matter.

Speaker 2: 5:28

I didn't even hear about it, it even kept your name.

Speaker 1: 5:30

It really didn't matter, but yeah, alonzo is my birth name.

Speaker 2: 5:34

Okay, so was there any other names? Just a fun thing. Was there any other names? Deciding on what your artist name was going to be Was there any other names that you was? Thinking about.

Speaker 1: 5:46

No, but there's another Alonzo and I got to say this because I'll be irritated about it sometime. He is this famous rapper in Paris and he's like signed and everything, and I almost wanted to change my name back to Prince Alonzo, because when you would Google Prince Alonzo, all my stuff would come up. Now you just Google Alonzo, you're going to come up with everybody.

Speaker 1: 6:15

But, my friend, one of my executive friends, he really he made a good point and he was just like. You're just going to have to become more famous than him, pretty much.

Speaker 2: 6:24

Like I say people like people talking about some. I can't do this, I can't do that, you know. My answer to that is make more money. But it's not that you can't do anything. Make more money, figure it out. So was being an artist something you always wanted to be, or do you think it was just like gifted upon you? Like you snapped in it one day and was like this is what I want to be, you know?

Speaker 1: 6:47

it's to answer your question. Yes, my whole life I have always performed in my rooms, whether it was like in the bedroom. I'm telling you, and I'm a Pisces, so I got a vivid imagination. I can imagine stadiums. The walls are just people. I have literally cried in my living room as if I was singing to people, because I can just feel and see that clearly. And the thing is is that in my younger years, dance my mom calls dance my first gift, so it came to me naturally and I became really popular for it early on?

Speaker 2: 7:26

Were you trained in it or was this something that you?

Speaker 1: 7:28

naturally okay. Yeah, I trained in dance. I went to college for dance and then I had the dance crew. That's when America's Got Talent thing happened. Everybody thought I went on America's Got Talent as a singer when they look back, but no, I was the leader of a dance crew as a choreographer and it was actually on that show that I kind of remember, you know, when you on TV and in interviews and you talking about make sure you fight for your dreams and I'm like bro you up in here telling millions of people to chase their dreams and you're not really pursuing your own real dreams. So literally a year after America's Got Talent, I said I'm becoming a singer and the dance team kind of took a backseat and that's when I went to China and did that whole thing.

Speaker 2: 8:09

Well, that's funny that you bring up America's Got Talent, because I was gonna be one of my next questions. I was talking to you. You know people always go on these reality shows, these competition shows. How is that process? Is this something that someone told you is like y'all need to audition for Something that you found as the choreographer and the lead of it? Like why did y'all decide to go?

Speaker 1: 8:30

on that. How did that happen? It was a really interesting way for us. This was back when dance crews was a big thing, Like if we what is it called?

Speaker 2: 8:43

There was ABDC. There was America's Best Dance Crew.

Speaker 1: 8:46

America's Best Dance Crew was a thing, so you think you can dance was a thing. We had the movies that you got served.

Speaker 2: 8:54

Was the Crumpers.

Speaker 1: 8:54

Yeah, all of that, and so it was an era in time, like the same way that we are, everybody has turned their ear toward healing and transformation. Now, back in those days, we was about the dance crews, and so it was something along oh, one-oh-six in part. You remember, one-oh-six in part.

Speaker 1: 9:15

Of course I'm from Jersey, yeah, so one-oh-six in part, used to have a dance competition called Wild Out Wednesday. We went on Wild Out Wednesday one and then that's how America's Got Talent seen us. But it is funny how TV shows work because they were absolutely like there's always a shoe that you have to fit. So like they had they dance crew that were from privileged kids that their mom and dad had money to put them in dance school, and blah, blah, blah. We were the crew from the hood, so they found us. They was like okay, they look rough around the edges, let's bring these guys on what kind of sound story they gave y'all Baby.

Speaker 2: 9:57

What was the story? Did you know that? You know that you-.

Speaker 1: 10:00

It was like you guys are from this rough area and honestly it was true. My hometown, which is a little small town near Chicago, called Rockford Illinois. It was in Forbes as the ninth most dangerous city in America. Like it was a big deal at the time and they brought us on. But the thing is, is that you couldn't deny that we was dancing for something Like looking back at that footage, we was fighting and I'm really grateful for my dance years. But to bring it back to now is that I did always have this voice and I kind of hid it.

Speaker 2: 10:33

That's amazing. It's so funny that you brought up 106 in park, because you know I actually was on 106 in park. You remember our beauty shop came out with Queen Latifa, so it was five of me and my friends and literally, like you know, we the cute girls, you know coming from Auckland Jersey.

Speaker 2: 10:48

And four of us got picked to be on that show. Wow, one of us like I think it was me and another friend. I had braids in my hair, so they interviewed me for the braids and they actually did two of my friends here. They had the good hair, they could just curl real quick, like you can take my what a host. It was free AJ.

Speaker 3: 11:03

Ooh, they're my old J's. Yeah, I'm free AJ time. I'm a little older than you, they're not old J's. They're free AJ.

Speaker 2: 11:08

But that is great. That story is definitely like something that you talk about, like you know television, gratefully that you know you guys were able to transcend out of that and, you know, fulfill your dreams. Clearly, like you went to China, you're doing your, like y'all should see this man shows and I'm waiting for you to do a solo show, like an actual solo show. I'm so ready to, I'm so ready. But you know, what's holding you back from doing it?

Speaker 1: 11:35

First of all, I'm so ready because I'll be watching what be going on and I just know in my heart of hearts that I will really give the people a run for their money when I really do go in and put on my full shows, like because right now I just be keeping it cool, I just be singing standing at the mic stand. I haven't even really let loose as an artist that dances and I why not? And it was all about timing. So, like I think that back in the day, like and when I mean by back in the day, this is pre-pandemic. Back in the day, life has been different after the pandemic, but when we were all at you know Sayers and doing all of these shows, for me it was about proving yourself vocally and so I didn't wanna distract the fact that I could sing, and especially when you're trying to transition from dance to singing, they can easily be like I'm gonna dance to that, saying you a dancer that's singing.

Speaker 1: 12:40

You should keep. No, I don't need you to know that I can sing. You know what I mean. But now that I feel like I have gotten past, you know, trying to prove that I'm ready to bring it back to the forefront. But you know, I was recording music and then the pandemic happened and really for the last three years I kind of just took a break. I went deeper into my healing journey and now I'm at a place where I'm ready to start doing it again and that's coming.

Speaker 2: 13:10

I understand. You see where I'm at. I understand and it's like you know, we were in a rat race for a long time and it was a thing where you felt like you had to prove yourself, like you were proving yourself for other reasons than I was proving myself, but at the end of the day, we still were proving ourselves for the people. That was before us and that can get a very nerve wracking. So it's nice to hear that you took the time to actually heal.

Speaker 2: 13:39

I took the time to really just say what is it that I wanna do? Like I literally was, like I have a degree in broadcast journalism. Why am I not using it? Like you know what I mean. Like there's no reason for me not to be using it. And the thing about it is that I wanted to create a platform for me, my friends and the amazing people that I know, because I know so many of it. I'm, no, so many of them and it was important for me, like you said, to get outside of that box of what this? What can you do? This is what you look like. Oh, you're a little doll, you can sing this way, you can dance this way.

Speaker 2: 14:13

Cause, you know I'm fine.

Speaker 3: 14:14

But like you know what I mean.

Speaker 2: 14:16

But it's like you gotta forge your own path. So it was good that you took that time to do that, because that is very, very important to do so, and we gotta be unapologetic about it.

Speaker 1: 14:25

Like I feel like nowadays everybody is they be having FOMO and you just so scared to get left behind. And it can feel that way because when you're on social media, it looked like everybody you're busy and working and booked and blessed, as they call it, and this and that. But there's a big part of life that takes place behind the scenes, and I needed to put the focus on that, because if we attend ourselves behind the scenes, then we show up better when it's time to show up, and so I think that's the same with you, like with you taking that time. It allows you to be able to gain clarity about the next steps that need to be taken, and that's definitely what happened with me, too.

Speaker 2: 15:07

I understand that. Okay, well, let's go back. Let's go back. What was one of the first songs you ever?

Speaker 1: 15:12

wrote. You know well, first of all I don't consider myself the strongest writer. Things just come to me sometimes. But the other thing is that I have a very like old soul and like these alternate personalities in myself.

Speaker 2: 15:29

So one of them is like, we're gonna get to it. We're gonna get to it.

Speaker 1: 15:32

So one of them is like an old lady. So sometimes when I write songs it sounds like an old woman and that can't be the kind of music that I make First of all.

Speaker 2: 15:42

First of all, speaking to this old woman y'all, he is TikTok, famous for being grandma Erlene, and when I tell you it is literally some of the funniest shit I've ever seen in my life.

Speaker 1: 15:56

I've been having so much fun.

Speaker 2: 15:57

Like, I feel like you're like. You like, going back to what you said about you being in your room, I feel like that's your kid coming out being in your room again being grandma, erlene, y'all if y'all got a chance to look up this man's TikTok.

Speaker 1: 16:08

And been around for a long time. You know how back in high school y'all would have like old lady day or you know whatever dress up. Oh, on that day I was living, dressed up like an old woman going through the hallway.

Speaker 2: 16:25

Y'all you haven't done the old lady challenge with your friends.

Speaker 1: 16:29

I think I want to do that for like a birthday or something. I'm surprised you haven't done it already. I haven't done it yet, but I'm gonna do it.

Speaker 2: 16:34

Okay, wait, wait, wait. Back to my question.

Speaker 1: 16:35

We got side track with grandma.

Speaker 2: 16:36

Erlene, what was the?

Speaker 1: 16:36

first song you ever wrote. First song I ever wrote I don't remember, but the one. The first song on my last album that I wrote was Save Me For Myself. And the reason why that comes to mind first because it was like the first moment of getting out of my own way in my writing and it was literally called Save Me For Myself. So that comes to mind first.

Speaker 2: 17:05

Okay, okay, okay, all right, so I like to play a games on my show, let's do it, and this one is called who's your Jam. Okay, who's your?

Speaker 1: 17:16

Jam, who's your?

Speaker 2: 17:16

Jam, see, she ain't tell me about no games. Yeah, so I got some prizes.

Speaker 1: 17:21

All right, you ready. Wait what Okay?

Speaker 2: 17:24

Are you ready?

Speaker 1: 17:25

I'm nervous.

Speaker 2: 17:26

Usher versus Chris Brown Ooh.

Speaker 1: 17:32

Ooh, they being messy. You know I'ma always go for the OGs, and even Chris Brown look up to Usher.

Speaker 2: 17:44

So we don't have to go with Usher Usher. Yes, Joe versus Jodeci.

Speaker 1: 17:52

I love Jodeci, jodeci. But I did just see Joe. Joe opened up for Fantasia recently. I love Joe. It was good. They were singing all his songs. It was a vibe. But Jodeci oh yeah Yo, you know I like that dramatic type of singing. But one thing I will say about Joe and really all the guys from that era why they all still got their voice Cause they was singing through cocaine.

Speaker 2: 18:22

They were singing for real. They through drug abuse, physical abuse. They got some pain and memories in their voices. That's why they still got it.

Speaker 1: 18:32

And they come from that time where you had to really be able to sing, really be able to sing. So it's in them. I was like wow Aint.

Speaker 2: 18:39

No, the auto tune wasn't around Like they was singing, it was harmonizing. That's why they still got their voices.

Speaker 1: 18:44

Yeah, he was doing it.

Speaker 2: 18:45

James Brown versus Stevie Wonder.

Speaker 1: 18:51

I'm gonna go with James. I like the drama.

Speaker 2: 18:54

Oh the drama. Okay, Neo versus Trey Songs.

Speaker 1: 19:01

I don't really know anything about these two young men.

Speaker 2: 19:03

You don't know Neo. I don't know, Neo man I don't wanna go so sick of love songs, man and Trey Songs. I can't think of any Trey Songs song, but I remember it was good.

Speaker 1: 19:15

Trey Songs had some good songs. Yes, I think I would go with Trey Songs Like I remember playing more of his songs.

Speaker 2: 19:21

Okay, okay, drew Hill versus Jagged Edge. Why are you?

Speaker 1: 19:25

naming all these. This is the thing y'all. I don't be honest to God. Truth All I listened to, even growing up, was Women Divas. So some of these guys I don't really.

Speaker 2: 19:41

Women Divas. Okay, well, I'm gonna skip some of these because you probably don't know them. All right, but I'm gonna go to the last one Prince versus Michael Jackson.

Speaker 1: 19:51

I'm gonna go with Michael and as we should, but I love Prince. Everybody brings Prince up with me and the funny thing is I really I grew up impersonating Michael. That's how I really got my dance start and my first performance ever was impersonation of Michael. But I was just I'm so the Michael magic that he had Like you ever seen that video where he like popped out of the stage and just stood there for like five minutes.

Speaker 2: 20:22

I'm a big Michael fan. People don't know what Moonwalker is. I'll be like you ever seen Moonwalker. They'll be like what's that? I'll be like yeah.

Speaker 1: 20:28

I'll be wanting to jump on my feet.

Speaker 2: 20:29

I'll say, you ain't never seen Moonwalker.

Speaker 1: 20:31

Yup, and this is the thing I cannot stand when people try to compare Michael, like they try to say that this today is Michael and da, da, da, da, there is nobody that can stand there and do nothing and just send everybody to the hospital Because, mind you, they was coming out on stretches.

Speaker 2: 20:50

I got a story about Michael, so literally I can go like on some. I still say I know this is me being full of myself, but I feel like I killed Michael and I'm gonna tell you why I feel like I killed Michael. The summer before the August, before Michael passed away, I was sitting with some friends and we eat brownies, Not gonna lie. Ooh, we sitting eating by the highs, fucking eating.

Speaker 1: 21:10

Domino's pizza.

Speaker 2: 21:12

Eating Domino's pizza and I said I don't know how, michael Jackson. I was like y'all, y'all know, if Michael Jackson die, you know the world gonna be in mourning. And they laugh me out. I verbatim said those words. I said if Michael Jackson die, the world is gonna be in mourning. The week before Fast forward to the year later I was sitting at UNOS. I don't know if anybody I was on the East Coast, if y'all had UNOS. The restaurant UNOS was like a pizza place.

Speaker 2: 21:39

But I was sitting there eating, eating and I look up on the screen. First day was like Fair Falsett. Sorry, sorry, fair Falsett fans, I don't read a laugh. It was like Fair Falsett came across as I said oh, fair Falsett. Five minutes later, michael Jackson die.

Speaker 3: 21:54

I almost fell out my seat.

Speaker 2: 21:56

And then everybody the world was in mourning. They was showing people out the hospital, they was showing people in Tibet, they was showing people in England. People was losing their shit and I said to myself I said, oh my God, did I kill Michael? Like I really said that to myself, but I got dressed for the funeral.

Speaker 1: 22:14

Me too Sat in front of the team and everything like I was there.

Speaker 2: 22:17

Him and Whitney you seen.

Speaker 2: 22:19

And you know, whitney is a Jersey girl, so you know we was hurt and when I tell you, my mom will tell you that my two favorite things that I used to like to sing was I Will Always Love you and Luke. What's Luke? What's the song? I can't think of it now, but I'll come back to you. I'm going to get back to you. It's the nasty one, it's the do it in the bud. What's the song? It's a Whitney song. No, no, luke, luke, luke, the artist Luke, oh, I don't know. No, no, it's a different one. But anyway, scratch that. We're going to talk about what. That's what it was. Whitney was my jam, but OK, and that is the conclusion of Washer Jam. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1: 22:58

Great, I'm glad I made it, because it's soon 83, 83. I don't know nothing about all them guys. Now you asked me about some Patty, some Tina, some Aretha, some Shaka.

Speaker 2: 23:06

OK, OK. Before we jump into the song that we're going to feature today, I want to talk about your decision of becoming a transformational coach. What exactly you know? What is that? Want to tell the people what it is, but also, what do you wish to accomplish with it.

Speaker 1: 23:26

So, as we talked about, I kind of went into my healing journey really deeply over the last couple of years and I feel like the pandemic prompted everybody to start to go inside and as we got out of the pandemic, in kind of a couple years forward, where life kind of started to find some type of normalcy again. Is that a word? Yeah, yes.

Speaker 2: 23:54

Y'all, I'm kind of slow, then we'll see you as a way, normalcy.

Speaker 1: 23:59

I kind of felt like it was time for me to transition from not only just focusing on my healing but started to facilitate some type of space that could help other people in their healing. So all of my new music is spiritual. I'm talking to people's hearts, I'm speaking about overcoming traumas and love, and I'm really going deep. I have meditations on my new project. I'm going to be taking people in meditations at the live shows, and so I've been at these meditation retreats around the world for years now and I'm always in these spaces and everybody already called me full advice, like I'm the friend that everybody calls when they're trying to get something off their chest and figure out what to do.

Speaker 1: 24:46

So it just made sense and to be able to learn how to speak publicly and coach on a professional level, like we're really learning about how, like TED Talks really work and how to really give presentations to companies, because nowadays a lot of these big companies are bringing in meditation coaches. Well, we don't say meditation, we say well-being and mindfulness, but everyone's really just trying to become more conscious and so if you think, like a therapist life coach put together, that's what transformational coaching would be. But the big thing is transformational. So we're not just giving people advice, we're like helping people actually transform their lives, and I think that a lot of times people got opinions. We always got to give our two cents and sometimes it helps people change something, but nothing's really changed unless you transform.

Speaker 2: 25:51

Well, absolutely, and I think one of the steps to that is, like you ever notice when people you talk about somebody and they just unload on you without asking you first.

Speaker 1: 25:59

Yep.

Speaker 2: 26:00

That would get you cursed out Like you need to ask me am I in a position in a place to receive all your junk and I?

Speaker 2: 26:08

think that is a great, you know great thing that you're doing. Like I definitely want to talk to you more about it and get one of these meditation. Yeah, get one of these meditations, because I also feel like I've been a person who the same people call for advice. People are always asking what's going on, and I've always been a public speaker Like I've never, from from when I, from when I, from all I can remember, I've never had a problem. I had a problem singing in front of people, never had a problem talking in front of people.

Speaker 1: 26:37

You know. So I love that journey, sure, that we share the singing thing, and I think the biggest thing is just sometimes, with the, the, the coaching or the people unpacking, we really don't know how to hold people's energy, but that's another skill that we've been able to learn, like actually how to protect our energy and still allow people to dump you know what I mean and then, when it's done, to be able to let it go, because a lot of times we hold on to things way after the experience.

Speaker 2: 27:11

It's like the cool. It was like the warm up and in the cool down.

Speaker 1: 27:13

Right.

Speaker 3: 27:14

Like it's the warm up and the cool down. Yep, all right.

Speaker 2: 27:17

Well, y'all, if y'all need some coaching, some meditation, make sure y'all hit him up. I guess this man is amazing. Whatever he is going to bestow on you, I'm sure it'll help you. All right, let's talk about the song Sexy and you. Sexy and you. So what was the inspiration behind it? Like that song was definitely giving it when I first heard it, it was giving Prince Little Red Corvette with the.

Speaker 1: 27:44

Yes, oh, doesn't it? So it's like Little Red Corvette with a little bit of Dove's cry, definitely somewhat of the inspiration. But so Sexy and you was my first song, that was that caught the eye of the Grammys. I didn't get a nomination, but it was on the ballot and they voted and there was something about that project like my whole last album. This is probably TMI, but I've talked about it publicly, I like completely. I guess it might be called celibacy. Yeah, I went celibate while I was writing my album. But the biggest thing is like I think that celibacy means that you're just not that you're, you're not participating with other people, but you can please yourself. I wasn't even.

Speaker 2: 28:41

I thought celibacy was no sexual activity at all. I don't know, so I'm pretty sure celibacy is no sexual activity.

Speaker 1: 28:50

I think celibacy is like no intercourse and stuff with people, but you can still masturbate.

Speaker 2: 28:55

Let me look it up. I'm going to look it up. Can we talk about masturbation?

Speaker 1: 28:59

on this show.

Speaker 2: 28:59

Yeah, you can talk about whatever you ain't seen some of my other episodes? Oh my gosh.

Speaker 1: 29:03

So so long story short, I wasn't allowing myself to release, and the intention behind that was to be able to hold my creative energy inside as much as I could so that I could then transmute that energy into creative energy for the writing of the project. And Sexing you was a song that I wrote on a really horny night, right Like. The verse is literally I want you so bad, baby, but now I saved my body for me. You know, like I was really tapping into the. Sometimes you want it, but sometimes you got to keep it for yourself, and that was just during that time. I'm enjoying myself, you enjoy yourself.

Speaker 2: 29:51

Ok, so let's go back to the celibacy stage, the practice of not having sex. But not everyone defines celibacy the same way. Got it? So there you go. Yes, so there you go.

Speaker 1: 29:59

So it was some form I was. I'm sure it was celibacy, but oh, they call it retention too. That's what I was practicing Abstinence.

Speaker 2: 30:08

There's so many words yes, all that stuff I ain't having sex, yeah, um, but yes, so long story short. That's how Sexing you was born I wait, was Sexing you like the coming out of you about to have sex.

Speaker 1: 30:23

No, it was in the middle of the whole thing, like I was, I'm telling you. I went, I tried to go the full 90 days without releasing once and Sexing you was like on a 40th day. So I was really like ready, but it was so important to me to like, like people don't know that just sexual energy, like we create life with it, so to take the same energy that you create life with and put it in your music or manifesting goals, it can be really powerful. And so that's what I was doing during that time and during that project. And Sexing you, which, if we really think about it, sexing you was written on my quote unquote horny as night. It is my most successful song, most streamed Grammy seen it. It is the most like the biggest. My biggest accomplishment so far is through that song Most views on YouTube. Well, look at that.

Speaker 2: 31:20

So yeah, stop touching yourself and stop touching other people.

Speaker 1: 31:23

I'm gonna give you a Grammy nominated song. Okay, good.

Speaker 3: 31:26

All right.

Speaker 2: 31:27

Well, let's get into it. This is Sexing you by Alonso.

Speaker 3: 31:37

I want you back, baby. I can't stand it. But now I save my body for me. Tell me you'll be waiting. I can touch you, baby, all my life. I would risk it all tonight. I hope it's worth it. When your body calls me, I hear you Trying to find the urges to fill you.

Speaker 3: 32:31

Sexier is all I wanna do. Sexier, you can't be losing my cool. Sexier you. Oh, I'm long down the do. Sexier you. You are my favorite tempo. I'm losing my composure, need a little pleasure. It's not even my nature. I wanna be a master. If you knew what I'm going through, gotta do what I gotta do. So don't take it personal, because I'm willing but not able. Sexier is all I wanna do. Sexier, you can't be losing my cool. Sexier you, I'm long down the do. Sexier you, you are my favorite tempo. Can you feel me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you feel me?

Speaker 3: 34:30

You are my favorite her. Ooh, ooh. Sex in you. Sex in you Is all I wanna do. Yeah, sex in you. Sex in you. You got me losing my cool. Yeah, sex in you right now, baby, I'm long overdue. Sex in you, sex in you. You are my favorite her. Ooh, ooh, sex in you, sex in you, yeah, yeah, sex in you right now. Baby Is all I wanna do. Ooh, sex in you, sex in you, baby Is all I wanna do. Sex in you, you are my favorite her ooh, ooh, Ooh.

Speaker 1: 35:46

I heard that song a long time.

Speaker 2: 35:48

Yes, that was Sex in you by Alonzo. That song made me want to touch myself.

Speaker 1: 35:52

You were so funny, I was like ooh, sex in me.

Speaker 2: 35:55

She said. This made me want to touch myself. It did. I was like ooh, ooh, ooh.

Speaker 1: 36:02

So who did you work on the song with? That was produced by Eric Zane, yeah. I mean produced my whole ass project.

Speaker 2: 36:09

Okay, shout out to Aria what up?

Speaker 1: 36:10

boo Shout out to.

Speaker 2: 36:11

Eric Zane. I love you Alright. Well, alonzo, thank you for coming. I'm so. I had so much fun talking to you and letting the people in the world know you the way I know you. Where can they find you? Where can they find?

Speaker 1: 36:23

your music. I think on everything is the same thing, because you know, sometimes the name don't be available Got underscore, triple word score, all that yeah one, two, three, but my Instagram and TikTok are at Story of Alonzo and I actually just created a Twitter for the first time.

Speaker 2: 36:43

I still can't get into Twitter, like it's too many platforms. I wish I could just come over.

Speaker 1: 36:47

They got Thread now and Nissenet, but all of them are at Story of Alonzo.

Speaker 2: 36:52

Alright, alright. Well, there you have it, guys. Alonzo, thank you for coming. I love you. If you guys are enjoying these artist spotlights and if there's any other black artists you think that should be on this platform and the show If you want to hear about, please don't hesitate to like, subscribe, share, email, tweet, do all the things, comment, whatever y'all want to do to get to us so we can give you the information. If you got any nice notes to tell Alonzo, he'll see them as well, and that's a wrap y'all no message me.

Speaker 2: 37:24

He might want a message depending on who you, are he not celibate. No more y'all, and that's it. That's all.

Speaker 2: 37:33

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