Ah, high school. The place where you can reinvent yourself after middle school, screw up, then graduate and reinvent yourself again. But for University City High School was where he started out strong and just kept going.
It began with a little tabletop musical improvisation. Soon Kryptonite, known then as Corey Williams, began living a dual existence: joining marching band and becoming the king of hip-hop. Before graduation, he was already signed to the Soul Tide record label.
We talk with Kryptonite in this new 鈥淐ut & Paste鈥� arts and culture podcast about his journey, which now includes teaching kids, and being kind of a fashionista.
Here鈥檚 some of what Kryptonite told us about himself.
- On making music in high school, not with real instruments, but everyday items: 鈥淚 always had in my pocket, in high school, I had a pen and I had Carmex. You got Carmex because if you see a girl, you can鈥檛 have dry lips.鈥�
- How participating in what some see as a 鈥渘erdy鈥� activity helped him in pursuit of his career: 鈥淏eing in marching band definitely helped my creativity.鈥�
- Why he鈥檚 interested in clothes and how styling can be a fountain of youth: 鈥淲hatever you have on, it鈥檒l make you look ageless.鈥�
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