hello my name is Adrian young and I’m an artist that primarily makes music and
artist that primarily makes music and
artist that primarily makes music and I’m here to talk to you all today about
I’m here to talk to you all today about
I’m here to talk to you all today about mosaics so how do we define mosaics
mosaics are patterns comprised of
mosaics are patterns comprised of various components that that come
various components that that come
various components that that come together to create a unique piece of art
together to create a unique piece of art
together to create a unique piece of art mosaics are beautiful for many reasons
mosaics are beautiful for many reasons
mosaics are beautiful for many reasons if we see a mosaic we see an image an
if we see a mosaic we see an image an
if we see a mosaic we see an image an image comprised of many different little
image comprised of many different little
image comprised of many different little things that all kind of come together to
things that all kind of come together to
things that all kind of come together to create something unique and novel what I
create something unique and novel what I
create something unique and novel what I really want to focus on today is talk
really want to focus on today is talk
really want to focus on today is talk about how we could apply the notion of
about how we could apply the notion of
about how we could apply the notion of mosaics to our life we are all
mosaics to our life we are all
mosaics to our life we are all individual works of art comprised of
individual works of art comprised of
individual works of art comprised of different various experiences and these
different various experiences and these
different various experiences and these experiences all kind of come together
experiences all kind of come together
experiences all kind of come together and guide us in our life so I’ll say it
and guide us in our life so I’ll say it
and guide us in our life so I’ll say it again we should perceive ourselves as
again we should perceive ourselves as
again we should perceive ourselves as mosaics because we are all comprised of
mosaics because we are all comprised of
mosaics because we are all comprised of diverse experiences that come together
diverse experiences that come together
diverse experiences that come together and illuminate the paths that are
and illuminate the paths that are
and illuminate the paths that are actually a40 to us in life so if we are
actually a40 to us in life so if we are
actually a40 to us in life so if we are mosaics we want to be beautiful we want
mosaics we want to be beautiful we want
mosaics we want to be beautiful we want to kind of put all these pieces together
to kind of put all these pieces together
to kind of put all these pieces together and we want to make a beautiful
and we want to make a beautiful
and we want to make a beautiful statement to me that statement is
statement to me that statement is
statement to me that statement is achieving your goals in life and doing
achieving your goals in life and doing
achieving your goals in life and doing what you want to do and being happy
so again we are all individual works of
so again we are all individual works of art that are comprised of diverse
art that are comprised of diverse
art that are comprised of diverse experiences these diverse experiences
experiences these diverse experiences
experiences these diverse experiences Harbor diverse skills and ability these
Harbor diverse skills and ability these
Harbor diverse skills and ability these diverse skills and ability illuminate
diverse skills and ability illuminate
diverse skills and ability illuminate the paths that you are afforded in life
the paths that you are afforded in life
the paths that you are afforded in life helping you become who you want to be
helping you become who you want to be
helping you become who you want to be and they do that by putting you in the
and they do that by putting you in the
and they do that by putting you in the position to exceed expectations of those
position to exceed expectations of those
position to exceed expectations of those that can provide you opportunities so
that can provide you opportunities so
that can provide you opportunities so it’s our job in creating our own mosaic
it’s our job in creating our own mosaic
it’s our job in creating our own mosaic to curate these experiences in order to
to curate these experiences in order to
to curate these experiences in order to be our best so in applying this concept
be our best so in applying this concept
be our best so in applying this concept of mosaic to our lives there’s there’s
of mosaic to our lives there’s there’s
of mosaic to our lives there’s there’s three areas that we should look at
three areas that we should look at
three areas that we should look at vision what the actual components are
vision what the actual components are
vision what the actual components are and how we bond all of this together so
and how we bond all of this together so
and how we bond all of this together so vision we have to know what we want to
vision we have to know what we want to
vision we have to know what we want to be if you want to be an engineer you go
be if you want to be an engineer you go
be if you want to be an engineer you go to school get your degree try to find an
to school get your degree try to find an
to school get your degree try to find an engineering job you got to know what you
engineering job you got to know what you
engineering job you got to know what you want to be then you have to think about
want to be then you have to think about
want to be then you have to think about the various components that come
the various components that come
the various components that come together to help you to get there what
together to help you to get there what
together to help you to get there what are those elements what are those
are those elements what are those
are those elements what are those experiences what experiences must you
experiences what experiences must you
experiences what experiences must you engage in what must you go through in
engage in what must you go through in
engage in what must you go through in order to develop the ability to exceed
order to develop the ability to exceed
order to develop the ability to exceed expectations when those opportunities
expectations when those opportunities
expectations when those opportunities arise for you and then after you figure
arise for you and then after you figure
arise for you and then after you figure out what your vision is what your goals
out what your vision is what your goals
out what your vision is what your goals are what these are what these
are what these are what these
are what these are what these experiences are that you should engage
experiences are that you should engage
experiences are that you should engage in you need to make sure you could
in you need to make sure you could
in you need to make sure you could Harbor the strength and endurance to
Harbor the strength and endurance to
Harbor the strength and endurance to finish you need to prove to yourself
finish you need to prove to yourself
finish you need to prove to yourself that you could be anything that you want
that you could be anything that you want
that you could be anything that you want to be
for me when I graduated high school I
for me when I graduated high school I said I want to be a musician and want to
said I want to be a musician and want to
said I want to be a musician and want to be an artist but I want to be an
be an artist but I want to be an
be an artist but I want to be an educated artist I want to be an academic
educated artist I want to be an academic
educated artist I want to be an academic so that meant I had to go to school make
so that meant I had to go to school make
so that meant I had to go to school make sure I read my books put my work in be
sure I read my books put my work in be
sure I read my books put my work in be diligent but at the same time I had to
diligent but at the same time I had to
diligent but at the same time I had to figure out how I could live off of
figure out how I could live off of
figure out how I could live off of creating music so for me it was a very
creating music so for me it was a very
creating music so for me it was a very undefined and nebulous path something
undefined and nebulous path something
undefined and nebulous path something difficult to really ascertain I remember
difficult to really ascertain I remember
difficult to really ascertain I remember talked to my mother when I graduate from
talked to my mother when I graduate from
talked to my mother when I graduate from high school and talking to her about you
high school and talking to her about you
high school and talking to her about you okay again I want to get my education I
okay again I want to get my education I
okay again I want to get my education I want to do that but I really want to
want to do that but I really want to
want to do that but I really want to like be a hip-hop producer I want to do
like be a hip-hop producer I want to do
like be a hip-hop producer I want to do that she’s like well what are you
that she’s like well what are you
that she’s like well what are you supposed to do I was like you just trust
supposed to do I was like you just trust
supposed to do I was like you just trust me you just trust me I don’t know you
me you just trust me I don’t know you
me you just trust me I don’t know you just trust me and at that point what I
just trust me and at that point what I
just trust me and at that point what I really realized was that I had to engage
really realized was that I had to engage
really realized was that I had to engage in so many different areas I had to do
in so many different areas I had to do
in so many different areas I had to do so many different things I had to create
so many different things I had to create
so many different things I had to create a pattern of diversified interests in
a pattern of diversified interests in
a pattern of diversified interests in order for me to put myself in the
order for me to put myself in the
order for me to put myself in the position to exceed people’s expectations
position to exceed people’s expectations
position to exceed people’s expectations the gatekeepers the gatekeepers
the gatekeepers the gatekeepers
the gatekeepers the gatekeepers expectations when these opportunities
expectations when these opportunities
expectations when these opportunities will arise for me to actually be a
will arise for me to actually be a
will arise for me to actually be a musician so I graduated high school in
musician so I graduated high school in
musician so I graduated high school in 96 on a Thursday I remember this
96 on a Thursday I remember this
96 on a Thursday I remember this I remember this because I started cal
I remember this because I started cal
I remember this because I started cal poly pomona I started college on a
poly pomona I started college on a
poly pomona I started college on a Monday so I said you know I’m gonna go
Monday so I said you know I’m gonna go
Monday so I said you know I’m gonna go real hard I’m gonna finish this
real hard I’m gonna finish this
real hard I’m gonna finish this education thing and I’m gonna start by
education thing and I’m gonna start by
education thing and I’m gonna start by going to summer school and I just
going to summer school and I just
going to summer school and I just started putting the work in and I
started putting the work in and I
started putting the work in and I started doing something that I consider
started doing something that I consider
started doing something that I consider self investment where I’m proving to
self investment where I’m proving to
self investment where I’m proving to myself that I could do many things
myself that I could do many things
myself that I could do many things anything I say I want to do I’m proving
anything I say I want to do I’m proving
anything I say I want to do I’m proving to myself that I could do it by just
to myself that I could do it by just
to myself that I could do it by just doing it and being diligent um
doing it and being diligent um
doing it and being diligent um circumventing obstacles people that are
circumventing obstacles people that are
circumventing obstacles people that are around me that aren’t really trying to
around me that aren’t really trying to
around me that aren’t really trying to make any moves up people that aren’t
make any moves up people that aren’t
make any moves up people that aren’t really trying to be progressive I’m
really trying to be progressive I’m
really trying to be progressive I’m getting those people out of my life I’m
getting those people out of my life I’m
getting those people out of my life I’m working and at the same time I started
working and at the same time I started
working and at the same time I started producing I got an mpc2000 sampler a
producing I got an mpc2000 sampler a
producing I got an mpc2000 sampler a little cassette recorder and I started
little cassette recorder and I started
little cassette recorder and I started making hip hop beats I want to be like
making hip hop beats I want to be like
making hip hop beats I want to be like the luminaries that I looked up to like
the luminaries that I looked up to like
the luminaries that I looked up to like you know RZA from wu-tang or Tribe
you know RZA from wu-tang or Tribe
you know RZA from wu-tang or Tribe Called Quest’s or souls of mischief all
Called Quest’s or souls of mischief all
Called Quest’s or souls of mischief all these people I wanted to be like them so
these people I wanted to be like them so
these people I wanted to be like them so I started putting in the work and in
I started putting in the work and in
I started putting in the work and in sampling records to make these beats I
sampling records to make these beats I
sampling records to make these beats I started to discover that I actually like
started to discover that I actually like
started to discover that I actually like the music I was sampling more than the
the music I was sampling more than the
the music I was sampling more than the derivative music I was making from
derivative music I was making from
derivative music I was making from sampling this music and I started to
sampling this music and I started to
sampling this music and I started to have this attention to detail I started
have this attention to detail I started
have this attention to detail I started locking into a time frame 68 to 73 the
locking into a time frame 68 to 73 the
locking into a time frame 68 to 73 the music that was created at that time the
music that was created at that time the
music that was created at that time the cinematic music that was created between
cinematic music that was created between
cinematic music that was created between that time is something that I just began
that time is something that I just began
that time is something that I just began to have a real affinity with so at that
to have a real affinity with so at that
to have a real affinity with so at that time when I was in college and making
time when I was in college and making
time when I was in college and making music when I was engaging in these
music when I was engaging in these
music when I was engaging in these diverse experiences I realized that I
diverse experiences I realized that I
diverse experiences I realized that I didn’t just want to be a producer
didn’t just want to be a producer
didn’t just want to be a producer I wanted to be a composer as well which
I wanted to be a composer as well which
I wanted to be a composer as well which is even a harder thing to
is even a harder thing to
is even a harder thing to to try to get into but I said you know
to try to get into but I said you know
to try to get into but I said you know what I’m gonna do it I’m put to working
what I’m gonna do it I’m put to working
what I’m gonna do it I’m put to working and do it so I graduated in a little
and do it so I graduated in a little
and do it so I graduated in a little over two and a half years from college
over two and a half years from college
over two and a half years from college because I went to summer school and I
because I went to summer school and I
because I went to summer school and I went hard
went hard
went hard I didn’t let anything stop me and then
I didn’t let anything stop me and then
I didn’t let anything stop me and then when I did that I realized that I could
when I did that I realized that I could
when I did that I realized that I could do anything because when I was telling
do anything because when I was telling
do anything because when I was telling other people I was gonna do it people
other people I was gonna do it people
other people I was gonna do it people didn’t believe me I did that and it’s
didn’t believe me I did that and it’s
didn’t believe me I did that and it’s one of those experiences that helped me
one of those experiences that helped me
one of those experiences that helped me realize that if I continue to self
realize that if I continue to self
realize that if I continue to self invest I could be better than anybody
invest I could be better than anybody
invest I could be better than anybody that’s the perspective I’d be better
that’s the perspective I’d be better
that’s the perspective I’d be better than anybody this is me painting my
than anybody this is me painting my
than anybody this is me painting my mosaic these are my various components
mosaic these are my various components
mosaic these are my various components that are working together to to mold me
that are working together to to mold me
that are working together to to mold me into who I want to become graduated when
into who I want to become graduated when
into who I want to become graduated when I graduated I really had an inclination
I graduated I really had an inclination
I graduated I really had an inclination I said if I want to compose if I really
I said if I want to compose if I really
I said if I want to compose if I really want to compose for film if I really
want to compose for film if I really
want to compose for film if I really want to do the kind of music I really
want to do the kind of music I really
want to do the kind of music I really want to do I need to learn on play
want to do I need to learn on play
want to do I need to learn on play instruments I never had any formal
instruments I never had any formal
instruments I never had any formal training nothing like that so what I did
training nothing like that so what I did
training nothing like that so what I did was just start buying instruments and I
was just start buying instruments and I
was just start buying instruments and I promised myself that within a year I was
promised myself that within a year I was
promised myself that within a year I was gonna learn how to play a multitude of
gonna learn how to play a multitude of
gonna learn how to play a multitude of instruments and create a fake soundtrack
instruments and create a fake soundtrack
instruments and create a fake soundtrack to a fake Italian score that came out in
to a fake Italian score that came out in
to a fake Italian score that came out in 1968 and I called it Venice dawn and I
1968 and I called it Venice dawn and I
1968 and I called it Venice dawn and I said I’m gonna do this and I’m gonna get
said I’m gonna do this and I’m gonna get
said I’m gonna do this and I’m gonna get it out there and people are gonna hear
it out there and people are gonna hear
it out there and people are gonna hear it and hopefully something happens well
it and hopefully something happens well
it and hopefully something happens well while I was doing that I was also in law
while I was doing that I was also in law
while I was doing that I was also in law school and I also had a full-time job as
school and I also had a full-time job as
school and I also had a full-time job as a contract administrator and moved up to
a contract administrator and moved up to
a contract administrator and moved up to a contract manager at Boeing so I had a
a contract manager at Boeing so I had a
a contract manager at Boeing so I had a full-time job 9:00 to 5:00 after that I
full-time job 9:00 to 5:00 after that I
full-time job 9:00 to 5:00 after that I was in law school and then in the
was in law school and then in the
was in law school and then in the evenings I was teaching myself how to
evenings I was teaching myself how to
evenings I was teaching myself how to make music
all these different experiences were
all these different experiences were testing me and in order for me to
testing me and in order for me to
testing me and in order for me to succeed I had to make sure that these
succeed I had to make sure that these
succeed I had to make sure that these were all glued together and what the
were all glued together and what the
were all glued together and what the glue was for me is having the strength
glue was for me is having the strength
glue was for me is having the strength and endurance to do it all and also
and endurance to do it all and also
and endurance to do it all and also having the ability to finish there’s
having the ability to finish there’s
having the ability to finish there’s nothing I’ve ever started I didn’t
nothing I’ve ever started I didn’t
nothing I’ve ever started I didn’t finish so I kept proving this to myself
finish so I kept proving this to myself
finish so I kept proving this to myself like damn I could really do whatever I
like damn I could really do whatever I
like damn I could really do whatever I believed I could do it just kept
believed I could do it just kept
believed I could do it just kept happening for me because I just didn’t
happening for me because I just didn’t
happening for me because I just didn’t stop
so I released my soundtrack just by
so I released my soundtrack just by myself at this time I’m in the evenings
myself at this time I’m in the evenings
myself at this time I’m in the evenings while I’m still going to law school I’m
while I’m still going to law school I’m
while I’m still going to law school I’m still working full time while I’m still
still working full time while I’m still
still working full time while I’m still dabbling in instruments I said you know
dabbling in instruments I said you know
dabbling in instruments I said you know if I really want to get into scoring I
if I really want to get into scoring I
if I really want to get into scoring I should probably become a filmmaker
should probably become a filmmaker
should probably become a filmmaker so I started documenting the culture I
so I started documenting the culture I
so I started documenting the culture I loved which is hip-hop
loved which is hip-hop
loved which is hip-hop I started making documentaries I started
I started making documentaries I started
I started making documentaries I started producing directing and editing and
producing directing and editing and
producing directing and editing and through editing I started to develop
through editing I started to develop
through editing I started to develop this amorous relationship to detail I
this amorous relationship to detail I
this amorous relationship to detail I put myself in the position where I was
put myself in the position where I was
put myself in the position where I was separating myself from ineptitude and
separating myself from ineptitude and
separating myself from ineptitude and inability my eyes were getting very
inability my eyes were getting very
inability my eyes were getting very sharp I showed myself that I could
sharp I showed myself that I could
sharp I showed myself that I could finish school early I could get a
finish school early I could get a
finish school early I could get a doctorate degree I proved that I could
doctorate degree I proved that I could
doctorate degree I proved that I could score cuz at least I made a fake score
score cuz at least I made a fake score
score cuz at least I made a fake score then I made documentaries I went into
then I made documentaries I went into
then I made documentaries I went into film festivals and I traveled and was
film festivals and I traveled and was
film festivals and I traveled and was getting mad love but nothing really
getting mad love but nothing really
getting mad love but nothing really happened yet the only thing that I did
happened yet the only thing that I did
happened yet the only thing that I did was help to compose my mosaic
around 2007 one of my very close friends
around 2007 one of my very close friends Scott Sanders its director he said hey
Scott Sanders its director he said hey
Scott Sanders its director he said hey there’s this movie I’m doing with a
there’s this movie I’m doing with a
there’s this movie I’m doing with a fellow named Michael Jai White and it’s
fellow named Michael Jai White and it’s
fellow named Michael Jai White and it’s like an old blaxploitation seventies
like an old blaxploitation seventies
like an old blaxploitation seventies type movie you should come in and try to
type movie you should come in and try to
type movie you should come in and try to like be a part of this with us I was
like be a part of this with us I was
like be a part of this with us I was like oh that sounds dope yeah man if you
like oh that sounds dope yeah man if you
like oh that sounds dope yeah man if you you could probably try to edit this and
you could probably try to edit this and
you could probably try to edit this and you could probably do the score and I
you could probably do the score and I
you could probably do the score and I was like I was like yeah I gotta try to
was like I was like yeah I gotta try to
was like I was like yeah I gotta try to make this happen so what we did we
make this happen so what we did we
make this happen so what we did we hooked up me Scott my jaw white and a
hooked up me Scott my jaw white and a
hooked up me Scott my jaw white and a fella named Byron mins and we got super
fella named Byron mins and we got super
fella named Byron mins and we got super 8 cameras and shot a little trailer shot
8 cameras and shot a little trailer shot
8 cameras and shot a little trailer shot a little 70s trailer and I edited the
a little 70s trailer and I edited the
a little 70s trailer and I edited the trailer and we sent it to a fellow named
trailer and we sent it to a fellow named
trailer and we sent it to a fellow named John Stein guard a producer at ARS Nova
John Stein guard a producer at ARS Nova
John Stein guard a producer at ARS Nova and he watched it and he said yo this is
and he watched it and he said yo this is
and he watched it and he said yo this is pretty cool but why you guys send me
pretty cool but why you guys send me
pretty cool but why you guys send me this ol seventies trailer I was like nah
this ol seventies trailer I was like nah
this ol seventies trailer I was like nah that’s not the old 70s trailer that’s
that’s not the old 70s trailer that’s
that’s not the old 70s trailer that’s the movie were trying to do right now on
the movie were trying to do right now on
the movie were trying to do right now on the spot he said I’m in and we got
the spot he said I’m in and we got
the spot he said I’m in and we got financing to make a movie called Black
financing to make a movie called Black
financing to make a movie called Black Dynamite now at that moment because of
Dynamite now at that moment because of
Dynamite now at that moment because of my diverse experiences I put myself in
my diverse experiences I put myself in
my diverse experiences I put myself in the position to exceed expectations when
the position to exceed expectations when
the position to exceed expectations when opportunities arose all of my averse
opportunities arose all of my averse
opportunities arose all of my averse experiences turned into abilities that I
experiences turned into abilities that I
experiences turned into abilities that I needed to succeed so I was an editor of
needed to succeed so I was an editor of
needed to succeed so I was an editor of a feature film I was a composer of a
a feature film I was a composer of a
a feature film I was a composer of a feature film that is now considered one
feature film that is now considered one
feature film that is now considered one of the best top 50 comedies of all time
of the best top 50 comedies of all time
of the best top 50 comedies of all time and that served as a launch pad for my
and that served as a launch pad for my
and that served as a launch pad for my career so again we are all individuals
career so again we are all individuals
career so again we are all individuals we’re individual works of art that are
we’re individual works of art that are
we’re individual works of art that are comprised of various experiences that
comprised of various experiences that
comprised of various experiences that when they work together they help to
when they work together they help to
when they work together they help to illuminate the past we are fourth in
illuminate the past we are fourth in
illuminate the past we are fourth in life and if you curate and cultivate
life and if you curate and cultivate
life and if you curate and cultivate these experiences they could Harbor
these experiences they could Harbor
these experiences they could Harbor abilities that could give you
abilities that could give you
abilities that could give you what you need to accomplish never leaked
what you need to accomplish never leaked
what you need to accomplish never leaked nebulous goals like being a musician
nebulous goals like being a musician
nebulous goals like being a musician being a film composer also during this
being a film composer also during this
being a film composer also during this time on my academic side I was
time on my academic side I was
time on my academic side I was privileged with becoming a law professor
privileged with becoming a law professor
privileged with becoming a law professor so I got to teach contract law community
so I got to teach contract law community
so I got to teach contract law community property contracts I got to be the
property contracts I got to be the
property contracts I got to be the academic I wanted to be and I got to be
academic I wanted to be and I got to be
academic I wanted to be and I got to be the artist I want to be and then
the artist I want to be and then
the artist I want to be and then everything just started coming to me so
everything just started coming to me so
everything just started coming to me so how I was able to separate myself from
how I was able to separate myself from
how I was able to separate myself from ineptitude was I had confidence and I
ineptitude was I had confidence and I
ineptitude was I had confidence and I was absolutely fearless to the point
was absolutely fearless to the point
was absolutely fearless to the point where I developed this thing where I
where I developed this thing where I
where I developed this thing where I just didn’t care what people thought
just didn’t care what people thought
just didn’t care what people thought about me at all because I started my
about me at all because I started my
about me at all because I started my mosaic said create things for an
mosaic said create things for an
mosaic said create things for an audience in your head and ask that
audience in your head and ask that
audience in your head and ask that audience in your head if it’s okay if it
audience in your head if it’s okay if it
audience in your head if it’s okay if it works out and if they say it’s cool it’s
works out and if they say it’s cool it’s
works out and if they say it’s cool it’s cool and that’s how I’ve been living
cool and that’s how I’ve been living
cool and that’s how I’ve been living that’s how I live my life and because of
that’s how I live my life and because of
that’s how I live my life and because of that I just don’t care what people think
that I just don’t care what people think
that I just don’t care what people think about me but it’s that confidence and
about me but it’s that confidence and
about me but it’s that confidence and that perseverance that has continued to
that perseverance that has continued to
that perseverance that has continued to give me opportunities I otherwise
give me opportunities I otherwise
give me opportunities I otherwise wouldn’t have and these opportunities
wouldn’t have and these opportunities
wouldn’t have and these opportunities came from me finishing all these
came from me finishing all these
came from me finishing all these experiences I got to work with the
experiences I got to work with the
experiences I got to work with the people I looked up to when I was in
people I looked up to when I was in
people I looked up to when I was in college what’s actually better than that
college what’s actually better than that
college what’s actually better than that is that I actually got to consider these
is that I actually got to consider these
is that I actually got to consider these people I’ve looked up to my dear friends
people I’ve looked up to my dear friends
people I’ve looked up to my dear friends and I got to cross the line that my
and I got to cross the line that my
and I got to cross the line that my mother never really knew if I would be
mother never really knew if I would be
mother never really knew if I would be able to cross but is because I believed
able to cross but is because I believed
able to cross but is because I believed in myself and I applied the concept of
in myself and I applied the concept of
in myself and I applied the concept of mosaics to my life the last thing
mosaics to my life the last thing
mosaics to my life the last thing that or one of the last things I just
that or one of the last things I just
that or one of the last things I just did with one of my dear friends a member
did with one of my dear friends a member
did with one of my dear friends a member of the best hip hop group of all time
of the best hip hop group of all time
of the best hip hop group of all time Ali Shaheed Muhammad and tribe called
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and tribe called
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and tribe called quest’s we were afforded the privilege
quest’s we were afforded the privilege
quest’s we were afforded the privilege to score marvels Luke Cage and if I
to score marvels Luke Cage and if I
to score marvels Luke Cage and if I didn’t make my fake soundtracks I
didn’t make my fake soundtracks I
didn’t make my fake soundtracks I wouldn’t even know what to do to be
wouldn’t even know what to do to be
wouldn’t even know what to do to be honest with you I had to prove to myself
honest with you I had to prove to myself
honest with you I had to prove to myself that I could do this and hopefully we
that I could do this and hopefully we
that I could do this and hopefully we get Emmys from this hopefully we get
get Emmys from this hopefully we get
get Emmys from this hopefully we get accolades from this but you know what it
accolades from this but you know what it
accolades from this but you know what it really don’t matter because all I want
really don’t matter because all I want
really don’t matter because all I want to do is put myself in the position to
to do is put myself in the position to
to do is put myself in the position to win I wanted to cultivate a lifestyle
win I wanted to cultivate a lifestyle
win I wanted to cultivate a lifestyle for myself that was based on me having
for myself that was based on me having
for myself that was based on me having the strength and endurance to just win
the strength and endurance to just win
the strength and endurance to just win so what I want to say to you guys is
so what I want to say to you guys is
so what I want to say to you guys is realize your Worth have a vision look at
realize your Worth have a vision look at
realize your Worth have a vision look at yourself as a work of art curate the
yourself as a work of art curate the
yourself as a work of art curate the experiences that you have in life so
experiences that you have in life so
experiences that you have in life so that it puts you in a position to exceed
that it puts you in a position to exceed
that it puts you in a position to exceed others expectations when opportunities
others expectations when opportunities
others expectations when opportunities arise believe in your goals these are
arise believe in your goals these are
arise believe in your goals these are the components these are the components
the components these are the components
the components these are the components that make you who you are
that make you who you are
that make you who you are and have this strength and the endurance
and have this strength and the endurance
and have this strength and the endurance to finish things that you start if you
to finish things that you start if you
to finish things that you start if you need to be the type of person to tell
need to be the type of person to tell
need to be the type of person to tell somebody that you really respect that
somebody that you really respect that
somebody that you really respect that you’re gonna do something do that since
you’re gonna do something do that since
you’re gonna do something do that since you may fear embarrassment do whatever
you may fear embarrassment do whatever
you may fear embarrassment do whatever you need to do to finish things and
you need to do to finish things and
you need to do to finish things and don’t let anybody ever stop you from
don’t let anybody ever stop you from
don’t let anybody ever stop you from what you want to do because you create
what you want to do because you create
what you want to do because you create your own mosaic you illustrate it we are
your own mosaic you illustrate it we are
your own mosaic you illustrate it we are the pre college of our life experiences
the pre college of our life experiences
the pre college of our life experiences and I’m still painting my mosaic and
and I’m still painting my mosaic and
and I’m still painting my mosaic and I’ll leave you with this I won’t be
I’ll leave you with this I won’t be
I’ll leave you with this I won’t be finished painting my mosaic until I
finished painting my mosaic until I
finished painting my mosaic until I leave this earth and I’m very happy so I
leave this earth and I’m very happy so I
leave this earth and I’m very happy so I hope this meant something to even one of
hope this meant something to even one of
hope this meant something to even one of you thank you for your time
you thank you for your time
you thank you for your time my name is Adrian young
my name is Adrian young
my name is Adrian young [Applause]
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