This document tells the story of Willie Jackson and his journey to becoming a musician. It describes how he grew up loving music from a young age and began writing his own material at 13. After struggling through some teenage decisions and a brief time in the military, he realized his passion for music and decided to pursue it independently by studying music business. His goals are to humbly create soulful music and become a trendsetter to touch fans' souls, driven by his family and motivation to succeed through hard work.

1. T H E W O R L D M O V E S W I T H M U S I C
I A M M U S I C
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2. H E R E I S W H E R E I P L AY !
L I V E - R E L A X - E N J O Y
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3. BORN & RAISED HERE!
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GEORGIA !
HOME SWEET HOME

4. My First Time actually LISTENING!
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5. My early Influences were the Hip-Hop scene, my first
stereo , CD Player & Headphones….
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6. I B E G A N T O W R I T E M Y O W N
M AT E R I A L
B Y T H E A G E O F 1 3
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7. I B E G A N PAY I N G F O R R E C O R D I N G
T I M E
B Y T H E A G E O F 1 5
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8. !
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Some Teenage Decisions
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moved music to the back seat.
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My attention went to:
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9. M O S T O F M Y AT T E N T I O N W E N T H E R E !
I N S T E A D O F H I T T I N G T H E B O O K S & W O R K I N G O N S P O R T S … .
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10. I T WA S T I M E T O G R A D U AT E !
H I G H S C H O O L S P E D B Y

11. W H AT A M I
G O I N G T O
D O ? ? ?
L I K E M O S T H I G H S C H O O L
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G R A D U AT E S I D I D N ’ T
H AV E A P L A N !
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12. S O U T H G E O R G I A T E C H O F F E R E D A PA R T I A L
B A S K E T B A L L S C H O L A R S H I P
“STILL DIDN’T FOLLOW MY HEART”
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13. M O S T T H O U G H T I M A D E T H E L E F T
D O W N FA I L U R E D R . E V E N M E … .
I L E F T S C H O O L A F T E R 5 M O N T H S

14. I S AW T H E D I S A P P O I N T M E N T O N T H E I R FA C E S … . T H E Y
P R E A C H E D T H E F O L L O W I N G
“ M Y PA R E N T S D I D N ’ T A G R E E W I T H M Y D E C I S I O N ”
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15. I N E E D E D
S T R U C T U R E , D I R E C T I O N , & G U I D A N C E
I F E LT L O S T … … …
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16. I C H O O S E T O B E C O M E A D E V I L D O G … . .
U N I T E D S TAT E S M A R I N E C O R P S
T H E M I L I TA RY
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17. A F T E R S E R V I N G 4 H O N O R A B L E Y E A R S L O O K I N G
B A C K … I T WA S T O U G H & C H A L L E N G I N G !
W H AT WA S I T L I K E ?
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18. I T A L S O F O R C E D M E T O R E A L I Z E
W H AT I A C T U A L LY WA N T E D I N L I F E … . .
T H E M I L I TA RY M O L D E D M E I N T O A M A N .
N O W I ’ M H E A D E D I N T H E R I G H T
D I R E C T I O N !
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19. O N LY I N E E D E D A N A D VA N TA G E …
T H E R E A R E S O M A N Y A R T I S T S T H E S E D AY S …
M U S I C WA S N O W A G A I N M Y P R I O R I T Y
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20. I I C H O S E T O AT T E N D F U L L S A I L - O N L I N E M U S I C
B U S I N E S S

21. I H AV E S M A L L G O A L S A S A N
I N D E P E N D E N T A R T I S T… .
Competitive Edge
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I’m not looking to become wealthy from my music…
I am dying to be heard…
Music is my love, I dream to create…

22. G I V E T H E FA N S … .
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S O M E T H I N G T H AT T H E Y
C A N A P P R E C I AT E … … .
W I T H M Y M U S I C I W I S H T O T O U C H M Y FA N S S O U L S … . .

23. I F E E L R E S P O N S I B L E F O R S H A R I N G
M Y S O U L F U L M U S I C … . .
M Y J O B :
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1. I S T O R E M A I N H U M B L E
2. C R E AT E M U S I C F R O M M Y P R O S P E C T I V E
3. B E C O M E A T R E N D S E T T E R I N S T E A D O F F O L L O W I N G T H E M … … . .
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24. !
M Y M O T I VAT I O N & I N S P I R AT I O N
Family Drives me……
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25. S U C C E S S C O M E S W I T H E F F O R T A N D H A R D
W O R K I N M Y O P I N I O N … .
I T ’ A L L O N M E T O R E A C H M Y G O A L S
O N E D AY I W I L L H AV E A N I N D E P E N D E N T
L A B E L …
W H AT S U C C E S S M E A N S T O M E
I A M W I L L I E J A C K S O N
A N D I A M M U S I C …