Rocket Man EP

‘Rocket Man’ is the nickname that Trump gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – when you turn on the TV and hear these things, it just doesn’t feel real. At times like this, turning on the news feels like I’m watching cartoons. I wanted to take this unreal name, and actually turn ‘Rocket Man’ into a fictional character that’s not necessarily Kim Jong Un. With every project, I like creating animated, ethereal characters. So all the images on this project are going to embody this fictional ‘Rocket Man.’

This ‘Rocket Man EP’ had me thinking about my dad and mom coming to this country as immigrants. I tried to think from their perspectives – they’ve made a lot of mistakes, so this is not just about the ‘triumphant immigrant’ … it’s me turning up, getting ratchet! I don’t want to tell just the immigrant success story, this is about everything going on right now and how we have to survive. We have to be confident and strong during these times, but we’re made up of more than just our success stories.