Introduction to Torganic Shorts
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This is Torganic Shorts, where I give a taste of the full interview with selected quotes.
Meet MC Coof Knots
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My guest this week is rapper MC Coof Knots. Coof has a lot of wisdom to offer. Hope you dig.
Foundations of Hip Hop
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I'm a big fan of old school hip hop, 90s era. And when hip hop, the foundation of hip hop, it was a mouthpiece of whatever neighborhood you were in and what you were seeing. People were speaking out about what it was, but it's also, it was fun. Uplifting, it was upbeat, it was dancing, it was free.
Vegan Lifestyle and Music Influence
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I got really into fasting and cleansing and clean eating. I became vegetarian in 2001 and vegan in 2006, I think it was. And then after that, I started doing a lot of cleanses. It's a pattern now. Every three to four months, I do a 13-day fast, no food at all.
Creating the Positive Light Album
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That Positive Light album I did, the whole time I did that, I was raw. And I think that's also what made it so easy to just write positive songs, 15 positive, I was on a high. Just being conscious and generating my outlook on life and the food and how it affects you, and yeah, it pretty much just flipped the whole script on how I approached music and what I wrote about.
Integrating Positivity into Music
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And the fact that I was pretty happy or upbeat, I think it made me want to make when we perform live or whatever. Bring that as well, that positivity and that upbeatness. And I don't know, I just felt like that was important. Yeah, bringing that positive element not only into your writing, but also into your live performances, into your overall energy level on stage. No, definitely. Definitely. Speaking about it, putting that message out there.
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Yeah, I'm an MC, I'm hip-hop 100%, but I'm gonna talk about and put out there what I think is important and what's important to me and a lifestyle that I'm happy about.
Band's Vegan Tour Experience
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We made a conscious decision, everybody that was in our band. We did the road before, and we know how you can eat on the road and save money and eat really cheap. This one, let's just do all strictly vegan, a lot of juices, clean eating, and just see how we feel. And by like the sixth show in on a high, everyone was just... So we made a conscious decision to have a healthy tour. And yeah, it was beautiful.
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And also, what was cool about it, since we were all always getting the same thing, we ate together all the time. And that's building friendships and community right there. And that made the shows better too, because it's the thing with sports teams. When you hang out together, when you party together, you play better. And you have a winning season. I felt like that happened with us. We became more than dudes that play music together. We were building something.
Self-Belief and Drive for Success
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That feeling of knowing you're able to use a gift that you've been given to help someone else out. It's just an honest exchange, an honest, just a good feeling, a good deed you've done.
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Believing in yourself is definitely one of the biggest things. There's always going to be someone that turns you down or kind of knocks you off course. But I think the most important thing is really believing in yourself and investing in yourself.
Episode Wrap-Up
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And also along with that, it's extremely important to be healthy physically and mentally. Everything ties in together.
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Concentrate on getting that self-confidence and belief in yourself. Also pushing yourself, driving. You gotta have an undeniable drive. If it's something you want, if it's in your heart, you gotta give everything, your whole to it. And then just maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating healthy.
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Please check out the full episode with Coof and be sure to comment and rate the show on iTunes. It truly does help. Come visit me at tourganic.com and at my Instagram page for regular updates on my triathlon training, fitness and vegan diet tips, and my musical happenings. Big thanks to Coof. Until next time, peace.
