Doggett Turns Pain Into Power: A GHR Interview
- Editorial Board
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Darkness isn’t weakness, it’s fuel. Doggett speaks on pain, performance, and the path forward.
Today we have the pleasure to have Doggett here on Goathead.
GHR: What first inspired you to write music?
Doggett: I was inspired to write music as a need to express myself. Having lived a life of extremes, writing lyrics and music through those years helped me maintain control over at least one part of my life. Creativity is the one thing that made sense of a fractured mind.
GHR: What’s your experience been like performing live? Any memorable moments?
Doggett: Playing live is powerful. There is a release from the person that is presented to the world on a day-to-day basis. My most memorable performance was returning to the stage after 9 years. It was the best show I had done and catapulted me into a new direction, resulting in a change to the name Doggett, which is a character out of my first novel; Jessie Granton and the Invisible Steps.
GHR: How would you describe your songwriting and production process?
Doggett: I primarily write from how I'm feeling. I have a lot of sadness and anger within me, which in the past I would try and bury, but now I find those emotions my greatest strength. I love finding new ways to express darkness and loss without self-pity. I’m grateful to my emotions, as they never let me down.
GHR: What motivates you to keep creating?
Doggett: My motivation to create music and lyrics is through a desire to make sense of myself or something in the world which has become unrecognisable to me.
GHR: What’s next for you?
Doggett: I'm looking forward to my new projects, one being my next Doggett EP (titled Pilot) and secondly, my narrated musical The Invisible Steps, which is a rock opera based on my first novel. It will be on all audio platforms in the next month.
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