It was just me in my basement honing my skills, hearing songs on the radio and trying to manipulate them and then writing over those, and I started with local artists in Boston, writing records for them. Clinton Sparks artistbasementboston share on social
A lot of times when people become successful, people don't really understand what they had to do or the sacrifices they made to do that, or they assume that they had money. This is coming from, like, a kid who was broke and lived with roaches and a single mom in Dorchester. Clinton Sparks assumebreakcome share on social
I'm just getting people warmed up a little bit at a time, a little bit at a time, so I can fully come with, like, a 'Fix You' - type record, or 'One' by U2. Clinton Sparks bitefixfully Change image and share on social
People like Busta Rhymes would say, 'Clinton Sparks doesn't do mix tapes; he does albums. He just throws albums out on the street.' Clinton Sparks albumbustaclinton Change image and share on social
Common would come to my house and give me a freestyle verse. I'd make a new beat for it and put it with something else. That's how I met Eminem - he came to my house back when he first started. He gave me a bunch of freestyles, and that's how we built a relationship. Everyone came to my house. Clinton Sparks backbeatbuild share on social
As soon as I would say I'm from Boston, people would just say, 'Naaaah!' Clinton Sparks bostonnaaaahpeople Change image and share on social
I'm from Boston - everyone says 'awesome,' but there are a lot of people in Boston who say 'awesome.' Clinton Sparks awesomebostonlot Change image and share on social
Whenever I try to do something, I figure out what other people aren't doing or how can I do it different or how can I stand out. Clinton Sparks figurepeoplestand Change image and share on social
I don't even know what made me start wanting to do music. It just... happened. Because I sat in my basement all the time, and music was my best friend, and I just wanted to be a part of it. Clinton Sparks basementfriendhappen Change image and share on social
Everybody kind of always bags on me because I use the word 'awesome' a lot. Clinton Sparks awesomebagkind Change image and share on social