So this is a song about coming into a relationship and already feeling its doomed or cursed and that it won’t make it. The memory for Doomed was one of being in love with this girl, seeing her at a party, and as soon as we connected, she told me I was trouble and that she didn’t think I could handle her, and then she just ghosted me and fell off the face of the earth. A lot of the music I write and create is based on real memory. With Doomed specifically, as soon as I played the first chord, it transported me to a memory. And then when I get to the studio, I’ll get on the instrument and bring it together. I hum the melody and lyrics and then I also hum like what the music should sound like – Ill sing what the chords should be, or the beat. For Doomed, I was driving and sort of humming the hook for Doomed in the car, and I turned on voicenotes. I love this question! I’ll pull from things I’ve experienced, and a lot of my ideas come to me while I’m driving my car. Tell me about your process with writing your songs.‍ Your music often blends deeper, more emotional lyrics like, “Right now life sucks, you're falling out of love and I’m still stuck on us,” from Doomed with a more upbeat, yet calming tune. WesGhost encourages the disenfranchised to awaken, face the world with courage, and embrace hope through his distinctive musical expression.įLAUNT sits down with WesGhost to discuss the inspiration behind the music, childhood, and overall identities and qualities that contribute to his musical process. Serving as the youthful advocate for social outcasts, this Cursed and Faceless artist boasts a dedicated following of over 290,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and garners over 187.1K views on TikTok. It could be anywhere, anytime, and the process of inspiration can be derived from something as personal as the loneliness of growing up, to “at that party, I was paralyzed” as he sings on his recently debuted single Doomed and he returns with his latest offering, 'EXPIRED.'Įmerging as a rising star, the Sleepwalking singer WesGhost has cultivated a musical realm blending 90s/00s alternative and hip hop, providing a sanctuary for outcasts like himself. That is how musician WesGhost, the viral mask-wearing artist, describes a way his musical process comes to life. A lot of the time, this means going inward. You are driving in the car and an idea pops into your head–you reach for your phone as an act to capture that artistic splurge that was just birthed, you simply cannot let it go. Where do these feelings go? The epitome of an artist, one that is transfixed and dedicated to their craft, cannot escape this feeling. The process of processing emotions is one that is often overlooked–brushed off to the side to focus on much more important matters. All it takes is the right song, the right rhythm and beat to produce enthralling work that solidifies a home for these exact feelings. The experiences we garner in our lives can leave a mark on us that transcends other memories, it can be turned into, for artists, their most authentic and raw work. The escapism music provides is perhaps not a physical destination, but a mental one. The way that specific art form takes place is personal, so personal that perhaps it can be so relatable that when we feel this experience, this music we choose to blast so fervently through our speakers–transports us to a place that we did not realize even existed. It can also take you to a place that evokes the opposite feeling coldness, darkness, and the inevitable of the art form. It can be a fleeting memory that sparks your senses, and then your imagination, taking you to a place that feels familiar and warm. Exploring the deepest parts of ourselves can look like many various things.

Lyrics and chords making memories of us