Diandra Interviews Mobley: An Artist Who Leans On His Intuition For Music

While I have always believed music to be spiritual, some artists, do not even equate the two. Luckily, Mobley agrees that to make music you have listen to your intuition. For him, there is a calling and inner guide that makes him see music: not just play it. He is a visual artist with a musical heart, and a true belief that the music true to his soul and talent will always perform well in front of a crowd.

Diandra: If music is a reflector of society, do you believe it can be its healer, as well?

Mobley: I’m not sure. I hope so, but I certainly haven’t figured that out yet.

Diandra: Are there any particular rituals or routines that always inspire you?
Mobley: I don’t really have a routine; I’ve tried to set up my life in such a way that I’m able to pursue ideas and opportunities as they present themselves.
Mobley – Solo

Diandra: You are a very meticulous musician. What song of yours was the hardest, most obsessive track for you to make and why? Did it help you rediscover something new to yourself as a musician?
Mobley: It probably took me about four months to finish the recording for “Solo”, because I kept re-doing everything after the second chorus. So I probably have about 7-8 different versions of it. It’s very intricate, with lots of layers and change over the course of the second half of the song. Sometimes when it’s hard to finish a song or a record, it can be tempting to just abandon it: to take the difficulty as a sign that there’s nothing there. Still, that process re-affirmed that, sometimes, you just have to dig a little bit more to get to the thing you’re looking for.

Diandra: In concert, you use art and magic to elevate viewers’ music experience. How do you decide what what art/ magic matches a song or rhythm? What is your mental/ spiritual process to such visual aspect?
Mobley: The aural and visual components come to me at the same time. When I’m writing a song, at this point, I’m also thinking about how to perform and present it live, so when melodies and lyrics are coming to me, I’m also thinking of ideas about how to accompany them visually.
Mobley – Solo

Diandra: Music is so spiritual/ intellectual to you. What moment in your life did you feel music helped you reconnect with either the better half of yourself, a situation, or another person? Was there a specific song?
Mobley: I genuinely think, no joke, that Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me” should be the national anthem of this country. That song speaks so much to the things I think we should aspire to in art and in life.

Diandra: What is best/ happiest memory of one of your concerts?
Mobley: At least four couples who are now married have had first dates at my shows. I think that’s pretty cool.

Diandra: If there is one piece of advice that you can give that most relates to your life right now, what would it be?
Mobley: Experience has led me to believe that I won’t know for certain what’s working right now until another five or ten years have passed. My team and I are trying different approaches to connect audiences with my music, but we won’t know for sure which strategies really paid off until later on down the road. That said, I’ve got a good, tight-knit group of people supporting me, and we trust each other and our intuition.

Diandra: What is your biggest goal to achieve as a musician and a person?
Mobley: I just want to be decent and useful.

Mobley is playing Kola House on June 21, and highly suggest you grab a ticket for the experience. From lights show to magic, Mobley is know for adding picturesque flares to match the imagination of his songs. For More Information On Mobley Click Here.