We had the good fortune of connecting with William Thornton-McNear and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi William, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I spent a lot of time searching for my purpose and I didn’t know what that was for a long time. One day my dad had asked me to write a verse for one of his songs; and even at that point I didn’t think I would expand on the music life. I was 20 when my dad asked me to do that by the way.

Then 12 years later, after a non-successful TikTok duet grind, I started writing full songs because I didn’t want the good lyrics I had to go to waste into the internet’s abyss.

The first song I began to write was “not a big fan.” But it wasn’t the first song I completed writing. That was havoc which was the second concept in my songwriting career but the first completed song. Now 100 songs later here I am lol

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’m now getting into photography. Which by the way is not as easy as taking a selfie. There’s a lot to study. But I’m doing just that and getting mentored by 3 different photographers/videographers that I have come across. I do plan on getting into film at some point but I’m starting with photography as an entry point. I’ve noticed that I liked warm visuals and I feel like that’ll be my style once I have a full understanding of this art.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I honestly don’t go out a lot cuz my mom and sister always cook at home; but I could always Google some places that I’ve never had before and test it out. One location I have been to that was nice was sneaky Pete’s in Lewisville. Good food, decent prices and they had live entertainment. It’s next to the Lewisville lake.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Is cliche but it’s a fact My parents. My dad for introducing me to music and collabing on multiple songs with me. And my mom for supporting me financially and giving her feedback on my songs; that I still gotta pay her for apparently lol.

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