Forest Blakk at KiSS: old lives, future hopes and how art brings light to dark places
An excerpt from FOREST BLAKK's official bio:
"He was born in Montreal and his early years were spent with his mother, who had Blakk at 17 and struggled with addiction, and his stepfather, a notorious drug dealer.
Blakk can tell you hair-raising tales of his childhood, including an assassination attempt on his father on the family’s front stoop, rooms full of cash, and moving around constantly... to evade child services when Blakk’s teachers in Canada discovered the physical abuse his father had inflicted on him."
Forest has been musically inclined since childhood, using an old Don Henley tune as a reprieve from the gloomy surroundings he was born into. He ran away from home at 13, and moved in with his grandmother at 15. She bought him his first guitar and will be seeing him play it, all these years later, to an arena crowd later this summer.
In a former life, Forest gained local success in a band but he didn't seem too interested in talking about that...
“Yeah, that’s the past. The past is the past. I think like all things, that was my elementary school [outlet]. Yeah, I had to learn. I paid my dues like I think a lot of artists do... but I hadn’t really found myself... I had to go from the caterpillar to the butterfly.”
Zayn Releases Acoustic Cover
Zayn shows off his tattooes and jet sets in this acoustic version of the 50 Shades Darker hit single "I Don't Wanna Live Forever".
Hours after Taylor Swift released her acoustic version of the 50 Shades Darker duet, Zayn Malik followed suit.
Swift is busy prepping for her "Super Saturday Night" performance as part of this weekend's Super Bowl festivities.
To see the official music video featuring both artists, CLICK HERE. In it's first week, that version has been viewed over 27 million times. You'll be able to get your hands on a copy of the 50 Shades Darker soundtrack featuring music from John Legend, Sia, Nick Jonas and Nicki Minaj February 10th (which coincides with the movie's release).