![]() ![]() The two bands that standout when we discuss his musical heritage – Supertramp and Linkin Park – reflect the breadth of his restless, guitar-heavy sound. “Growing up artistic, I knew what I always wanted, since I was like, very young, And when I tried what I wanted, and people enjoyed it, I knew I must be doing something right.” It wasn’t always music, either – even with other things, I always wanted to just … win.” Aries’ lightness makes the words sound less like fighting talk, but he’s clearly proud of where that single-mindedness has got him. Maybe it was a subconscious thing to become more dedicated and passionate towards whatever I was doing in life. “I don’t know if it was a narcissistic thing… I just took it upon myself to ‘play the role’, play it out all the way and become successful. But if this was a video game, I’d be the main character.” Because, even though my mom was a very kind woman, my dad definitely laid down the law. “Not saying that I was a spoiled rotten kid. “There's a lot, there's a lot in that… and it's hard to say without making myself sound like an asshole,” he jokes. And that he was raised an only child – a fact he feels “100%” shaped his attitude towards his music. I learn that he beatboxes when he’s thinking, but is emphatic about not being labeled "a beatboxer". ![]() “It makes me happy you just came on board,” he says with sincerity.ĭespite his bashfulness, I do learn that Aries – born in Wichita, Kansas, into what he calls a "loving little house" – is an awful cook, who makes himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every day. It’s only now, with the masterfully-crafted antipop of “FOOLS GOLD”, that the Californian is collecting listeners who hadn’t already ‘clicked the bell’. But Aries came up on YouTube, and his fans – as myriad and loyal as they are – “like to dig”, he says, so much so that he’s wary of giving too much about himself away. It’s not an attitude you’d expect from a burgeoning artist who’s barely of legal drinking age. I just like to keep some of the things sweet and innocent.” “And I know you want that, but like, for the sake of my… I'm overall a private person, at least publicly. “I just like to overshare sometimes,” he shrugs. We’re discussing a fairly innocuous topic – whether he’d consider himself an introvert – and this is the third time this evening he’s edited himself for the record. I don’t wanna reveal a … certain thing.”Īries – the 22 year old producer-rapper-singer-songwriter – offers me a wry smile from under the lip of his hoodie. ![]()
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