The Walter McCarty Interview
By:
Michael D. McClellan
|
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Let’s talk soul, man. You’ve always been into music. Tell me about your passion.
When I was four or five, I was singing with
my family in the church. My aunt got me
started - myself, 
my
brother, my two sisters, my cousin…we’d sign
in the afternoon services. So I grew up
singing, and from a very early age it was
always a passion of mine. And as I got
older, I started singing in middle school
choir, then high school and church choir,
and on the street corners with my friends.
When I went to Kentucky, I selected the
School of Fine Arts.
I've always loved music. In 2003 I released my first CD, Moment for Love, but I really didn't have the time I needed to promote it due to playing basketball. I have a recording studio in my home, and about a year ago I had the urge to express myself musically, so I started writing again and decided it was time to put out another CD.
For me, my time was consumed with basketball, but after I retired I took about a year off and just recharged my batteries. I just completely relaxed, and spent time with my family. It was important, because basketball had been my whole existence from the time I was about eleven or twelve years old. And when I finally felt refreshed, I decided that it was time to follow my passion and do what I love. That’s when I went into the studio again and was able to produce Emotionally. My friends dog me and give me a hard time because I’m always singing, but I love it. It’s the thing I like to do most – that’s just me, I love music, and I really enjoy being able to express myself musically.
Final Question – If you could pass on one piece of advice on life, what would that be?
Do your best in everything you do. And I’ve always leaned on the bible, and I always include the following passage from Proverbs 3:5-6 in all my emails: Trust the Lord with all Thy heart, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. And there is something else to live by: Give without remembering, and take without forgetting.
