Diavol Lil dev-ill

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My name is Diavol, a.k.a. lil dev_ill, and I sing in my rock band project, A Hard Knock Life. Can't get more personal than my songs Let Me Be, Irritable, Inside of Me, and ...This is me. Facebook and twitter: @onlyonediavol Instagram: @lildev_ill

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is my therapy. Gives me freedom of expression. I've been suffering depression for years. One thing I know is to never bottle things up..and I don't.

What is your music dream?

To meet my idols. The ones who influenced and created the musician I am today. Jacoby and Papa Roach, Mike Shinoda and Linkin Park (RIP CB), Sonny and P.O.D., and Eminem, if I ever meet ya'll one day., the little 11 year old boy inside of me is crying. Just FYI.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Racism. We long for progression, but we allow racism to influence regression. Ultimately leading us on a road to nowhere.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

"I want to heal, I want to feel, What I thought was never real I want to let go of the pain I felt so long (erase all the pain 'til it's gone) I want to heal, I want to feel Like I'm close to something real I want to find something I've wanted all along Somewhere I belong" - Linkin Park

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Diavol (me of course lol) Eminem Papa Roach A Day To Remember NF Linkin Park Novelists Breaking Benjamin Machine Gun Kelly The Story So Far and more.

What inspires you to make music?

my idols. they inspired me as a kid and they continue to inspire me now. Lately, NF has inspired me to stop cursing so much in my songs. Which is beneficial for my daughters. I want them to be able to listen to my music without hearing an F-bomb every other word. haha

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I suffer from depression. Have been for years. I don't really have friends, except for my day one Dani The Fox and well my wife and kids. I don't really congregate. I don't make friends. I have TRUST ISSUES. I'ma a recluse. I'm introverted. I'm anti-social. I have been working as a graveyard security officer for 5 years, just because I am able to work alone and I'm happy with minimal interaction. I sleep in my closet during the day. I don't party. I don't drink. I don't smoke or do drugs. I guess I'm boring. Maybe A loser. I don't care. All i know is I know who I am, and there is nothing bad anyone can say about me or to me that I haven't already said to myself. Point is, if you in away relate to this. That's the message. You ain't the only one.......

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

The stage is the second home I long for. Not my dead end 9 to 5 job. I'm an addict to performing. After every show, I just wanna hop right back up there and connect with folks, sing my heart out, yell till my my throat goes hoarse.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

I just really really REALLY hope these artists singing about depression really know what they are talkin' bout and not just using mental illness as a marketing tool. All I'm saying for that point.

What do you think of Drooble?

Just started. I'll let ya know later haha

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Lack of guidance. Not knowing if I'm in, even in the slightest, on the right path with my efforts of trying to achieve this dream.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I support anyone doing they thing. NF is the outcast of mainstream Hip-Hop. I'm the outcast of my local scene.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

TALENT!.....but the gate keepers of the music industry - "who cares. YOU got the numbers. WE got the resources. sign here please"

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

ME!!! haha Paint Me In Lights (metalcore) Sharpsles (Rapper) A Hard Knock Life (pop-punk/metalcore) Til Skies Fall (metalcore) lil used (rapper)