FLAWLESS - MARCH 2007 - JEVONE SMITH

1. Tell me about yourself, Where you were born, background? Well I was born in Brooklyn, New York. But to keep it real I grow up in Long Island. I don’t want to say I had a rough life. Like most African American kids I grew up without a father. Don’t get it twisted my father was a great man. He died when I was only a few days old so I never really got to know him. This brings me to my Mom she is my hero. That woman did everything she could to have food for me to eat, put clothes on my back. I basically had everything I needed as a kid.

2. Do you play any sports? If so, which ones, do you have a favorite sport that you watch? As a kid I grew up playing basketball and football. At West Hempstead High School I was an All- County Running back. I then went to play football at C.W. Post. I still love football, but my new favorite sport is bodybuilding. My two favorite bodybuilders are Dexter Jackson and Darrem Charles. Phill Heath is getting up there. At one point I wanted to be a bodybuilder. The only problem with that is you can’t fit the clothes. You will see me on stage one day though.

3. How many songs do you have on YOUR ipod? Oh my gosh I can’t count how many. I listen to everything, I do mean everything. From T.I., Madlib, The Killers, Jill Scott, Fallout Boy, everything. I really do believe you have to have an open mind. With music even so much more, it gives you a chance to hear other peoples styles, which will in turn help you be more creative.

4. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 7 items would you definitely need to have with you? Wow 7 huh that’s a lot I don’t think I need so many. 1. Blackberry so that someone can find my ass. I also have to check my myspace (www.myspace.com/jevone) 2. A Television with X-Box 360 NCAA-07 I challenge anyone, 3. An Mp3 player with tons of music even stuff I have never heard before. Have to open your mind to a lot of new stuff. 4. Lotion I can’t be ashy even if it is on a deserted island, 5. A pair of clippers gotta have sharp lines in my head when the camera crews film me, 6. Swiss army knife I am not a boy scout but I will find a way. If Tom Hanks can survive so can I damnit, 7. Picture of the people I love the most.

5. Who is your favorite desperate house wife and why? I would have to say Edie she looks very mysterious I like that. I think every guy likes a girl he has to figure out sort of like a puzzle.

6. If you had to choose between, music, television, books or the internet, which would you choose and why? I would choose the internet. Just for the simple fact that the other three you can get from the internet. Also I am addicted to you tube (afro ninja what!!) Also the internet gives you lot more access to the world.

7. Do you believe in LUCK? I really don’t believe in luck. I believe in God. He gives you a path. Now if you choose that path that is up to you. Life is never easy. “Luck is what happens when hard work meets opportunity.” – Anonymous.