Meet phil crosby jr

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Phil Crosby jr. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Phil, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.
I was always shy as a young man and never comfortable with being reminded of how famous a man my paternal grandfather was. After all, just being born wasn’t anything to be praised for and it’s always been something of a mixed bag or double edged sword. You’re either considered just lucky like someone who won some kind of lottery or the benefactor of nepotism and actually possibly considered unworthy of things you’ve accomplished. As a young man it made any idea of a career in entertainment impossible for me as the person I was then. I think it was the life I chose for myself, one of simplicity and freedom, and the travels and adventures it brought me that allowed me to have a second look around my 30th birthday and realize singing and even borrowing the era and styles of singers like my father and grandfather and other legends that were in and around my life and family would be something beneficial and even cathartic for me. It wasn’t an overnight thing. I quickly found that the comparisons to such an iconic and flawless vocalist as well as the shadow of assumptions of wealth or advantages by other struggling artists would be something I’d never stop having to carry. But what i didn’t expect was the profound feeling of accomplishment when you do put years and years towards living up to something like that or rising to some high bar that when the work you put in shows off it is beyond rewarding and validating but euphoric.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I am an American songbook interpreter, jazz vocalist, multi instrumentalist and jazz; swing and big bandleader. I headline music events and festivals for dancers and lovers of vintage life and old Hollywood cinema as well as fans of my grandfather; iconic Hollywood film star and academy award winning actor and legendary singer Bing Crosby. I produce cabaret shows and share stories and songs and what it was like growing up with the name song a man who was, for decades; once the top the mountain of celebrity and fame. I have an album coming out Crosby by Crosby; recorded in the famous Studio A of the Capitol records building which was started by Johnny Mercer who got his start writing songs for my grandfathers films. I’m starting a community vocal workshop and performance opportunity with a monthly showcase at an historic bar called The Stowaway in downtown LA and will be calling it The Crooners Academy! There we will work from all the great material of the great songwriters on how to interpret; work with musicians/ accompanists and jazz combos and how to find your natural stage presence and voice.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Persistence Open mind
Loving yourself

One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?
I’m looking for people to collaborate with as well as find new ways together for artists and most importantly; live performers, to help each other in such uncertain times of technology advances with recent struggles on pandemics and economy fluctuation

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