Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Sin Quirin. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Sin , thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
I definitely get my work ethic from my parents. They were both immigrants from Mexico and came to this country with literally nothing but hopes of a better life. Both my parents were extremely hard workers that started at the bottom and worked their way up to owning their own businesses. They instilled that hard work ethic in me and showed me by example that in order to achieve things you had to work hard. It’s something I’m very proud of and thankful for. To this day I admire people that are driven and work hard in life.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
My passion in life has always been music. It’s in my blood. I think it comes from my Dad. He was a singer in a Rock’n’Roll band in Mexico in the 60’s. So as far back as I can remember I always loved the sound of the records being played at home. As a little kid I grew up listening to my parents albums. The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Always felt a strong connection to music so I think it was just a natural progression that I would go into music.
At around 6 years old my older cousin brought over KISS Alive! and that was it. That pretty much sealed the deal for me that music was gonna be my goal and focus in life.
I started playing the Guitar when I was around 10 years old and it was blinders from that point on. All I wanted to do was play the Guitar and dream of one day be in a band. I would spend my teenage years practicing countless hours every day. I started writing my own music and thank God for that because I think I learned to develop that craft early on.
I started to play the Hollywood club scene (Whiskey, Roxy, Troubadour, Gazzarri’s) when I was around 19 years old and slugged it out for roughly around 10 years.
During this time I opened up my own business in Los Angeles. I knew I had to have something to fall back on and some sort of steady income and a flexible work schedule. So i opened a Car Audio store which to this day I still own and run.
Ended up getting my first record deal shortly after that time with a band called Society 1. Things went from 0 to 100.
Next thing you know we’re on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, VH1, etc…
We started touring the States many times over and then we got over to Europe. One of the highlights was getting to play the The Download Festival in the UK in front of 40,000+ people. It was an exhilarating time.
Shortly after that Festival show I was asked to play guitar for a band called Revolting Cocks as they were gonna be opening for Ministry. I did that Revolting Cocks tour and at the end of that run I was asked if I would be interested in helping write the next Ministry album (The Last Sucker). Of course I jumped at that chance and off I went. I ended up joining Ministry and was with them for the next 15 years. Was lucky enough to have co-written the music for 4 albums and recorded music for 5 related records for them. it was an absolute dream come true. Toured the World several times, 2 Grammy Nominations, unbelievable things happened that never would have imagined. But all coming from hard work, drive, persistence and sacrifice.
Even while I was traveling the world I would still check in back home on my business. I’ve always tried to be hands on with my business and to stay on top of the things that need to be taken care of.
I started my own project a few years ago called SIGLOS. It’s definitely ignited a fire and passion because it’s something new to me. It’s a new sound for me, It’s the heaviest thing I’ve ever done. And it’s in Spanish (my first language).
I feel extremely lucky and blessed to be where I’m at in life. Making music is and will always be a part of my life and it feels great to be doing it with some amazing. people.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
A strong work ethic. I can’t stress that enough. I’m sure things happen for people that haven’t put in the work, but that’s never been the case for me. Learning that and seeing that at an early age made an impact with me. Granted, in music there will always be an element of luck, right place right time, etc… But first and foremost is hard work. My advice is to put in the work, learn your craft (it’s an ongoing thing), learn the business side of things.
Before we go, maybe you can tell us a bit about your parents and what you feel was the most impactful thing they did for you?
The most impactful thing my parents did for me was to support me. They showed me unconditional love. The style of music wasn’t necessarily something they were into but that didn’t matter. It was about showing me support. It’s a beautiful thing when I see that.
