Story & Lesson Highlights with Azul Towers

We recently had the chance to connect with Azul Towers and have shared our conversation below.

Azul, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
If I had to rate these, I would have integrity at the top, followed by energy, and intelligence at the bottom. I longingly believe that a person should be driven by a good moral compass, otherwise they will not only be susceptible to stray into evil but also might lack fulfillment. I mean sure, you can make a lot of money with intelligence and/or energy, but what good is everything that you dream of if it is all for self-gain? Without integrity, one will have an easier time being sneaky or deceitful. Integrity is what you do when no one is looking. I respect people who have good intentions when no one is around because they glow a different energy.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
So I recently changed my musician name to Azul Towers. Before that it was simply my name, Azul, and it made it hard for people to find me because it is literally a color and millions of songs and artists have this color in their names. At first I was so hesitant because I wanted to be 100% me 100% of the time; but since the small little addition “Towers” I have been able to learn things about myself that make up who I am, and this includes versions of myself where I’m only 10% or 94% or any number in between. No one is at 100% all the time, and that’s okay. At home I’m the Martinez/Torres daughter, in my professional life I’m a dedicated scholar, with my friends I’m a holistic yappaholic, in the gym I’m a pilates diva, and on stage I’m Azul Towers. I write music that mirrors the human identity, which is so multidimensional. That’s why I’m so fascinated with the music multiverse, it is infinite and there is something for anyone at any point in life. I write my music to reflect this fascination, so that when people listen they are not only hearing one genre, but fragments of different time periods and cultures and parts of the world.

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who taught you the most about work?
My parents. My whole life I watched them hustle and grind to provide for my siblings and I. My first job was being my mom’s assistant when she started a children’s birthday party company doing hair and makeup it was so cute! I was only about 8 years old, so I think my mom just took me with her because we couldn’t afford a babysitter, but I would watch her work and help her by passing her the brush or the glitter!

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
When I started law school and found out how challenging it is I definitely had thoughts about quitting. Right now I’m in my second year and currently deep in finals season, and I can’t lie I still get those thoughts. But I keep a picture of my family in my planner and look to it when I need motivation. I have always wanted to make them proud and someday provide for them. I also think about the little brown girl who wanted to be president in 2nd grade but realized that the chances were in the negatives considering the demographics of the country’s leaders. Now I would never want to be president, or even a politician, but I still want to have the knowledge to be someone who can help others. When I finally applied to law schools, I prayed every night that I would get into one. So I also remember that when I feel like my brain can’t read another case or write another sentence.

Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What’s a belief or project you’re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
My music! I’m a really small artist right now as in I don’t have huge numbers in streams or followers. But music is a huge part of my life and helped me in ways I can’t even explain. I just wanna share some of that solace with others, whether it’s one person or thousands.

Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Scrolling through social media. It’s so addicting and sometimes it feels like self-care to be mindless and scroll but then I’m in bed for hours and realize I wasted the day when I could’ve been living outside the screen.

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