MUSIC
From Issue #20
Shawn Desman
Sophmore thoughts
by Sam Thompson
“It’s about different types of relationships,” says Shawn
Desman, of his sophomore attempt, Back For More.
Two years since his foray into the Canadian world of
hip hop, Shawn is back with a pack of killer abs, an
interesting Mohawk and a whopping amount of
confidence.
“The first album may be about talent, but I
believe the second album is all about the abs,” jokes
Shawn, ready to take on another round of hectic touring
where girls scream asking him to “take it off.”
“Really,”
he says getting back to the topic at hand, “it’s not just
about love between a guy and a girl but relationships I
explore with friends, family, strangers, and people we
think who might be friends but change their minds. But I
really appreciate the ones who make an effort to keep in
touch,” says Shawn of friends he lost touch with when he
hit the road.
He misses not being able to see family and
friends as much as he’d like to, but coming home to
Toronto is something he looks forward to. “I call up my
mom and tell her to make my favourite foods (seafood).
You get tired of eating the same food on the road and
crave some homemade goodness,” says Shawn.
About
romantic relationships, Shawn says they suffer the same
fate as some of his friendships, “I cannot pay someone
the attention they deserve because I am focused on my
music, my live performances, and it requires so much
time and discipline, and that’s not fair to someone else.”
Photo courtesy of Sony BMG Canada
