The confidence to be yourself... SWAGG!

You ever feel like you act a certain way around one group of people and another around a different group. Not that you trying to be fake or anything, you just trying to fit in. Or what about avoiding certain people and situation because you fear not being accepted. Let's be real we have all done it. To me SWAGG is being able to put together your own thoughts and follow through on them no matter what others say or think. SWAGG  is not necessarily just your thoughts and actions though.SWAGG is also a variety of all kinds of people's thoughts and actions that influence yours. When you truly master the art of SWAGG you have the ability to fit in but still be yourself and shine. What is your definition of SWAGG?

Touch of SWAGG interview Music With Substance

Andrew Valley aka Drew aka Millionaire Swagg interviews Eric White and Devon Menendez two musically inclined roommates who perform together form Music With Substance Hip Hop music with an acoustic sound and real life stories of love, loss, and redemption. We found out what is their Touch of SWAGG? www.touchofswagg.com

Touch of SWAGG iterviews Serafia Jane www.theeasylove.com

Check out Touch of SWAGG interview with singer Serafia Jane. Downtown Austin, Texas at DOGWOOD.

Burn the ships!

Millionaire Mindset + Touch of Swagg = Millionaire Swagg

I once heard the story about some Spanish conquistador (gangster ass conquer) Cortez who burned his ships upon landing in Mexico from Spain. The idea was that turning back was not an option for him and his men who had just been sent from Spain to conquer Mexico before it was Mexico. The guy in the pic there that is Everette a good friend of mine and my tattoo artist. When I first met E we hit it off. He told me his story about how he was doing tattoos but had no visible ones so he could always get a job. Sound familiar? Then one day he "burn the ships" and started getting tats everywhere visible. He says he has never been happier and feels so relieved to not have to carry the burden of being who others think he should be. When I talked with E about me getting my tat off the muscle he understood that I wasn't just following a trend so he didn't just hand me a book full of pics of tats that thousands of people already have. He actually set down with me talked and came and kicked it with me. He took the time to help me come up with something unique that fits me and after about a week of brainstorming we came up with "MILLIONAIRE SWAGG" and did the damn thing! 

 Shout out to Nikko and Iron Mike www.MoneyAddictedPimpz.com
their song Million Dollar Swagger was inspiration for this tat along with the album Defintion of Swagg which inspired me to do this blog. Go download their music Now on iTunes

Millionaire Swagg

So I just got home it's 2am been getting tatted up since 8pm. My boy did me right and for any one looking to get inked up let me know I'll have boy hook you up. On the real for any one looking for a real artist to ink you up, my boy E is the truth. To be continued pics and video coming soon....

Tat tat tatted up.... guess who getting some ink?

I am meeting  with my tattoo artist tonight to go over art work. Yes, that's right ya boy Andrew Valley is getting a tattoo! I have talked bout and wanted one for years but out of fear of what others my say or think I have avoided the issue. The most common reason being "you don't want to ruin your chances at getting a good job!" (my tattoo artist as a similar story on why he went with no tattoos for years) Well with the way things are going in this economy that issue seems to be non existent. Besides I have not worked a job in years I make my own schedule now days and take the kind of work I enjoy doing and work with people I enjoy working with. "Live by design" as my by Charles would say. What is your take on tattoos? Can you name a time you have put of something you wanted to do out of fear of what others think or losing your job?

Everything Optimistic Touch of Swagg Interview

Recently I got to catch up with the creator of Everything Optimistic watch video to hear Charles Holmes take on Swagg and how he intends on putting his own Touch of Swagg on business for artist in Austin, Texas.