Major Myjah — Artist Questionnaire

Hey Major!

This is not an application. It is a creative conversation on paper. I want to understand who you are, beyond the music.

These questions will help me identify your taste, instincts, vision, contradictions, and the things that make you uniquely YOU.

There are no right or wrong answers here. Be honest, specific, and unfiltered. Don't tell me what you think I want to hear. Give me what's real. The more I understand how you actually see the world, the better I can help you build one.

Some of these questions are quick. Some require thought. Some might feel uncomfortable. That is the point.

Answer in whatever order you want. Your responses auto-save. Take your time and submit to me whenever you're done!

- Nat

Section 01

Self & Identity

"The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it." — James Baldwin

Q01

What's the difference between who you are when you're alone at 3am and who you are when you walk into a room full of people?

Q02

Describe a moment from your childhood that shaped how you carry yourself today — one you've never talked about publicly.

Q03

What's one thing people consistently get wrong about you? And what's one thing people see in you that you're still learning to accept?

Q04

If you couldn't make music, couldn't be famous, couldn't perform — who are you? What would you spend your life doing?

This reveals whether your identity exists outside of the industry.

Q05

What version of masculinity did you grow up around? What parts did you keep? What parts did you reject?

Q06 Instinct

You meet someone at a party who asks what you do. You have 10 seconds. What do you say?

Section 02

Music & Creative Taste

"Taste is the enemy of creativity." — Pablo Picasso. I disagree.

Q07

Name a song that changed how you understood what music could do. Not your favorite song — the one that rewired something in you.

Q08

What artist, in any genre, has the career you'd reverse-engineer if you could? Not who you want to sound like — whose career architecture do you respect most?

Q09

Walk me through how a song actually gets made for you. Start from the spark — what triggers it? What happens next? When do you know it's done?

Be specific. I want to understand your actual process, not the romanticized version.

Q10

What kind of music do you listen to that would surprise people? What's on your playlist that doesn't match your image?

Q11

Have you ever made something you loved that nobody else responded to? What happened? Did you keep going or pivot?

Q12

What's a sound, production choice, or vocal approach you hear in current music that you would never do — and why?

Rapid Fire — Taste Check

First instinct. No overthinking.

Album that shaped your teenage years:

Song you wish you wrote:

Artist who fell off and it bothers you:

Producer you'd lock in with for a week:

A non-music album (film score, podcast, spoken word) that moved you:

Section 03

Vision & Ambition

"Vision without execution is just hallucination." — Henry Ford

Q13

What does success look like for you at 30? At 40? Be brutally specific. Not "I want to be big" — what does the actual life look like?

Q14

Which matters more to you right now — and be honest: fame, money, respect from your peers, artistic freedom, or cultural impact? Rank them.

There's no wrong order. But knowing your real order tells me what drives your decisions.

Q15

Do you think of yourself as someone building a brand, an art practice, a business, or a movement? What's the difference to you?

Q16

If someone offered you a major label deal tomorrow with full creative compromise — different name, different sound, different image — but guaranteed commercial success, would you take it? Where's the line?

Q17

Name something outside of music — a film, a building, a restaurant, a brand, a city — that represents the world you want to create around your art.

Section 04

Internet / Culture / Influence

"Influence is not about what you post. It's about what you provoke."

Q18

What's your relationship with going viral? Have you ever had a moment blow up? What did it feel like after the numbers settled?

Q19

How much of what you post online is calculated versus spontaneous? Walk me through your decision-making when you're about to post something.

Q20

What internet era or platform shaped you the most? Vine? Early YouTube? SoundCloud? TikTok? Tumblr? Twitter? What did that space teach you about attention?

Q21

Who's a creator outside of music — a filmmaker, designer, comedian, writer, gamer, chef — whose creative instincts you trust completely?

Q22

If someone scrolled your phone's screen time report right now, what would it reveal about you? What app are you embarrassed about?

Q23

What's a cultural conversation happening right now — in music, fashion, politics, identity, anything — that you actually have a strong opinion on but haven't said publicly?

Section 05

Style & Visual World

"Luxury is not a price point. It's a point of view." — Tom Ford

Q24

Describe your visual identity in three words. Now describe the visual identity you actually want — even if it doesn't match where you are yet.

Q25

If your next project were a film, what would it look like? What's the color palette? The setting? The mood? Is it daytime or nighttime?

Q26

How do you get dressed? Do you think about your outfit the night before, or is it instinct? Do you have a uniform? What are you reaching for when you want to feel like the best version of yourself?

Q27

Show me your camera roll. What are the last 5 photos you saved that weren't selfies or screenshots? What draws your eye?

You can describe them or drop them in.

Q28

Name a music video from any era that made you feel something physically — not just "that was cool" but your body actually responded. What was it about it?

Section 06

Fans & Community

"The goal isn't to be famous. The goal is to be necessary."

Q29

Describe the person who listens to your music right now. Age, vibe, what they look like, where they are when they press play, what they're going through. Paint the picture.

Q30

Now describe the fan you want in two years — are they the same person, or are you trying to reach someone different?

Q31

What's the most meaningful message a fan or listener has ever sent you? What did it make you feel?

Q32

Do you respond to DMs? Do you interact in comments? What's your philosophy on how close fans should get to you?

Q33

If your fans had a name — not one you'd announce, but one they'd organically call themselves — what would it be and why?

Section 07

Work Ethic & Discipline

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." — Aristotle

Q34

Walk me through your actual day yesterday. Not an ideal day — what you literally did from when you woke up to when you went to sleep.

Q35

How many songs do you have that are finished? How many are half-done? What's the ratio tell you about yourself?

Q36

When you're not feeling creative, what do you do? Do you push through it, wait for inspiration, or do something else entirely?

Q37

What's a bad habit that's actively getting in the way of your career right now? Not a cute answer — the real one.

Q38

If a team came around you tomorrow — manager, producer, creative director, marketing — are you ready to show up every day like it's a job? What would be hardest for you about that?

Section 08

Fears / Pressure / Vulnerability

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." — Muhammad Ali

Q39

What scares you most about actually getting everything you say you want?

Q40

When was the last time you felt genuinely embarrassed creatively? What happened and what did it teach you?

Q41

What's the hardest feedback you've ever received about your music or your persona? Did you agree with it?

Q42

How do you handle being misunderstood? Not online drama — when someone you respect sees you differently than you see yourself?

Q43

Is there a version of yourself you perform that you're starting to outgrow? What would happen if you stopped?

This is the one that matters most in this section.

Section 09

Performance & Presence

"The audience doesn't remember what you said. They remember how you made them feel." — Maya Angelou

Q44

When you walk on stage or step in front of a camera, what happens in your body? Where does the energy come from — nerves, adrenaline, ego, joy, something else?

Q45

Describe the best live performance you've ever given. Not the biggest crowd — the one where you felt most connected. What made it different?

Q46

You're headlining a 2,000-person venue two years from now. Describe the show. What does the stage look like? What do people feel? What's the moment everyone talks about the next day?

Q47

What kind of "main character energy" do you actually bring? Not what you wish it was — what do people experience when you're in the room?

Q48

Name a performer — any genre, any era — whose stage presence taught you something. What did you steal from them?

Section 10

Legacy & Future

"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it." — William James

Q49

What do you want to be known for that has nothing to do with a hit song?

Q50

What do you want to own? Not just earn — own. Masters, publishing, a label, a brand, a building, a community? What does ownership mean to you?

Q51

What's the conversation you want to be part of? Not the genre — the cultural conversation. What do you want people to associate with your name beyond music?

Q52

Who in your life right now would you bring with you if everything took off tomorrow? Who would you have to leave behind? Have you thought about that?

Q53

What would make you quit music? Not a hypothetical — is there a point where you'd walk away? What would it take?

Q54

You're 60 years old. You're sitting somewhere comfortable. You look back on your career. What's the thing you're proudest of — and it's not a song, an award, or a number?

Final Instincts

One word or one sentence. No editing.

The emotion your music should make people feel:

Your biggest flex that has nothing to do with music:

Something you believe that most people in the industry don't:

The thing you're most competitive about:

A word your mother would use to describe you:

A word your closest friend would use:

The word you want strangers to use:

Anything I Didn't Ask

This is your space. If there's something you want me to know — about who you are, where you've been, what you're carrying, what you're chasing, or what keeps you up at night — put it here. No format. No rules. Just you.