We had the good fortune of connecting with Lesly Raw and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lesly, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I have always loved music, but the universe in which I lived did not give children the possibility of dreaming… I grew up in a home. I was born from a totally ignorant father separated from my mother since I was 4 years old and from a mother from whom I have been separated since the age of 10 I made myself alone … I did lots of different jobs to win my life I was seasonal and at 29 I had a serious car accident plus many sentimental failures I decided to take my life in hand and realize my dream and live for me and I started music.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
when I started the guitar at 29 everyone told me stop you’re too old … today it’s been 6 years since I started and I’m followed by a few personalities and it’s only the beginning of a long adventure … it’s never what a person is capable of, I did up to 9 hours of guitar a day the first 2 years it happened to me often since I never stop playing I play everyday 365 days a year. I want to be part of the best guitarist, and I will certainly be the only one to have started a career so late and to start the guitar

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I will make him discover venice beach the place where for the first time I played in front of people on the guitar and made money with it in 2018

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I have the 3 guitarists from Alice Cooper who have been encouraging me and following me for a few months, it makes me happy, and some Hollywood film personalities, Hollywood actors and actresses.

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