Being a father on the road and with my career, in the beginning it was hard. Now I have a home back in Charlotte and I can afford to fly them out and what-not. It's gotten better. But just being able to give them quality time and being able to just go out and be a family and not be bombarded with people wanting autographs – that's the hard part about being a father.
Before you made it big in the industry, you were a barber. Is there a particular skill set or a certain business practice that you learned back then that helped you navigate the music industry?
Being kind to people, being honest, doing what you said you're going to do, respecting people – that's about it.
Oftentimes, with a lot of artists, you never get to hear what they do behind the scenes. I want a little bit of information about your TASTE Foundation. What's the organization's central mission and how did you come up with the name?
The source came from the source. God gives you ideas and you plant seeds. You just got to be in a place to hear it. TASTE means "Take a Step to Elevate" - basically, take people from where they are now to the next level. When it comes to eating, there's a whole variety of options you have when it comes to food and dietary things. The urban communities should know about the alternatives to pork and beef. People don't know about vegetarian sausages and turkey and chicken sausages that taste just as good. Or organic vegetables. My job is to learn as much as I can and put somebody up on that. We haven't really had the chance to utilize that yet, but it's coming.
For more information on Anthony Hamilton, visit his official website: http://www.anthonyhamilton.com
For updates on Anthony Hamilton's TASTE Foundation, visit: http://www.broadtexter.com/antham
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