Musician Alex Boyé on Staying Positive Through Fear, Failure, and This Tumultuous Year

Musician Alex Boyé on Staying Positive Through Fear, Failure, and This Tumultuous Year
Alex Boyé went from being homeless and suicidal at age 16 to becoming a professional musician and developing a relentlessly positive life philosophy. Now his goal is to make positive music that uplifts others—just as music did for him. Courtesy of Alex Boye
Catherine Yang
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When the pandemic hit, everything came to a halt. About $250,000 worth of contracts and work suddenly went up in smoke for musician Alex Boyé, and he was stuck with nothing he could do about it.

“Then I thought, OK, well what can I do right now, in this situation where all of my friends and family are going through a hard time, what can I do for my community with just whatever gifts that I have?” Boyé said. He is at his core a musician and entertainer, so he threw out the idea of quarantine concerts online. Boyé said anyone could nominate a friend or family member, and he would show up with his own sound system and give a concert six feet away from their doorstep. He wasn’t sure who would take him up on the offer when he made it.
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