62: Dumb Blonde: Keta Musik- From Addiction to Songbird

Keta Musik and Bunnie talk about Keta’s come up from her fight with addiction to becoming a successful musician. Keta gives a sneak peak of her amazing talent as well as some details on her upcoming project with Jelly and Viking Barbie.

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Takeaways:

• Bunnie met Keta through her friend, Viking Barbie, and they instantly clicked and have been friends ever since
• Jelly, Viking Barbie, and Keta are working on some new music that Jelly is producing
• Keta has always loved music and moved to LA when she was 19 years old
  • She met Viking Barbie in an AA meeting and they became great friends
  • They started writing a song together and instantly grew an appreciation for each other’s talent
• Keta was born in a small town called Red Bluff, CA
  • She got put on parole at 19 and bought a trailer and was selling meth to make ends meet
  • She got suspended from school for getting into a fight and got into an accident when she borrowed her neighbors quad and was out riding in a field. Keta flipped the vehicle and fractured almost everything on her right side.
  • She received settlement money and started selling drugs
  • She quickly realized she didn’t want to be a drug dealer and that she needed a lifestyle change; LA was her way out
• When Keta got to LA, she was 19 and one of her “friends” got her into a sticky situation with drugs once again
  • Keta grew up without structure and had to figure out most of her life on her own
  • She learned how to boss up and take control of her life through dancing
• Keta’s drug addiction nearly ruined her life.
  • She got sober for a while and would then spiral out again
  • Between meth, heroine, and suboxone, her life was a constant roller coaster dealing with addiction
  • Keta even got arrested for trafficking heroine at one point
• Keta’s constant battle with drug addiction and breaking the law led to her finally getting into rehab and seeking professional help
  • The first week she was in rehab, she actually got kicked out for fraternizing with another patient
  • After leaving the rehab facility, Keta asked to be referred to another place because she knew she would die if she didn’t take getting sober seriously
  • She was 3 years clean and relapsed
• The one thing that stuck with Keta throughout her life struggles was always music
  • Keta really respects independent musicians who have to work hard and pay for everything they put into their music
  • The music industry is a beast; it can be a shady, scary place
• Bunnie and Jelly want to help Keta bring her music to the forefront and allow herself to be creative in the way that she wants
• If you’re struggling with addiction, Keta says just hold on and pray. Spirituality is a huge thing that can help you through anything in life. Never be afraid to ask for help. Don’t give up on the work in progress that you are- life gives us beautiful things in unexpected ways.

Quotes:

“Every time I started shooting drugs, God arrested me” – Keta

“I’m a professional partier” – Keta

“I felt like I was Robin Hood; I would rob from the rich and give to the poor… and I was the poor one” – Bunnie

“[Music] was the light at the end of the tunnel” – Keta

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