Telling an artist's success story.from @katoproducer

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This guy is 46 years old. He's up for four CMA nominations, including best new artist of the year. And just ten years ago, he was working as a scientist. Welcome to the long game where I prove that success has no expiration date. His name is Tier Wilson Junior. He grew up in Indiana. He was a competitive boxer. He played guitar in rock bad, and he eventually found a job as a research scientist. But his passion for music never stopped. So in 2016, he dropped everything to pursue music full time. He started getting some of his songs that he wrote to other artists, but his own solo career just hadn't really taken off. Then in 2018 came a pivotal moment in his life. His dad passed away and one of the last things that he said to him was write me a good song. So Tier spent years working on an album dedicated to his dad and in 2023, he released his debut album Son of Dad five years after he passed away. And now finally at 46 years old, his name is amongst some of the biggest names in country music, including best new artist and song of the year for a song that he wrote for himself. And I think his story is incredible because it's an example of how everything that happened to him supposedly happened too late in his music career. He didn't even start releasing his own solo music until he was 40 years old. But all those years of working different jobs, of losing people, of making music and just living life, it gave him something to talk about. Despite how you might feel right now, the clock is not working against you. Sometimes age and experience is your biggest advantage. And that's why I call this series The Long Game. Make sure you drop a comment and follow for more.