I wrote my first song when I was about 10 years old and was then singing on street corners, back in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Uptown area.

When I was 12 years old, I brought one of my songs to a downtown radio station office and asked for the DJ, and said I'd like to sing my song over the air. They of course laughed politely, tapped me on the head lovingly and said, "Come back, kid when you get older."

So I kept on coming back, to radio stations all over the country, as I grew from pre-teen to teen, to my mid-twenties, to my thirties and forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies. (I'm tired just thinking about it!) And they kept tapping me on the head, then saying "Take the spiritual lyrics out of your songs, and we most likely will sign you to that contract and get you airplay."

I had to build my own radio station, called KVAN Visionary Radio (KVAN.fm) to be able to get airplay, and not only of my music, but for artists I believe in, to give them airplay.

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