Review Fix Exclusive: Rhett May Talks Creative Process And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Rhett May, who discusses his goals for 2016 and creative process. A multi-talented musician and writer, May has no shortage of confidence.

Review Fix: How were you interested in music?

Rhett May: I’ve been interested in music ever since I was 8 years old.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

May: My creative process is simply to put myself in a position of emotion – just as an actor immerses himself/herself in a role for a movie. If I want to write a love song, I simply imagine myself in love with the most beautiful person on this planet. I also read constantly; newspapers, magazines, comics, watching movies, televisions shows, just picking up words/phrases/slogans etc. I then break them down into emotions and feelings and look at them from every human perspective – every angle. I’m generally a storyteller – a character in a novel or movie.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

May: My standout song is so very hard to choose. I have a number of varying genres that I write in, depending on the theme.

I’m recording two ten song albums at the moment, with two separate producers and they both have very different styles that I like. Some of the songs I’ve written have been around my creative head for three or four years now.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2016?

May: By the end of May 2016, I would have over 25 songs recorded and mastered, and the problem I then have is what to do with them. I need to find someone who can believe in me and take my music out to the global market – but who?

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

May: I write about everyday life: emotions, feelings, social disorder and dysfunction. I’m a crusader against addictive and deadly drugs. I also write and sing about love and life and the beautiful.

I’m a romantic and I’m in love with the positive aspects of mankind.

Review Fix: What’s next?

May: I’m a prolific creator of killer songs. I probably have another 70 or 80 unrecorded. I’m drowning in a tidal wave of creativity and don’t have enough hours to get everything down/recorded. If there is anyone out there who feels they’d like to tap into my music and take it global…..I’m ready.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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