Seasons Interview - Franklin Stone

Franklin Stone has continued his run of emotionally packed hits with the release of his debut EP, Seasons, and we were fortunate enough to interview him about it. 

• What's Seasons about and why call it ‘Seasons’?

  • Well Seasons is about the trauma I faced for about a year, and my evolution from it. I called it seasons because it represented a season in my life, and of course seasons change which matches up with the concept.

• Interesting, do you mind if I ask what the trauma was caused by? 

  • About a year ago, actually 13 months as of the release date, I found out I had a miscarriage. September 11, 2020, although it happened maybe a week or two before that. It definitely changed how I viewed the world. 

• Wow, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m assuming that the process of creating this project was hard for you.

  • Well yes and no. Actually creating it, making the beats and writing was actually good for me. It allowed me to vent my frustrations, but recording it was hard. I would often break down recording verses, especially Heaven and Rain. 

• Could you tell us more about those songs?

  • The verse for Heaven came effortlessly, as there was no word play, just straight aggression. While the nurse was trying to find the heartbeat, I actually found myself hoping that there was some type of divine intervention, and when there wasn’t, I was only left with anger and envy of those who didn’t have to go through that. Rain originally was called Mourning, and it represents the tug and pull of feeling all of these negative emotions, but still wanting to appear strong for my wife. I think that, out of everything, was the hardest to do, because I was heartbroken but would only be affected more by seeing my wife mourn.

• Very powerful and introspective, I noticed Lenses is on this project and I can see how it ties into this situation, but it doesn’t fully embrace the harsh outlook on life. What changed? 

  • At a certain point, I did have to move forward, and I wanted to focus more on trying again and embracing the love that I did have. Transition and Lenses are representative of that. Transition was my proclamation to the world that I was trying to move forward and Lenses was my proclamation to my wife of the same thing. 

• What’s your favorite song on the project?

  • I love every song on it but if I had to pick one that I’m attached to most, I would have to say Lucid Dreams, because, while the emotions I felt was pivotal in making it, it tackles topics with the world around me as opposed to my own problems. I can go back to that song without completely reliving the moment. 

• Thanks for sitting down with us, I know it’s hard to rehash all of the trauma you went through and we appreciate you letting us in. 

  • No problem, this is kind of therapeutic for me. I just hope that I can touch someone else with the music. That was my only goal in releasing it. 

Seasons is available on all streaming platforms but the links can be found on his landing page. I think it’s his best body of work and will lead to further success for him.