145: Caleb Hawley

Here is what Caleb Hawley says about himself in his website biography: Caleb Hawley is a Harlem based, Minneapolis-raised singer, songwriter, and producer who has been shoveling Gobstoppers into ears for the past decade. Combining catchy melodies with dark and satirical lyrics, one has to be careful not to slip while dancing in a puddle of their own tears. 

I don’t know about the Gobstoppers, but the rest of it feels pretty accurate to me.

We got together in his storage locker-turned recording studio in Harlem to talk.

In our conversation he tells his journey of self discovery, addiction, creativity, Tourette Syndrome, longing, how telling the truth is like a drug, and why it’s so hard to write a happy song.

With Caleb Hawley, Harlem, September 2019

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