A music industry veteran, CEO, and founder of Hustlepalooza, Hustle Simmons joins rolling out’s Health IQ to discuss COVID-19, the vaccine and how he’s managed his life through the pandemic.
Where were you when you first heard the buzz about COVID-19?
Coming out of All-Star weekend I was gearing up for the Spring for my artists to start touring and we started hearing rumblings. I remember I flew to Detroit for a performance, and at the performance we [found out] we had to cancel. By that Monday the world was on lockdown.
What have you learned about yourself during COVID?
It’s changed how I look at certain things. I noticed I stopped shaking hands with people. It made me realize that I’m not a 22-year old anymore and I need to take care of my health. It also made me realize the importance of mental health, I’m so used to being in control of everything in my career, [and] this was something that I could not control. I hadn’t felt that since the beginning of my career. It made me have to dig deep and remember my “why.” It [also] made me put my hustle hat on.
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