About Teflon
Short Biography:
Young King, aka Teflon is a Rastafarian Dancehall and Reggae music artist from the Jamaican parish St Mary. The parish is known for producing great artists and contributors to the genre. I and I presents a powerful musical talent, voice and message of Jah, love and respect globally. I name Teflon came from I and I friends because I was unstoppable both in mind and spirit. Whereas anything I and I put I mind to I will not stop until I achieved it. I put a meaning for Teflon which meant “Teach Each Forever Love Over Nations”. However, Teflon was when I was young like a solider and now I have matured into the status of a King for the army of Jah. So now I go by the name Young King, hence I Album titled “Young King The Beginning”. Also I is a role model to the youths base on the fact that I music communicates the essence of their struggles, emotions, feelings and livity that they face daily. I am a strong communicator with this platform of music, so I ensure that I use this medium at all times to help educate, save, deliver, uplift or even spark social commentary. This have allowed I and I to have a very strong youth following from ever since because they all can relate to I music.
The Interview
Gav Pauze: What is your name and performance name?
Teflon: Sha-neil Watson and performance name is Young King aka Teflon.
Gav Pauze: When did you first start singing?
Teflon: At the age of 10 I was in newspapers representing I parish in school festivals, but I started singing at around the age of 8 or 9.
Family Encouragement
Gav Pauze: Did your family encourage you?
Teflon: I grandparents were I biggest supporters for it was they who paid for I and I music classes. Wherein, I made the national newspaper at a very young age in school for playing the drums and performing in I school choir. Also, I father, sisters and some family member always encourage I. Now it’s I children who are I biggest supporters and the steering on this mission that I and I on.
Gav Pauze: Who else in your family sings?
Teflon: Professionally no one in I family that I know of sings, but a number of them are musically solid and have an ear for music.
Gav Pauze: Who are your musical inspirations?
Teflon: I musical inspirations in no particular order would be Bob Marley, Jacob Miller, Sizzla, Michael Jackson. To be totally honest I take musical inspirations from all musicians from various genres because I like to hear how different messages, compositions, musical arrangements are and how they are delivered so I can learn as to how to construct I message to I fans.
Gav Pauze: What kind of music do you listen to today?
Teflon: I listen to various music genre from Reggae, Dancehall, EDM, Pop, Rock, Rap, Soul, Dub, Country, Reggeaton, Jazz etc… As I said I like to listen to peoples craft and learn from it. That’s why when on tour doesn’t matter the audience I can also communicate with them based on how I see others in their genre communicate musically.
Click HERE to continue reading the Pauze Radio Interview of Teflon.
Download here: Young King…The Beginning – Teflon
Also follow I on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
