Vaidotas: About dreams and obsession. When we perform at city festivals, there is always a room for the artists to rest and change in the closest building to the stage. Once it was the building of the Employment Service (Labor Exchange). It was a non-working day, but one employee was supposed to meet us and help us. She suddenly said with a smile "You, Vaidotas, have probably never been to such an institution". To her surprise, I replied that I had been relatively recently.
👉 In 2017, I decided to quit my full-time job, even though I only had savings for one month.
👉 I realized that I wouldn't achieve my dreams otherwise - working all day at a job I didn't really like, in the evenings I felt exhausted and didn't have the energy.
👉 I started devoting the most productive 8 working hours to pursuing my dream.
👉 However, the road to the dream is not short, so after a month my savings ran out.
👉 I received minimum unemployment benefits for 6 months.
👉 After 6 months, I did not return to the labor market. According to the law, my unemployment benefits also stopped.
👉 Sometimes I was supported by my girlfriend. She, like me, did not know what the future would hold. It did not give strength to the relationship.
👉 In 2018, THE ROOP shone brighter for the first time with the song "Yes, I Do".
👉 In 2019, it was very difficult with concerts and one member of the group left.
👉 In the same year, we started creating "On Fire" as an open statement that I don't feel too old and I'm not written off.
👉 In January 2020, I asked my friends to donate money for the filming of the video clip. Because I didn't even have enough money to eat, but we needed the video. Some friends did not believe and did not help. But there were enough of those who donated.
👉 We released "On Fire". At that time I had 150 euros in my bank account.
👉 Only from March 2020 I was able to live again without constant poverty.
It was only because of my obsession and faith (and some amazing friends) that I was able to keep going. Obsession is a great power! Obsession is the only way to achieve what many consider impossible. I wish everyone not to crush their dreams🙏
