Who the F**k was ASAP?
There comes a time in every artists life when they must throw off the fetters that bind them to their past; when they must reach with both hands for the glorious future that is promised them by their mates (who invariably say “Nah, you’re fully sick aye bro!”). For some this involves crafting their magnum opus, for others it embodies adopting a whole new style, and for one person at least it involves changing your name from ASAP to Archi. Surprisingly, ASAP is that one person.
After engaging numerous audiences across this his home state of Western Australia in salubrious, stirring and often sloshed recitals of his signature tune “Who the f**k is ASAP?”, the newly dubbed Archi will soon be forcing them to wonder “Who the f**k was ASAP?”.
“To be completely honest, I was sick of people thinking I was a member of A$AP Rocky’s crew or, worse still, that I was A$AP Rocky.”, says Archi. “Even on Facebook, where there is a clear picture of me on my artist page, people would still comment in my status updates under the deluded belief that I was actually part of the A$AP crew.”
Sometimes artists must take a stand against the wilful ignorance of the people that aren’t even remotely their audience. Other times it’s easier to change your name and hope that people stop bothering you.
Thankfully, the name is the only thing that ASA-… err, Archi is changing. You can still find him cohosting CoLab at The Moon on the second Sunday of every month and he’ll still be collaborating with Marksman at numerous gigs around Perth. The name change does bring with it a few alterations to his online presence, however. If you’re trying to find Archi on the interwebs here’s the salient list of sites:
http://www.facebook.com/archiofficial