Daveyton artist uses music to express himself
The 22-year-old said he uses music to make people happy.
“The only way for me to express the way I feel is through music,” said self-taught artist Stone Piece, who describes the inspiration behind his music.
Daveyton resident Tshepo Ndimande, known by his stage name Stone Piece, said he started using his talents, laptops and computers at a young age.
“That’s how I learned how to play instruments, record and produce music for myself,” he said.
“Growing up, it wasn’t easy for me to express the way I felt towards people, including my parents. Even today, only a few people understand or know me because I barely talk about my feelings.”
Life growing up
“I spent almost all my childhood in a township called Boipatong before I moved to Benoni,” he said.
“I completed my high school that side in a school called Jet Nteo, where I obtained distinctions, which led me to study at the University of the Witwatersrand.
“I was never a person who liked or enjoyed school; I changed in Grade Nine after my dad’s death.
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“Since then, my stage name Stone Piece was born. I had to find a way to express the way I felt, from seeing my mum suffering for my family to survive and being abandoned by everybody else in the family.
“Stone Piece means my life is tough like a stone but my heart is broken.”
The 22-year-old said he uses music to make people happy.
“I would say being an artist is something I fell in love with. I always wanted to be known and make a difference in society,” he explained.
While he thoroughly enjoys creating music, he is also completing his studies.
“I am studying chemical engineering and I am an entrepreneur,” he concluded.
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