Growing up a “military brat”, PawPaw Rod had already lived in Texas, South Carolina, Washington state and Germany before he dropped out of high school. The would-be singer and rapper soaked up new traits and sounds from each new place, all of it feeding into his sound: a restless amalgam of hip-hop, ’60s funk, alternative rock, and more besides. ⁣ ⁣ When his family finally stayed put for a long stretch of time in Oklahoma, he decided to commit to his calling: music. "I like making music that you can play anywhere," he tells NME. "I want listeners to go outside. I want them to get closer to the things they want to do in their life.”⁣ ⁣ pawpawrodney is on The Cover. Read the full story at NME.com/the-cover or at the link in bio. ⁣ ⁣ #PawpawRod #NMETheCover⁣ ⁣ Words: Erica Campbell / ericacxmpbell⁣ Photography: Matt Baron / baron_films⁣ Styling: PawPaw Rod / pawpawrodney⁣ Label: Independent Co. / independentco