I'm not a gambling man, but I have seen some miracles in my day.
When I was seven years old, I found a gold ring in an ashtray in Las Vegas.
When I was eleven years old, I saved my friend
Danny Stromboli's sister from drowning in a lake.
And when I was eighteen, I had a scooter crash that nearly took my life.
I still have nightmares about it every day.
I had what's known as “divine intervention” when a higher power takes the trajectory of
your life and changes your path.
It was on that day that I knew I was put here for a reason.
This is a song that has a lot of meaning to me.
After the crash, I was just so grateful to be alive, and I had to write something that
showed how I felt.
Don't waste your time sitting around waiting for a miracle.
Since my scooter crash, I spent the last eight years working as a recording artist.
You got to go out there.
You got to get your hands dirty, and you got to fall on your face.
This is all part of what it takes to master the craft.
Some things take time to blossom.
Not every miracle happens over night.
Sometimes things we think are miracles end up being nothing at all.
Total dud.
Could end up being even worse.
A disaster.
I've seen things that I thought were going to be miracles end up being complete shit
shows.
You got to look for the silver lining, bro.
You got to look for the silver lining.
People don't know how to shut up.
No one wants to hear you talk about all the shit you want to do.
Shut your ass up and go do it.
There's a big difference between what we want and what we need.
People often confuse the two.
People need to stop asking for shit you don't need.
I'm a simplistic guy.
Very minimalist.
Spent the last year living on the road, everything I have fits into a small carry-on suitcase.
People often ask me,“Oliver.
Why do you always where the same shit?”
Because with these big ass pants, only fit two outfits in a suitcase.
Plus, this is my favorite fit.
So sit on it, fuckers!
People need to stop wasting their life waiting around, praying for a miracle.
That's just not how this works.
If you really want to do it, follow my simple three step formula.
One, wake the fuck up.
Two, get your lazy ass off the couch.
And three, go do that shit.
Or you're going to be watching the big boys play from the sideline.
I don't know how much more simple I can make this shit.
The greatest miracle I've seen during my lifetime would probably have to be plastic surgery.
All the celebs are doing it.
Now, at the end of the day
I'm not the type of guy who would do something like that.
But you should see how far they've come in the last few years.
It's fucking crazy.