Cover Story — PAUSE Meets: @bazzi “Create something with people. It’s what we’re good for.” At just age 25, you'd be excused for thinking Bazzi was older than he is. Having been around music's metaphorical block a countless number of times, the Michigan-born singer-songwriter is no stranger to the music world, having been signed at just age 20. Enter 2022, Bazzi seems just as full of questions as he does answers- and that's what makes him so alluring. "What does it mean? How many people come to your shows? How many people did it touch? What did it inspire?". An artist's artist, Bazzi makes sure to put the music first, and in a world full of TikTok trends, label hounding, and mass consumption, that's a lot easier said than done. An undeniable thirst for untainted human connection and a never-ending search for authenticity fills the air that Bazzi breathes as the 'Mine' hitmaker goes further down his road of genre-less creativity with ‘Infinite Dream’, his latest studio album. A championing of vulnerability and raw emotion, ‘Infinite Dream’ puts forward a real sense of what the last 3 years looked like for Bazzi in both a personal and musical sense, merging the two together seamlessly. Again, this isn't always a given, making Bazzi's organic dedication to his craft even more impressive. Humbly taking in the sights of his success, Bazzi sat down with PAUSE earlier this year to reflect on his latest body of work, the excitement of hitting the road, as well as the current state of creative control in the music industry. Head over to pausemag.co.uk to read the interview now. __________ Photographer: @mrollieali Stylist: @taija_leorelle Producer: @johnson_gold MUA: @thescottedit Interviewer: @thomaswoods_ Artist: @bazzi Location: Los Angeles, CA #pauseonline