Atlanta was starting point for singer
“Traveling has been a really big part of my upbringing and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel for different reasons,” says singer/songwriter Eric Nam, 29. “I’d like to think that it has had an impact on my character and personality, which ultimately affects my music.” Born and raised in Georgia, Nam is on tour promoting his Billboard World Top 10 EP, “Honestly.” His song “Float” will be featured in the upcoming film “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.” Nam currently resides in Seoul, South Korea, where he also is an on-air TV and radio personality.
An edited version of our conversation follows.
A: I remember that experience very clearly. I was about 12. I had a solo part. There were about 40 of us kids and our conductor was an older person who ran a very tight ship. We stayed in really interesting villas and ate Italian pizza for the first time. We sang in front of hundreds or thousands of people in a language I had no idea what I was singing. grade, I would spend time in Latin America doing a mission trip or a serviceoriented trip. I started in Mexico and went to Panama and Guatemala. In college, I went to Bolivia.
A: To be honest, it was a very eye-opening experience for me. I felt almost selfish, because I was going there to do a service, but at the same time you learn so much from the experience.