British musician Bakar stopped by the KROQ studios to chat with Kevan Kenney about his song "Free" off his latest album Nobody's Home, which was released February 25.
Although he was born and raised in London, Bakar cites Red Hot Chili Peppers as an early influence. "I grew up listening to black music, even though rock n roll is the same thing, but it took me a little later to get into that," says Bakar. "I was in school and had a really good friend, and his older brother would put us on to a lot of music. He would play a lot of Chili Peppers. The lead was just rapping to me. I understood this. And also the melodies turned me on at the same time."
His first taste of major success was from his song "Hell N Back," which he slyly revealed was recorded at the legendary Shangri-La studios in Malibu. Furthermore, he also shot the music video for the song in the same night.
During the final break of the evening, Bakar opened up about meeting and collaborating with the late fashion icon Virgil Abloh, as well as his latest merch collab with Stussy.