George Watsky (born September 15, 1986) is a writer and performer who belie… Read Full Bio ↴George Watsky (born September 15, 1986) is a writer and performer who believes in the equal power of the tear and the belly laugh. Born and raised in San Francisco and now based in Los Angeles, he aims to cross-pollinate the stage, screen and stereo with work that speaks to both the humor and frustrations of modern life.
George was featured on Season 6 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO. He was the 2006 Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry Champion, 2006 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion, and performed in a record six consecutive Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals. The last three of those audiences, all topping out at over 3,000, were the largest ever for poetry slams anywhere in the world. In 2009 Watsky was one of three poets who performed live on FOX at the NAACP Image Awards in honor of Russell Simmons’ lifetime achievement award.
George has made strides to bring his poetic sensibilities to the theater world. His one-man show So Many Levels has been presented in Boston, San Francisco, Vermont, and at the Hip Hop Theater Festival Critical Breaks series in New York City. He has also been featured at the San Francisco and Washington, DC arms of the Hip Hop Theater Festival. He played the title character and co-wrote a 2004 adaptation of Dante’s Divine Comedy for the Living Word Festival and his stage play Harold’s Fall or King Will is the recipient of the 2009 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship.
George was featured on Season 6 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO. He was the 2006 Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry Champion, 2006 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion, and performed in a record six consecutive Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals. The last three of those audiences, all topping out at over 3,000, were the largest ever for poetry slams anywhere in the world. In 2009 Watsky was one of three poets who performed live on FOX at the NAACP Image Awards in honor of Russell Simmons’ lifetime achievement award.
George has made strides to bring his poetic sensibilities to the theater world. His one-man show So Many Levels has been presented in Boston, San Francisco, Vermont, and at the Hip Hop Theater Festival Critical Breaks series in New York City. He has also been featured at the San Francisco and Washington, DC arms of the Hip Hop Theater Festival. He played the title character and co-wrote a 2004 adaptation of Dante’s Divine Comedy for the Living Word Festival and his stage play Harold’s Fall or King Will is the recipient of the 2009 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship.
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All You Can Do: Live From The Regency
Watsky Lyrics
Bet Against Me You will if you didn't feel it before Ever since I…
Cannonball I don't know what was wrong But I wasn't as strong I've…
Everything Turns Gold Chorus- Mieka Pauley When the sun sets on the city it's so…
Ink Don't Bleed Some got hits about the racks that they earn Say there's…
Moral of the Story And the moral of the story is And the moral of…
Ninjas in Paris The first time I listened to Watsky I was like, "He…
Right Now It's '86 when my mama has me 30 seconds later when…
Sarajevo And they wonder what our parents say And they wonder how…
Seizure Boy Seizure Boy Seizure Boy Seizure Boy Seizure Boy The fi…
Sloppy Seconds Fuck you if you love a car for its paint…
Stand For Something Never been the one to play it cool I never been…
Tears To Diamonds They press our teardrops into diamonds They change our sorro…
The One Everywhere I look it seems like everybody's pairing off I'm …
Ugly Faces Back in the day Daddy would say That if I kept on…
Who's Been Loving You I know my momma loves me I know my father…
Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa whoa whoa What do you take us for? Whoa whoa whoa What…
Wounded Healer His footprints are fading away from the beach We're not a…