Music does not distract me from football – Joseph Painstil

LA Galaxy and Black Stars winger Joseph Painstil says pursuing his passion for music does not interfere with his football career.

The 2024 MLS Cup champion has several songs in his catalogue, including Unbreakable, Without You, Make You Sing, and his latest release, Blessing.

He follows in the footsteps of players like Asamoah Gyan and Kevin-Prince Boateng, who also explored music while actively playing football.

Los Angeles appears to be the ideal environment for Painstil to thrive both on the field and in his music career. His announcement to join the Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park was accompanied by his track Unbreakable, which garnered over 165,000 views on Instagram.

In an exclusive interview with 3Sports at his residence, Painstil explained how he manages to balance football and music.

He clarified that he works on his music only during the offseason. “I only focus on my free days, like now that we are on vacation. When the season starts, I have to really focus on just football because when the season starts, I don’t focus on music. I will be distracted. I will have two ways of dealing with things, and that is not good for an athlete.”

His song Blessing has become a fan favourite and is now part of the matchday atmosphere at LA Galaxy’s home games. Painstil described this as a sign of acceptance from the Galaxy family. His first live performance came during the team’s victory parade at Dignity Health Sports Park’s Legends Plaza, where thousands of fans sang along to Blessing.

“I felt really happy, especially when we had the warm-up, they also played it. It’s a good feeling when they appreciate your song in the United States, which is also a music country. So me finding my music being played in the stands and speakers around the stadium is such a great feeling. After we won the league, they played it, and I was singing along to it. It makes me feel good knowing that these people have really accepted me,” he said.

Painstil also revealed plans to perform at events during the festive season.

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