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HHO: Introduce yourself to the fans

Maxwell Planes: My name is Maxwell Planes, I play guitar and kind of rap I guess.

HHO: How did your artist name come about?

Maxwell Planes: I play guitar & DJ for Ric Wilson and we just played a show in Detroit with Big Freedia. On the way back to Chicago I was playing this band, Hot Tuna. Ric was like this is dope, and I was like this is the guitarist and bassist from Jefferson Airplane. Ric was like woah thats a fire name, then we decided Maxwell Planes should be my name.

HHO: Where are you from?

Maxwell Planes: I’m from the suburbs of Chicago.

HHO: Who were your musical influences growing up?

Maxwell Planes: A lot of Bob Marley.

HHO: What hip-hop albums did you grow up listening to?

Maxwell Planes: When Get Rich or Die Trying came out, it didn’t leave my CD player for 4 years straight.

HHO: What is the current single/project that you are promoting?

Maxwell Planes: Remember Me, its a single I got with Kiéla Adira.

HHO: How did the record come about?

Maxwell Planes: It’s all real stories about how I had to manage love and touring at the same time while getting into some deep situations.

HHO: What would be your dream collaboration with any rapper or producer?

Maxwell Planes: I want to put Beyonce, Justin Bieber, & myself on a song.

HHO: Are you currently touring or have any upcoming shows?

Maxwell Planes: It’s kind of hard to tour right now with Corona & all.

HHO: How is the response from your fans & djs been?

Maxwell Planes: So much love. A couple of haters here & there but that’s how I know shits going good.

HHO: What artists do you listen to the most?

Maxwell Planes: According to my apple stats … Future

HHO: What are your plans for 2021? What are you doing that others are not?

Maxwell Planes: Keep dropping these songs, keep dropping these music videos. I’m making a whole new lane. I know you hear hella people say that but just listen to the music, you’ll hear it.

HHO: How can your fans reach you?

Maxwell Planes: @MaxwellPlanes on everything

HHO: Any last words or shout outs?

Maxwell Planes: Shout Out Chicago.