Brut America
  • 3 years ago
He was a construction worker, a mechanic, a window cleaner ... before he became a TikTok superstar.

For Brut, TikTok’s beloved Khaby Lame shares what his life was like before online fame. #canes2022
Transcript
00:00Hi Brutus, I'm Kaby Lame and today there will be an interview about my life.
00:18I was born in Senegal and I grew up in Via Togliatti, in the popular houses.
00:24Before TikTok, I made my videos on YouTube with my friends.
00:29I made a lot of videos with my friends, even if my neighbour didn't watch them.
00:34But I liked to do them.
00:37Then the quarantine came and I discovered TikTok.
00:43Yes, yes, I did a lot of jobs. I was a bricklayer, I was a dishwasher, I was a waiter,
00:50I was a digital mechanic, I was a glass washer.
00:54Yes, I worked. It was a bit tiring. Before the quarantine, I did two jobs.
01:01On the day I was a bricklayer and in the evening I was a waiter and dishwasher.
01:09I did this for two years.
01:11Was it difficult?
01:13It wasn't easy, for sure.
01:15I think you also lost a job.
01:18I lost a lot of jobs.
01:20Why?
01:22Quarantine and so on.
01:24My whole life has been difficult.
01:27There have been a lot of difficult moments.
01:30If I had to tell my life, ten interviews wouldn't even be enough.
01:37I just say that I wish everyone the best and not to stop at the first obstacle.
01:47Life is not roses and flowers.
01:52Do you think it was your destiny to become what you are today?
01:56Honestly, no.
02:00I wanted to become an actor since I saw Will Smith's The Prince of Bel-Air.
02:10I told myself that I wanted to take this path.
02:18When I made the banana video, I saw my followers go up like never before.
02:30But honestly, I never looked at the numbers.
02:35I never looked at the followers.
02:37Honestly, I don't care.
02:39I'm happy with my followers and everything.
02:42But I don't care about looking at the rankings.
02:46I don't care about that.
02:48I would make videos even if I was nobody, like I always did with YouTube.
02:54Doesn't that make you anxious?
02:56No, I'm not anxious yet.
02:59I make videos because I like making them.
03:01How did you come up with the idea of doing this without saying anything?
03:04By chance.
03:05It just happened.
03:08It was all very fast for you.
03:11Aren't you afraid that everything will stop so quickly?
03:14Honestly, I'm not afraid of anything stopping.
03:17I don't look at the rankings, I don't look at the numbers.
03:21I keep doing what I do out of passion.
03:23If one day everything stops, I'll keep doing what I like.
03:27I'll make people laugh and I'll keep doing it.
03:30Are your parents proud of you?
03:33I hope so.
03:35They're very proud of me.
03:37I managed to buy them a house.
03:42So, yeah.
03:45When there's money, fame, etc. in the game, is it hard to trust people?
03:51I don't have many friends.
03:52The ones I have are the ones I trust.
03:55I can always recognize people.
03:58I have a good eye.
03:59What advice can you give to someone who wants to make videos on TikTok?
04:04What I always tell everyone,
04:06don't let yourself be limited by other people's limits.
04:10Thank you very much.
04:11You're welcome.
04:12We're done.
04:13Thank you, bye.
04:14Goodbye.