The Artist Explains: Vega HeartBreak & M.C - 'Monday'
Vega HeartBreak & M.C speaks to us about his single/music video, ‘Monday’, which is a tribute song about loss of a loved one, dedicated to those who have lost a friend or family member.
Where was the video for ‘Monday’ filmed?
The video was filmed in various location in St. Louis MO.
Key locations Include Barnes-Jewish Hospital, our old home that I grew up in as a child, inside my current home and inside and outside of my mother’s house.
How does the video connect with the song?
The video is an authentic representation of the song, the video focuses on my reflection and the pain I’ve faced since losing my mom and applying the same attributes and foundation that she instilled in me, into my daughter. It was very extremely important that we didn’t sacrifice authenticity for the sake of entertainment.
Do you have any behind the scenes stories you can share with us?
Some behind the scenes moments were we had to rent a UHAUL to bring all the balloons to the shooting location, Party City actual opened early to fulfil my order, and quite a few of the balloons started to pop in the store so they brought additional workers in to fulfil the order since they knew how important the moment would be. Once I arrived at the house parking was insane, so many friends and family came out to be a part of that scene, waaay more than the few that are actually shown in the video. I believe we release around 700 balloons in that scene. Another behind the scene moment was my little cousin Mekhi that plays the younger version of me (M.C), arrived wearing the same colour shirt that I had on for the scene where we went back to the house that I grew up in… it was a small thing but when we made the connection in the video of him being the younger version of myself it just helped to tie things together and made sense, that wasn’t planned….we all were like wooooow we didn’t even think of coordinating the wardrobe that it happened organically.
Is there a message the video is trying to convey?
When I sat back and thought about the record’s impact I felt it would allow people to feel comfortable with being vulnerable, its ok to grieve, its ok if your grieving process takes longer than others, its ok to grieve your way, your job may only give you a few days off for the “Funeral Leave” but more than likely that won’t be enough time to mentally heal. The statement Life goes on is true but you carry life’s experiences with you and every day that weight gets heavier and heavier the more your experiences expand… and here’s the tough part, you still have to maintain… and that can be extremely difficult but understand that the reason you’re in so much pain is because the person you’re missing was an Exceptional person… and that hurts, but what makes me smile is to know I had my own special relationship with her that no one can ever take away, I’m hurt that she isn’t here but I’m overjoyed that I got to share time with her and she was such a focal person in my life person and having appreciation for the time we spent together is priceless. That’s what I hope people can take away from this record, balance.
Interview by Karla Harris