Lil Nas X has revealed how months before having a number one hit with Old Town Road he was sleeping on his sister's floor.
Support from fans for number one hit Old Town Road made him "feel amazing" because "kids are really the ones who decide what's going to be the next song", the singer said.
"A year ago, I was going online promoting music while I was sleeping on my sister's floor."
20-year-old Montero Lamar Hill has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, the most for any male in 2019, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
On advice for aspiring songwriters he said: "Make it in some way relate to your life, you know if your song is catchy or not.
"The honest truth is when I started making music it was just for fun鈥 decided to keep with it and Old Town Road came out."
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