Today we’d like to introduce you to Cody Zimmer.
Hi Cody, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers?
I grew up with a single mother and an older brother. I fell into the wrong crowd at the age of 16. I started selling drugs and committing other crimes. Before I was 17, I was drinking alcohol almost every day and smoking weed every day. As my lifestyle got worse so did the addictions, it was a way to cope. My mom didn’t raise me to be like the way I was so it was hard to live that way. At 17, I was a full-fledged alcoholic drinking every day.
About three years later, I had a grand mal seizure which almost took my life. Five days later, I was released and told not to drink again which I stuck to you for about a year and a half. The first eight months were rough to live sober and still be involved with the lifestyle. Finally, I had a breakdown and ended up back living with my mom. My best friend then was going to the studio and I had never been sober I’ve just been drunk and always into freestyles with the boys and stuff. I went and recorded my first track call GRINDING on my youtube channel. After that, I couldn’t stop recording and writing it was like a release I needed.
Unfortunately, I thought I was gonna make it big really quick and when that didn’t happen I started looking for jobs and trying to live a normal life. About 18 months into sobriety, I was working as a bartender and fell back into drinking that’s was not at the age of 23. Ever since then, I haven’t gone more than three months without going on a bad drug and alcohol bender lasting days or weeks. It would lead to all my money spent and friends pissed, jobs gone and relationships torn. I would continue to make music when I’d get sober and have had a good run as “Czmoney” “Czasavage” “Crashcoursecz” and finally OxczMusix aka someguyinthe6.
July 2020, I was living in acton due to being kicked out of the family house. I had lived with my boss for almost a year when I decided to take all my money head downtown Toronto and try to live my own life drinking, pimping, and dealing. Five weeks later, I was more than broke, homeless staying in parks, shelters, hospitals, or wherever I’d pass out. I drank every second for five weeks straight in and out of emergency rooms and getting the shit beat out of me every other day cause of my attitude and lack of energy I couldn’t defend myself. Finally, I decided to stay at the hospital on Friday at this point I couldn’t even stomach a drink so there was nothing left no choice. I went through the worse of the worse withdrawals.
From shakes to hallucinations it was very scary and so real. Monday, August 10th I was released from the hospital with my mom but no one to go with the reality my new home might be a shelter. Finally, my stepdad gave me one last chance to get sober and change, which I can happily say I’ve been sober from alcohol and cocaine since August 10th, 2020. So, I’ve been going right back to the music but also my anxiety and depression get in the way a lot of the time with it and everyday life.
For now, I’m just taking it day by day and happy to be sober and alive. I want people to remember even when I make different music my message is still the same. Addictions and mental health are serious and people are not alone ever, we’re all one at the end of the day we all deal with the same problems but in different ways or settings. Anyways hope that answers your question.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I write and make music of all kinds of moods. I tend to tell my story in some songs or I will just make a catchy track. I feel I’m different from others I know about the old school music and some of the new schools. I feel like I’m just different and people will realize that the more they get to know me and my music.
We love surprises, fun facts, and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
I’m scared to invest money in myself and that’s making my exposure harder to get to. Especially views on YouTube or follows and likes on Instagram are too low.
Contact Info:
- Email: OxczMusixox@gmail.com
- Instagram: @Oxczox
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/P8ZIB4P_inA
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/vfzEqhttps://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/vfzEq
