Khaby Lame ... before becoming a TikTok superstar

Brut America

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

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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.

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