Let me cut the bullshit and get straight to it: this blog isn’t for everyone. If you’re here looking for feel-good, sugar-coated bullshit, you’re in the wrong place. This is a space for those who’ve been through the fire, who’ve had life chew them up and spit them out, but refuse to stay down. This is for the fighters, the survivors, the ones who were told they wouldn’t make it, but here they are—standing, scarred as hell, but unbroken.
If you don’t know me yet, I’m Derrick Solano. My story’s ugly, raw, and real. I was abandoned at two, spent my childhood being passed from one abusive foster home to another, and was eventually adopted by a Mormon family who tried to strip me of everything that made me, me. I’m talking about losing my name, my identity, and later on, they even took my son from me. I battled addiction for years, drowning myself in alcohol, thinking it would numb the pain of all the shit I went through. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. But here I am today—alive, sober, and fucking thriving.
So why should you subscribe to my blog? Because I’m going to take you places most people are too scared to go. I’m not here to tell you life gets better if you just hang in there. I’m here to tell you that life can be a raging dumpster fire, and sometimes, the only way out is through the flames. I’ve burned. I’ve bled. But I’m still standing, and I’m here to tell you that you can stand too.
I won’t pretend I’ve got all the answers. Hell, most days I’m just figuring shit out as I go. But what I do have is my story—my raw, unfiltered truth. I’ve been through the system, lost everything that mattered to me, and fought like hell to reclaim my life. My music? It’s not just songs; it’s survival. Every lyric is a piece of my fucking soul. And my book, I Won’t Break, tells it all in excruciating detail—from the abuses I survived to the son I lost, to the love I found with my husband, Anthony, and how I fought like hell to stay sober.
This blog is going to be an extension of that. It’s where I’ll share updates on my music, my writing, and my life—no filters, no fake positivity, just the raw, hard truth. If that resonates with you, then this space is for you.
Subscribe, because if there’s one thing you’re going to learn from following me, it’s that you can go through hell and come out the other side. You might not be the same person you were before, but fuck it, you’ll be stronger, sharper, and more unbreakable than ever.
And if you stick around, we’ll rise together.
