A noble goal for the up-and-coming Leon Majcen. On the latest episode of the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast (which was actually a double episode), Leon Majcen talked to us about being raised by Bosnian refugee parents, almost quitting music altogether during 2020, his ambitious plan to release two to three albums a year for the next five years, and one of his career goals being that he does well enough to give back to his parents. Majcen was born in the Czech Republic to Bosnian and Croatian parents who had fled there from Bosnia during the Yugoslav War in mid-90s. Before he turned two, he and his parents relocated to Clearwater, Florida. Once they made the move, they wished for the best for their son, and encouraged him to pursue whatever he felt passionate about. That passion ended up being music, and a full circle moment confirmed that Leon Majcen was on the right path: “My mom definitely hoped I’d do something else. She wanted me to be a doctor. It just didn’t work out that way. With my dad, he was stoked. When my dad was young, he asked his dad for a guitar. His dad never got him a guitar. So when I was around 9, I asked my dad for a guitar. And I didn’t know any of this prior. I asked him for a guitar and he was like, ‘If you get a guitar, you can’t just let it sit in the corner collecting dust.’ My dad told me that later on (and said), ‘When I was around that age, I wanted to play too. My dad never gave me the opportunity.'” Ever since Leon Majcen (last name pronounced “might-sin”) got that guitar, he’s been chasing his country music dreams. His parents have been on his team all along the way. They made major sacrifices to bring him to the United States, and considering all they did to give Leon a better life, they felt it was only right that he pursue a career in music. Though they both express their worry and concern from time to time, they both know that their main goal in relocating to America was to give their son a better life: “He’s been super supportive. Both of my parents have. But my mom’s just been more scared for me… my dad kept encouraging me. He’d say, ‘We didn’t come to this country just so you could work some job you don’t want to work. Go write songs. If that’s what you want to do, do it well.’  @whiskeyriff @Leon Majcen on the latest Whiskey Riff Raff podcast #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff #leonmajcen #countrymusic ♬ World Gone By – Cloverdale Version – Leon Majcen & Philip Bowen & Cloverdale Family Band And if you listen to any of Majcen’s music, he’s certainly doing the songwriting thing well, and he’s surely making his parents proud. Leon says that the support he’s felt from his parents has been invaluable to him and his career, and he hopes one day that he can give back to them as thanks for all that they’ve provided. In his head, retiring both of his parents with money made through his music is one of the career goals he’s chasing after the hardest: “My parents never really got to pick what they wanted to do. Especially after they came to the states. They just had to take whatever job they could. If I could give back to my parents somehow, just make their life a little bit easier, I’d count that as a win.” Majcen has the talent to do just that, and here’s to hoping that one day, those dreams become reality for Leon and his parents. To hear more about the country music singer’s journey thus far, and what he hopes to achieve in the near future, make sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or by clicking here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Rising Country Star, Leon Majcen, Wishes To Do Well Enough To Help His Bosnian Refugee Parents Retire: “I’d Count That As A Win” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.