'There Is a Lot Going On' – Usain Bolt Explains Why Music is Now His Full-Time Focus

The fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, has spoken about his passion for music after venturing into different career paths following his retirement from track and field.

Usain Bolt remains one of the most successful sprinters, having set the 100m and 200m world records at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. More than a decade later, the records remain unbeaten.

He is the only sprinter to win gold in both the 100m and 200m at three consecutive Olympics, and at Beijing 2008, he became the only person to hold the world records for both distances simultaneously.

Yet, far from the split-second timing and iconic showboating of the track, Usain Bolt might just be the most relaxed former athlete around.

With his running career behind him, there are no more regimented training sessions and no more pushing himself to the limits of human performance.

All that spare time has given Usain Bolt, now 39, a chance to experiment with other careers. He tried football, hoping to convert his speed on the track to the pitch.

But now, his focus has shifted to music. His debut album, "Country Yutes," is a blend of reggae, Afrobeats, and dancehall, all underpinned by something very important to the older Bolt: positivity.

"It's Jamaican music, but we try to keep it as positive as possible. You know, as youths are coming up, you want to try and push the positive. In these times, there's a lot going on. If you can make sure that the music is positive and energetic, different from the negative, it helps," Usain Bolt said in an interview with City AM.

Fortunately, Usain Bolt has positivity to spare. He still reflects on that record-breaking sprint in Berlin as a lifelong highlight.

Yet, while one might assume that seeing the clock read 9.58 would be the pinnacle of Bolt's career, he views it more as a job well done.

It makes sense that he aimed for a time and achieved it. But if he could relive any moment, it wouldn't be 2009, but much, much earlier.

That championship was a metaphorical lightning strike for Usain Bolt. Before that event, he was widely seen as coasting, enjoying the sport without giving his all. After the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, his ascent to greatness began.

"World Juniors when I was 15 in Jamaica. That atmosphere, the feeling I got from being at home and winning... I'd go back to that feeling, definitely. At the time, I was still trying to properly get into running. I was enjoying it because I was winning all the time,” Usain Bolt recalled.

“But the older I get, the more I understand just how big that moment was, actually winning in front of your own crowd. A lot of people never get that opportunity, you know?

“It was the one time we actually hosted a championship. It was a small championship, sure, but we've not really hosted much since, and the fact that I could win at home was a big deal."

Usain Bolt may forever be remembered as the fastest man in history, but his post-athletics journey proves he is just as committed to spreading joy and positivity off the track.

According to Usain Bolt, the legacy is no longer just about world records, it is about creating moments that last far beyond the finish line.