I checked my e-mail today and almost fell over in my seat. A seemingly shiny new unread e-mail in the ol' inbox from MMJ management. Jamie Sampson, the band manager, passed along my e-mail to Mr. Jim James. His personal reply follows:
"hey brendan- guess what? it is NEVER too late....sure, we are fed these
bullshit myths that genius only comes from troubled drugged out souls with
unfortunately short lifespans like jimihendrix or cobain...but that is a load of
bullshit....some people dont create the work they are most well known for until
they are in their 50's or later like hemmingway...and look at modern bands like
radiohead, those guys didnt really start making their groundbreaking shit till
they were in their mid-30's, my favorite john lennon songs are the ones he wrote
later in his life, once he had started to truly figure out what it all
meant...every day is a chance to begin again, to become young again in every
way....the zen "beginner's mind" concept- if you keep finding new interests and
paths for your brain you can keep a powerfully youthful energy FOREVER. only
17!!!! you are just a fetus my friend, a developing embryo!!!! and id say the
same thing to you if you were 50!!! it is never too late....just do what you
want and what moves you and have fun with it. good luck to you my friend! yer
pal jim"
I'm not quite sure where to start or even what to start doing, but I do plan on giving music at least some shot. Whether that be in the form of a music studies class/guitar lessons/or even looking into producing music, it'll be something.
Jim's reply further establishes 3 things:
1. The man cares about all things/people involved in music.
2. He believes in the power of creativity at any age.
3. He'd make an awesome parent.
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