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Interview by Carol Wright | Photo Courtesy of Jordn

We got to chat with musician Jordn about his single “Blessed” and what influences his music.

Has music always been the easiest way for you to express yourself?

Has been for as long as I can remember, the only way I could express myself, you’d know exactly how I’m feeling through song–whether it’s mine or something that I listen to on a given day. 

Being from Dominica, is your music ever influenced by the Caribbean or music you heard growing up?

Funny, the majority of music that I grew up listening to wasn’t Caribbean influenced at  all, as far back as I can remember it’s mostly been R&B and Hip-hop then there’s Bouyon. Bouyon is one of the main types of music we create back home–super upbeat and energetic, and of course Dancehall, Reggae but I think what influences my music the most is wanting to tell a story, I think all the best songs do. 

Does your songwriting process change when you’re writing a song for someone else versus writing a song for yourself?

Yeah, with me I tend to want to talk about things that are pretty specific to me, I kinda  just wanna create whatever I wanna create. With others, if we’re in the room together I definitely want to let them tell their story, you know? So the approach is definitely different. 

Tell our readers about your song “Blessed.” What inspired the lyrics?

Before I had the idea I was kind of reflecting on my journey, and looking at where I was  at the time, though it wasn’t where I wanted to be, I was grateful still for how far I came, I  had only been in the States for a few years. It occurred to me that I didn’t get where I was because of luck, it wasn’t a coincidence, the connections that I made and how things came into fruition was all happening for a reason, and that’s when I heard the first line of the song in  my head “used to say I’m lucky, now I say I’m blessed.” Luck might be a once in a lifetime  thing, being blessed in the context I used it in this song to me is more like coming to terms with and accepting your path and the thing you were meant to do. 

Is there a particular message you hope to get across to listeners through your EP High Hopes?

Never stop believing in yourself and the value you bring to your table. There was a  certain point that I stopped and took some disappointments from other people before I started focusing on myself again. No matter what, I’m gonna have high hopes.

What advice do you have for aspiring musicians?

Be who you are, create what you want to create, take advice with a grain of salt and do whatever makes you happy. That’s how I now try to live.

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