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A Journey of Faith: From $400 to Musical Stardom · Music Explored Podcast

• 0:02
  The
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  defining
• 0:02
  moment
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  was
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  some
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  years
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  ago,
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  almost
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  10
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  years
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  ago,
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  I
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  was
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  with.
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  I
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  caught
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  a
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  flight
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  to
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  Israel
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  Houghton's
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  last.
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  Well,
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  not
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  his
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  last.
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  I
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  caught
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  a
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  flight
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  to
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  one
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  of
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  his
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  conferences.
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  Deeper
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  conferences,
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  right?
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  Okay.
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  And
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  when
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  I
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  caught
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  a
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  flight,
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  and,
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  bro,
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  I
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  had
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  literally,
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  like,
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  400
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  to
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  my
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  name.
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  Like,
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  I
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  didn't
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  know.
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  I
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  didn't
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  even
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  register
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  for
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  the
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  conference.
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  I
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  didn't
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  do
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  anything
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  for
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  it.
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  Like,
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  something.
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  I
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  heard
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  people
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  raving
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  about
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  it,
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  and
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  I
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  just
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  said,
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  just
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  take
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  a
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  chance.
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  And
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  so
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  I.
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  I
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  got
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  a
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  flight.
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  I
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  went.
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  I
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  didn't
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  even
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  know
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  where
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  I
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  was
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  staying.
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  I
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  think
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  I
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  had,
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  like,
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  $80
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  on
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  me.
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  So
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  I
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  had
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  it
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  all
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  planned
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  out.
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  I'm
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  gonna.
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  buy
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  these
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  dollar.
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  Yeah.
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  Cheeseburgers.
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  Yeah,
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  Noodles
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  and
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  some
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  ramen.
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  Noodles,
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  man.
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  It's
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  an
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  option,
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  man.
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  Like.
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  Like,
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  seriously,
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  like,
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  when
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  people
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  hear
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  this,
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  they,
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  like,
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  burst.
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  For
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  real.
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  I'm,
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  like,
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  so
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  serious.
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  10
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  years
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  ago.
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  Yeah,
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  man.
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  And
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  long
• 1:09
  story
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  short,
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  I
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  just.
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  I
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  ended
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  up
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  getting
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  in,
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  and
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  I
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  walked
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  past
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  Paris
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  Barnes,
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  okay.
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  And
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  he
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  stopped
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  me.
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  Can
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  you
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  share
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  who
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  Paris
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  Barnes
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  is
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  for
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  our
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  audience?
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  Paris
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  Barnes
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  is
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  my
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  mentor.
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  He
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  passed
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  away
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  last
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  year.
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  Major
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  influence
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  to
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  this
• 1:30
  industry.
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  Yeah,
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  I
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  wouldn't
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  even
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  be
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  here
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  if
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  it
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  was.
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  I
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  wouldn't
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  be
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  in
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  the
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  industry
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  if
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  it
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  wasn't
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  without
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  him.
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  Right?
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  And
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  he's
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  played
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  for
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  pretty
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  much
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  everybody.
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  He's
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  responsible
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  for
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  the
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  GA
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  movement
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  and
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  sound
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  check.
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  He
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  was
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  the
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  MD
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  keyboard
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  player
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  for
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  that.
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  So
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  when
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  you
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  get
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  some
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  time,
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  just
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  look
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  him
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  up
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  and
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  just
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  see
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  the
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  work
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  he's
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  done.
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  I'm
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  sure
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  you
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  walked
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  past.
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  He
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  walked
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  past
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  me.
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  He
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  stopped
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  me.
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  And
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  I'm
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  a
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  fan,
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  you
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  know,
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  I
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  know
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  who
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  he
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  is,
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  but,
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  you
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  know,
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  I'm
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  not
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  that
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  type
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  of
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  guy
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  to
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  be
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  howling
• 2:03
  people,
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  right?
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  Yeah.
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  And
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  he
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  stopped
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  me,
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  said,
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  man,
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  I
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  know
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  you
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  from
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  somewhere.
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  And
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  I
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  was
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  like,
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  no,
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  I
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  think
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  I
• 2:10
  seen
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  your
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  video
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  or
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  something.
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  You
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  playing,
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  bro?
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  You.
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  You're.
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  You're
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  an
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  animal,
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  bro.
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  He's
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  like,
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  you
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  want
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  to
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  play
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  tonight?
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  And
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  I
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  was
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  like.
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  I
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  was
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  like,
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  bro,
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  no
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  songs.
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  I
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  didn't
• 2:24
  come
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  here
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  to
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  play.
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  I
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  really
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  came
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  there
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  to
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  see
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  what
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  it
• 2:28
  takes
• 2:29
  to
• 2:29
  be
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  on
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  the
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  next
• 2:30
  level,
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  right?
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  So
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  many
• 2:32
  classes
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  were
• 2:33
  happening.
• 2:33
  John
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  Gray,
• 2:34
  Aaron
• 2:34
  Lindsey,
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  Warren
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  Campbell.
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  It
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  was
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  Israel
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  Houghton.
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  It
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  was
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  so
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  many
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  people
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  that
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  were
• 2:40
  doing
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  classes.
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  So
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  I
• 2:41
  was
• 2:41
  just
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  like,
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  I.
• 2:42
  I
• 2:42
  want
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  to
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  go.
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  And
• 2:44
  he
• 2:45
  said,
• 2:45
  do
• 2:45
  you
• 2:45
  want
• 2:45
  to
• 2:45
  play,
• 2:45
  man?
• 2:46
  Tops
• 2:46
  of
• 2:46
  Cops
• 2:46
  need
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  somebody
• 2:47
  to
• 2:47
  play
• 2:47
  for
• 2:48
  and
• 2:48
  stuff.
• 2:48
  So
• 2:48
  I
• 2:48
  was
• 2:48
  like,
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  a
• 2:49
  big
• 2:49
  name
• 2:49
  in
• 2:49
  the
• 2:50
  industry.
• 2:50
  All
• 2:50
  right.
• 2:50
  Yeah.
• 2:51
  Yeah.
• 2:51
  And
• 2:52
  so
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  I
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  played.
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  And
• 2:55
  the
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  following
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  year,
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  fast
• 2:57
  forward,
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  they
• 3:00
  called
• 3:00
  me
• 3:01
  to
• 3:01
  be
• 3:01
  actual
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  part
• 3:02
  of
• 3:02
  Deeper.
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  So
• 3:06
  the
• 3:06
  year
• 3:06
  fast
• 3:07
  forward
• 3:07
  to
• 3:07
  a
• 3:07
  year
• 3:07
  later,
• 3:09
  my
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  stamp
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  and
• 3:11
  my
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  moment
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  was
• 3:12
  Israel
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  came
• 3:13
  in
• 3:14
  15
• 3:15
  minutes
• 3:15
  before
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  show
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  and
• 3:17
  said,
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  hey,
• 3:17
  CC1,
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  we're
• 3:18
  doing
• 3:18
  something
• 3:18
  for
• 3:19
  CC
• 3:19
  winers.
• 3:20
  We
• 3:20
  need
• 3:20
  somebody
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  play
• 3:21
  and
• 3:21
  learn
• 3:22
  alabaster
• 3:23
  box.
• 3:23
  We're
• 3:24
  not
• 3:24
  using
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  tracks.
• 3:26
  We're
• 3:26
  using
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  band.
• 3:27
  Yeah.
• 3:28
  And
• 3:28
  so
• 3:28
  when
• 3:29
  it
• 3:29
  was
• 3:29
  like,
• 3:29
  who,
• 3:31
  everybody
• 3:31
  looked
• 3:32
  at
• 3:32
  me.
• 3:32
  Aaron,
• 3:33
  Paris,
• 3:35
  Leonard,
• 3:35
  Ray,
• 3:36
  Kevin
• 3:37
  Camp,
• 3:38
  Justin
• 3:39
  Rains.
• 3:40
  All
• 3:40
  they
• 3:40
  said,
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  new
• 3:41
  guy.
• 3:42
  And
• 3:43
  so
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  had
• 3:43
  to
• 3:43
  learn
• 3:44
  alabaster
• 3:44
  box.
• 3:45
  And
• 3:46
  if
• 3:46
  you
• 3:46
  know
• 3:46
  that
• 3:47
  song,
• 3:47
  it's
• 3:47
  not
• 3:48
  a
• 3:48
  CCM
• 3:49
  song.
• 3:50
  Like,
• 3:50
  you
• 3:50
  really
• 3:51
  have
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  sit
• 3:51
  there
• 3:52
  and
• 3:52
  learn
• 3:54
  verbatim
• 3:55
  what's
• 3:55
  going
• 3:56
  on.
• 3:56
  Yeah.
• 3:56
  And
• 3:57
  so
• 3:57
  it's
• 3:58
  10,000
• 3:58
  people
• 3:59
  out
• 3:59
  there.
• 4:00
  I
• 4:01
  have
• 4:01
  to
• 4:01
  learn
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  intro,
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  outro,
• 4:03
  the
• 4:03
  key
• 4:03
  change.
• 4:03
  Just
• 4:04
  like
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  record
• 4:05
  for
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  artist.
• 4:06
  I
• 4:06
  was
• 4:07
  gonna
• 4:07
  say
• 4:07
  for
• 4:07
  season
• 4:07
  four.
• 4:08
  With
• 4:08
  the
• 4:08
  feature
• 4:08
  of
• 4:09
  Tasha
• 4:09
  Cobbs,
• 4:10
  because
• 4:10
  we're
• 4:10
  honoring
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  artist.
• 4:12
  Right.
• 4:12
  And
• 4:13
  so
• 4:13
  I
• 4:13
  was
• 4:14
  scared.
• 4:14
  My
• 4:15
  dog
• 4:16
  almost
• 4:16
  peed
• 4:16
  myself.
• 4:17
  And
• 4:18
  I
• 4:19
  only
• 4:19
  had
• 4:19
  15
• 4:19
  minutes
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  learn
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  song
• 4:21
  pressure.
• 4:21
  And
• 4:21
  right
• 4:22
  then
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  there.
• 4:22
  15
• 4:22
  minutes.
• 4:23
  Yes,
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  had
• 4:25
  15
• 4:26
  minutes.
• 4:26
  That's
• 4:27
  crazy,
• 4:27
  man.
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  had
• 4:28
  15
• 4:28
  minutes
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  learn
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  song
• 4:29
  Israel.
• 4:30
  Israel
• 4:30
  will
• 4:31
  tell
• 4:31
  you.
• 4:31
  We
• 4:32
  had
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  put
• 4:32
  him
• 4:32
  under
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  fire.
• 4:33
  And
• 4:34
  that
• 4:35
  moment
• 4:36
  when
• 4:36
  I
• 4:36
  finished
• 4:37
  playing
• 4:38
  alabaster
• 4:39
  box,
• 4:40
  that
• 4:41
  moment
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  relief
• 4:42
  and
• 4:42
  all
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  the
• 4:43
  homies,
• 4:43
  like,
• 4:44
  you
• 4:44
  made
• 4:44
  it
• 4:45
  in.
• 4:45
  Yeah.
• 4:46
  Was
• 4:46
  like,
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  was
• 4:47
  my.
• 4:48
  That
• 4:48
  was
• 4:49
  my
• 4:49
  moment.
• 4:49
  That
• 4:49
  was
• 4:49
  my
• 4:50
  mom.
• 4:50
  That's
• 4:50
  an
• 4:50
  incredible
• 4:51
  story.
• 4:52
  It's
• 4:52
  hard
• 4:52
  not
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  believe
• 4:53
  in
• 4:53
  higher
• 4:54
  powers
• 4:54
  when
• 4:54
  you
• 4:54
  think
• 4:55
  of,
• 4:55
  you
• 4:55
  know,
• 4:56
  that
• 4:56
  moment
• 4:57
  happening
• 4:57
  for
• 4:57
  you
• 4:58
  just
• 4:58
  off
• 4:58
  of
• 4:59
  a
• 4:59
  random,
• 4:59
  you
• 5:00
  know,
• 5:00
  you
• 5:00
  know,
• 5:00
  instance
• 5:00
  of
• 5:01
  you
• 5:01
  wanting
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  go
• 5:01
  to
• 5:02
  that
• 5:02
  conference
• 5:03
  for
• 5:03
  no
• 5:03
  reason.
• 5:04
  It's
• 5:04
  not
• 5:04
  because
• 5:04
  you're
• 5:04
  like,
• 5:04
  I'm
• 5:05
  gonna
• 5:05
  blow
• 5:05
  up
• 5:05
  from
• 5:05
  this.
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  just
• 5:06
  want
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  be
• 5:06
  there.
• 5:07
  Yeah.
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  just
• 5:07
  want
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  be
• 5:07
  a
• 5:08
  fly
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  wall.
• 5:09
  Right.
• 5:09
  That's
• 5:09
  so
• 5:09
  true,
• 5:09
  man.
• 5:09
  That's
• 5:10
  incredible.
• 5:10
  You're
• 5:10
  talking
• 5:10
  about
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  intention
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  things.
• 5:12
  That
• 5:12
  one
• 5:13
  thing
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  we've
• 5:13
  talked
• 5:13
  about
• 5:14
  a
• 5:14
  lot
• 5:15
  is
• 5:16
  intentionality
• 5:17
  and
• 5:17
  the
• 5:18
  lack
• 5:18
  of.
• 5:18
  And
• 5:18
  we
• 5:19
  know
• 5:19
  what
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  social
• 5:19
  media
• 5:20
  world
• 5:20
  is.
• 5:20
  Everybody's.
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  shouldn't
• 5:21
  say
• 5:22
  everybody,
• 5:22
  but
• 5:22
  it
• 5:23
  seems
• 5:23
  that
• 5:23
  people
• 5:23
  are
• 5:23
  just
• 5:24
  after
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  attention
• 5:25
  and.
• 5:25
  And
• 5:25
  it's
• 5:26
  like
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  me,
• 5:26
  me,
• 5:26
  me,
• 5:26
  look
• 5:27
  at
• 5:27
  me.
• 5:27
  And
• 5:27
  in
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  cases
• 5:28
  where
• 5:28
  people
• 5:29
  really
• 5:29
  hit
• 5:29
  it
• 5:30
  off,
• 5:30
  like,
• 5:31
  in
• 5:31
  your
• 5:31
  situation,
• 5:32
  you
• 5:32
  showed
• 5:32
  up
• 5:33
  there.
• 5:33
  I
• 5:34
  don't
• 5:34
  want
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  put
• 5:34
  almost
• 5:35
  like,
• 5:35
  in
• 5:35
  a
• 5:35
  desperate
• 5:36
  place
• 5:36
  in
• 5:36
  some
• 5:36
  sense,
• 5:37
  for
• 5:37
  sure.
• 5:37
  Right.
• 5:37
  Like,
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  need
• 5:39
  money,
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  need
• 5:40
  opportunity,
• 5:40
  and
• 5:40
  everything
• 5:41
  else
• 5:41
  is
• 5:41
  kind
• 5:41
  of
• 5:42
  connected
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  you're
• 5:42
  just
• 5:42
  like,
• 5:43
  I
• 5:43
  just
• 5:43
  want
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  learn.
• 5:43
  I
• 5:44
  just
• 5:44
  want
• 5:44
  to.
• 5:44
  I
• 5:45
  was
• 5:45
  just
• 5:45
  at
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  place
• 5:45
  of
• 5:46
  just
• 5:46
  being
• 5:46
  better.
• 5:46
  I
• 5:47
  was
• 5:47
  just
• 5:47
  at
• 5:48
  just
• 5:48
  wanting
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  be
• 5:49
  better.
• 5:49
  There's
• 5:50
  like
• 5:50
  a
• 5:50
  pureness
• 5:51
  coming
• 5:51
  from
• 5:51
  that.
• 5:51
  Like
• 5:51
  your
• 5:52
  absolutely
• 5:53
  was
• 5:53
  to
• 5:53
  grow.
• 5:54
  You're
• 5:54
  going
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  put
• 5:54
  yourself
• 5:55
  in
• 5:55
  a
• 5:55
  surrounding.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:56
  you
• 5:56
  know,
• 5:56
  we
• 5:57
  do
• 5:57
  that
• 5:57
  all
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  time.
• 5:57
  Whether
• 5:58
  it's
• 5:58
  like
• 5:58
  self
• 5:58
  help
• 5:59
  or
• 5:59
  music
• 5:59
  or
• 6:00
  it's
• 6:00
  like
• 6:00
  I
• 6:00
  want
• 6:00
  to
• 6:01
  be
• 6:01
  around
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  people
• 6:02
  who
• 6:02
  are
• 6:02
  doing
• 6:02
  what
• 6:02
  I
• 6:03
  want
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  do.
• 6:03
  So
• 6:04
  that's
• 6:04
  where
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  got
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  put
• 6:05
  myself,
• 6:05
  regardless
• 6:06
  of
• 6:06
  sacrifice
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  get
• 6:07
  there.
• 6:07
  And
• 6:08
  then
• 6:08
  from
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  intentionality,
• 6:10
  you
• 6:10
  get
• 6:10
  hit
• 6:11
  with
• 6:11
  this
• 6:11
  opportunity,
• 6:12
  which
• 6:13
  is
• 6:13
  like
• 6:13
  now
• 6:13
  it's
• 6:13
  a
• 6:14
  test
• 6:14
  of
• 6:14
  everything
• 6:14
  that
• 6:15
  you've
• 6:15
  been
• 6:15
  kind
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  working
• 6:16
  towards
• 6:16
  and
• 6:17
  hoping
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  be.
• 6:17
  It's
• 6:17
  like,
• 6:18
  well,
• 6:18
  here's
• 6:18
  your
• 6:18
  shot.
• 6:19
  A
• 6:19
  lot
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  people
• 6:20
  would
• 6:20
  be
• 6:20
  like,
• 6:20
  nah,
• 6:21
  man,
• 6:21
  I'm
• 6:21
  not
• 6:21
  ready
• 6:21
  for
• 6:22
  that
• 6:22
  yet.
• 6:22
  And
• 6:22
  that's
• 6:22
  it.
• 6:23
  You
• 6:23
  don't
• 6:23
  hear
• 6:23
  that.
• 6:24
  That's
• 6:24
  the
• 6:24
  definition
• 6:24
  of
• 6:25
  luck,
• 6:25
  right?
• 6:25
  Like,
• 6:26
  it's
• 6:26
  that
• 6:26
  opportunity
• 6:27
  and
• 6:27
  preparedness.
• 6:28
  You
• 6:28
  happen
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  be
• 6:29
  in
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  right
• 6:30
  place
• 6:30
  at
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  right
• 6:30
  time
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  you
• 6:32
  know,
• 6:32
  it
• 6:33
  just
• 6:33
  works
• 6:33
  out
• 6:33
  that.
• 6:34
  That's
• 6:34
  beautiful.
• 6:34
  Fifteen
• 6:35
  minutes
• 6:35
  though,
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  work
• 6:36
  on
• 6:36
  that
• 6:36
  song.
• 6:36
  Yeah,
• 6:36
  man,
• 6:37
  that'd
• 6:37
  be
• 6:37
  terrifying.
• 6:38
  Wait,
• 6:38
  so
• 6:38
  what
• 6:38
  happened
• 6:38
  in
• 6:39
  between?
• 6:39
  So
• 6:39
  in
• 6:39
  that
• 6:40
  year,
• 6:40
  from
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  initial
• 6:42
  conversation
• 6:42
  at
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  conference
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  then
• 6:44
  now
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  year
• 6:45
  later
• 6:45
  where
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  get
• 6:46
  tested
• 6:46
  again,
• 6:47
  it's
• 6:47
  like
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  thought
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  were
• 6:48
  just
• 6:48
  gonna
• 6:49
  play.
• 6:49
  You
• 6:49
  thought
• 6:49
  you
• 6:49
  were
• 6:49
  just
• 6:50
  here
• 6:50
  for
• 6:50
  this.
• 6:50
  Nah,
• 6:50
  you
• 6:51
  got
• 6:51
  to
• 6:51
  step
• 6:51
  up
• 6:51
  and
• 6:52
  do
• 6:52
  this
• 6:52
  whole
• 6:52
  other
• 6:53
  thing.
• 6:53
  Yeah,
• 6:54
  man,
• 6:56
  I
• 6:57
  had
• 6:57
  to.
• 6:57
  Man,
• 6:57
  I
• 6:57
  had
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  step
• 6:58
  up.
• 6:58
  And
• 6:59
  then
• 7:00
  they
• 7:01
  actually
• 7:01
  called
• 7:01
  me
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  start
• 7:02
  going
• 7:02
  on
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  road
• 7:02
  with
• 7:03
  Israel
• 7:03
  because
• 7:03
  Leonard,
• 7:05
  Leonard
• 7:06
  Ray,
• 7:07
  which
• 7:08
  is
• 7:08
  a
• 7:08
  close
• 7:08
  friend
• 7:08
  of
• 7:08
  mine
• 7:09
  as
• 7:09
  well,
• 7:09
  he
• 7:09
  got
• 7:10
  a
• 7:10
  call
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  do
• 7:10
  Tori
• 7:11
  Kelly
• 7:11
  and
• 7:12
  so
• 7:12
  he
• 7:12
  left
• 7:13
  to
• 7:13
  go
• 7:13
  do
• 7:13
  Tori
• 7:13
  Kelly.
• 7:14
  And
• 7:14
  this
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  around
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  time
• 7:15
  Tori
• 7:15
  Kelly
• 7:15
  is
• 7:17
  massive.
• 7:18
  You
• 7:18
  know,
• 7:18
  she's
• 7:18
  like,
• 7:19
  yeah,
• 7:20
  being
• 7:20
  she's
• 7:20
  on
• 7:21
  Pepsi
• 7:21
  commercials.
• 7:22
  She's
• 7:22
  right,
• 7:23
  you
• 7:23
  know,
• 7:23
  she's.
• 7:23
  She's
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  new
• 7:24
  thing.
• 7:25
  And.
• 7:26
  And
• 7:27
  so
• 7:28
  I
• 7:28
  started
• 7:29
  going
• 7:29
  out
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  man,
• 7:31
  from
• 7:31
  there
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  now,
• 7:33
  it's
• 7:33
  just
• 7:33
  been
• 7:33
  a
• 7:34
  crazy
• 7:34
  roller
• 7:34
  coaster,
• 7:35
  man.
• 7:36
  It's
• 7:37
  just
• 7:37
  been
• 7:37
  like,
• 7:38
  yeah,
• 7:39
  man,
• 7:39
  like
• 7:40
  it's
• 7:40
  been
• 7:40
  like
• 7:41
  really
• 7:41
  like
• 7:41
  10
• 7:41
  years
• 7:42
  of
• 7:43
  going
• 7:43
  non
• 7:43
  stop.
• 7:45
  I
• 7:45
  went
• 7:45
  from
• 7:45
  this,
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  went
• 7:46
  from
• 7:46
  Israel
• 7:47
  to
• 7:47
  Todd
• 7:48
  Trivet.
• 7:49
  I
• 7:50
  actually
• 7:50
  met
• 7:51
  Ty
• 7:51
  at
• 7:52
  that
• 7:52
  conference.
• 7:53
  The
• 7:53
  same
• 7:53
  one,
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  same
• 7:55
  way.
• 7:55
  And
• 7:56
  Paris
• 7:56
  introduced
• 7:57
  me
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  Ty.
• 7:58
  Wow.
• 7:59
  Wow.
• 7:59
  And
• 8:01
  it
• 8:01
  was
• 8:02
  just
• 8:02
  peak.
• 8:02
  A
• 8:02
  lot
• 8:02
  of
• 8:03
  people
• 8:03
  don't
• 8:03
  know
• 8:03
  that.
• 8:03
  And
• 8:04
  we
• 8:05
  were
• 8:05
  playing,
• 8:05
  we
• 8:05
  were
• 8:05
  jamming
• 8:06
  out
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  church
• 8:06
  and
• 8:07
  Ty
• 8:07
  was
• 8:07
  just
• 8:07
  like,
• 8:07
  man,
• 8:08
  who
• 8:08
  is
• 8:08
  this
• 8:08
  guy?
• 8:09
  And
• 8:10
  Paris
• 8:10
  was
• 8:10
  like,
• 8:11
  yo,
• 8:11
  this
• 8:11
  is
• 8:11
  my
• 8:11
  little
• 8:11
  bro
• 8:11
  right
• 8:12
  here,
• 8:12
  man.
• 8:12
  Y'all
• 8:13
  should
• 8:13
  meet.
• 8:15
  And
• 8:15
  so
• 8:16
  he
• 8:17
  was
• 8:17
  like,
• 8:17
  man,
• 8:17
  let
• 8:17
  me
• 8:17
  get
• 8:17
  your
• 8:18
  number.
• 8:18
  So
• 8:18
  I
• 8:18
  was
• 8:18
  like,
• 8:19
  cool.
• 8:20
  I
• 8:20
  think.
• 8:21
  No,
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  think
• 8:22
  about
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  month
• 8:22
  later,
• 8:23
  I
• 8:23
  get
• 8:23
  a
• 8:24
  text
• 8:24
  message.
• 8:24
  I'm
• 8:24
  in
• 8:24
  a
• 8:25
  rehearsal
• 8:25
  for
• 8:25
  a
• 8:26
  live
• 8:26
  recording,
• 8:27
  and
• 8:28
  I
• 8:28
  get
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  text
• 8:28
  message,
• 8:29
  and
• 8:30
  it
• 8:30
  says,
• 8:31
  yo,
• 8:31
  D,
• 8:32
  what's
• 8:32
  up?
• 8:32
  And
• 8:32
  I'm
• 8:32
  like,
• 8:32
  who
• 8:33
  is
• 8:33
  this?
• 8:33
  He's
• 8:33
  like,
• 8:34
  yo,
• 8:34
  this
• 8:34
  Ty
• 8:34
  Trippett.
• 8:35
  And
• 8:35
  I
• 8:35
  was
• 8:35
  like,
• 8:38
  what?
• 8:39
  He's
• 8:39
  like,
• 8:39
  man,
• 8:40
  give
• 8:40
  him
• 8:40
  a
• 8:40
  call
• 8:40
  when
• 8:40
  he's
• 8:40
  like,
• 8:41
  give
• 8:41
  me
• 8:41
  a
• 8:41
  call
• 8:41
  when
• 8:41
  you
• 8:41
  get
• 8:41
  a
• 8:42
  chance.
• 8:42
  I
• 8:42
  was
• 8:42
  in
• 8:43
  rehearsal.
• 8:43
  Yeah,
• 8:44
  I
• 8:44
  got
• 8:44
  up.
• 8:45
  You
• 8:45
  left.
• 8:46
  I
• 8:46
  said,
• 8:47
  yo.
• 8:47
  I
• 8:47
  said,
• 8:47
  hey,
• 8:49
  I
• 8:49
  had
• 8:49
  an
• 8:49
  important
• 8:50
  phone
• 8:50
  call
• 8:50
  real
• 8:51
  quick.
• 8:51
  Yeah,
• 8:52
  let
• 8:52
  me.
• 8:52
  Let
• 8:52
  me
• 8:53
  go
• 8:53
  outside
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  take
• 8:54
  this
• 8:54
  call.
• 8:54
  And,
• 8:55
  yeah,
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  rest
• 8:56
  is
• 8:56
  history
• 8:57
  with
• 8:57
  me
• 8:57
  and
• 8:57
  him.
• 8:58
  He
• 8:59
  got
• 8:59
  that
• 8:59
  phone
• 8:59
  call,
• 8:59
  and
• 9:00
  it
• 9:00
  was
• 9:00
  just
• 9:00
  like,
• 9:00
  yo,
• 9:01
  man,
• 9:01
  let's
• 9:01
  do
• 9:01
  lunch.
• 9:03
  And
• 9:04
  he's
• 9:04
  like,
• 9:04
  you
• 9:05
  in
• 9:05
  Orlando?
• 9:05
  I
• 9:06
  said,
• 9:06
  yeah.
• 9:06
  He
• 9:06
  said,
• 9:06
  I'm
• 9:06
  in
• 9:06
  Orlando.
• 9:07
  Said,
• 9:07
  man,
• 9:08
  let's
• 9:08
  do
• 9:08
  lunch.
• 9:09
  So.
• 9:09
  Wow.
• 9:10
  Yeah,
• 9:10
  that's
• 9:11
  something,
• 9:11
  man.
• 9:12
  And
• 9:12
  that
• 9:12
  led
• 9:12
  to
• 9:13
  so
• 9:13
  many
• 9:13
  other
• 9:13
  things.
• 9:14
  So.
• 9:14
  But,
• 9:16
  yeah,
• 9:16
  now
• 9:16
  I'm
• 9:17
  like.
• 9:18
  I
• 9:18
  mean,
• 9:18
  each
• 9:19
  one
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  these
• 9:19
  situations,
• 9:20
  like,
• 9:20
  these
• 9:20
  instances
• 9:21
  would
• 9:21
  have
• 9:22
  blown
• 9:22
  your
• 9:22
  mind.
• 9:23
  I'm
• 9:24
  sure
• 9:24
  that
• 9:24
  wasn't
• 9:24
  the
• 9:25
  last.
• 9:25
  So
• 9:25
  what's,
• 9:25
  like.
• 9:26
  I
• 9:26
  don't
• 9:26
  want
• 9:26
  to
• 9:27
  say
• 9:27
  the
• 9:27
  biggest,
• 9:27
  but.
• 9:28
  Okay,
• 9:28
  so
• 9:29
  let
• 9:29
  me
• 9:29
  ask
• 9:29
  you
• 9:29
  this
• 9:30
  way.
• 9:30
  So
• 9:30
  when
• 9:31
  you
• 9:31
  kind
• 9:31
  of,
• 9:32
  as
• 9:32
  I
• 9:32
  guess
• 9:32
  you
• 9:33
  get
• 9:33
  used
• 9:33
  to
• 9:34
  the
• 9:35
  feeling.
• 9:35
  Like,
• 9:35
  I'm
• 9:35
  sure
• 9:35
  the
• 9:36
  first
• 9:36
  time
• 9:36
  was
• 9:36
  like,
• 9:37
  this
• 9:37
  is
• 9:37
  nuts.
• 9:38
  Yeah.
• 9:38
  Was
• 9:38
  it
• 9:38
  constantly
• 9:39
  that
• 9:39
  same,
• 9:39
  like,
• 9:39
  this
• 9:40
  is
• 9:40
  nuts
• 9:40
  all
• 9:40
  over
• 9:40
  again?
• 9:43
  It
• 9:44
  did,
• 9:44
  and
• 9:44
  then
• 9:44
  it
• 9:45
  kind
• 9:45
  of
• 9:45
  numbed
• 9:45
  down
• 9:45
  because
• 9:46
  it
• 9:46
  started
• 9:46
  becoming
• 9:47
  my
• 9:47
  norm.
• 9:47
  Like,
• 9:48
  you're.
• 9:49
  It
• 9:49
  started
• 9:49
  becoming
• 9:50
  normal
• 9:50
  for
• 9:51
  me
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  be
• 9:51
  with
• 9:52
  and
• 9:53
  befriend
• 9:54
  some
• 9:55
  of
• 9:55
  everybody's
• 9:56
  favorite
• 9:56
  artists.
• 9:57
  Right.
• 9:57
  Like,
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  know,
• 9:58
  I
• 9:59
  started
• 9:59
  seeing
• 9:59
  a
• 10:00
  side
• 10:00
  of
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  artist,
• 10:01
  like,
• 10:02
  oh,
• 10:02
  they
• 10:02
  like
• 10:03
  me,
• 10:03
  like,
• 10:04
  you
• 10:04
  know,
• 10:05
  saying,
• 10:05
  oh,
• 10:05
  they.
• 10:06
  They
• 10:07
  do
• 10:07
  like,
• 10:07
  shrimp
• 10:07
  and
• 10:07
  grits.
• 10:08
  Oh,
• 10:09
  you
• 10:09
  know,
• 10:10
  this.
• 10:10
  Oh,
• 10:10
  they
• 10:11
  do
• 10:11
  like,
• 10:11
  you
• 10:11
  know,
• 10:11
  a
• 10:11
  glass
• 10:12
  of
• 10:12
  wine,
• 10:12
  like,
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  know,
• 10:14
  so
• 10:14
  it
• 10:14
  started
• 10:15
  becoming
• 10:15
  a
• 10:15
  norm.
• 10:16
  And
• 10:16
  once
• 10:16
  it
• 10:17
  became
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  norm,
• 10:17
  it's
• 10:18
  like,
• 10:18
  once
• 10:18
  you
• 10:18
  get
• 10:19
  in
• 10:19
  that.
• 10:20
  That
• 10:20
  club,
• 10:21
  it's
• 10:22
  like
• 10:22
  everybody
• 10:23
  knows
• 10:23
  you.
• 10:23
  And
• 10:23
  it's
• 10:24
  like,
• 10:24
  yo,
• 10:24
  what's
• 10:24
  up,
• 10:24
  man?
• 10:25
  Yo,
• 10:25
  what's
• 10:25
  up?
• 10:25
  Like,
• 10:26
  it's
• 10:26
  a
• 10:26
  normal
• 10:27
  thing
• 10:27
  for
• 10:27
  me
• 10:27
  now.
• 10:28
  Like,
• 10:28
  I've
• 10:28
  had
• 10:29
  Fred
• 10:29
  Hemings
• 10:30
  FaceTime
• 10:30
  me
• 10:30
  at
• 10:30
  3:00
• 10:31
  in
• 10:31
  the
• 10:31
  morning.
• 10:33
  You
• 10:33
  know
• 10:33
  what
• 10:33
  I
• 10:33
  mean?
• 10:34
  So.
• 10:35
  And,
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  know,
• 10:35
  and.
• 10:36
  But
• 10:36
  then
• 10:36
  I
• 10:36
  do
• 10:36
  have
• 10:37
  my
• 10:37
  moments
• 10:37
  where
• 10:38
  a
• 10:39
  lot
• 10:39
  of
• 10:39
  times
• 10:40
  I
• 10:40
  pause
• 10:40
  and
• 10:41
  I'll
• 10:41
  be
• 10:41
  like,
• 10:41
  Whoa.
• 10:41
  You
• 10:41
  know,
• 10:42
  don't
• 10:42
  take
• 10:42
  this
• 10:42
  moment
• 10:42
  for
• 10:43
  granted,
• 10:43
  like.
• 10:44
  Right.
• 10:44
  God
• 10:45
  really
• 10:45
  puts
• 10:45
  you
• 10:45
  in
• 10:45
  a
• 10:46
  place
• 10:46
  of,
• 10:47
  you
• 10:47
  know,
• 10:47
  comfort
• 10:48
  with
• 10:48
  these
• 10:48
  people.
• 10:49
  And
• 10:49
  I
• 10:49
  think
• 10:49
  that's
• 10:49
  my
• 10:50
  biggest
• 10:50
  gift.
• 10:50
  Besides,
• 10:51
  music
• 10:51
  is
• 10:52
  huge.
• 10:52
  Being
• 10:52
  a
• 10:53
  friend.
• 10:54
  Because
• 10:55
  there's
• 10:56
  times
• 10:56
  where
• 10:56
  I.
• 10:56
  I've
• 10:56
  shared
• 10:57
  secrets,
• 10:57
  and
• 10:57
  they
• 10:58
  shade
• 10:58
  secrets
• 10:58
  with
• 10:59
  me,
• 10:59
  and
• 10:59
  it
• 11:00
  don't
• 11:00
  leave.
• 11:01
  You
• 11:01
  know,
• 11:01
  I
• 11:02
  don't
• 11:02
  be
• 11:02
  on
• 11:02
  social
• 11:03
  media.
• 11:03
  Hey,
• 11:03
  y'all,
• 11:04
  look,
• 11:04
  I'm
• 11:04
  at
• 11:05
  this
• 11:05
  person
• 11:06
  house,
• 11:06
  or
• 11:06
  look
• 11:07
  at
• 11:07
  this.
• 11:07
  You
• 11:08
  know,
• 11:08
  I.
• 11:09
  I
• 11:09
  play
• 11:09
  basketball
• 11:10
  with
• 11:10
  a
• 11:10
  few
• 11:10
  celebrities
• 11:12
  to
• 11:13
  this
• 11:13
  day,
• 11:13
  like,
• 11:13
  twice
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  week.
• 11:15
  And
• 11:15
  if
• 11:16
  I.
• 11:16
  If
• 11:16
  I
• 11:16
  did
• 11:17
  this,
• 11:18
  you
• 11:18
  know,
• 11:18
  people
• 11:19
  would
• 11:19
  be
• 11:19
  like,
• 11:19
  oh,
• 11:20
  well,
• 11:20
  you
• 11:20
  do
• 11:20
  this.
• 11:21
  But
• 11:21
  then
• 11:21
  it'll
• 11:22
  make
• 11:22
  them
• 11:23
  uncomfortable.
• 11:24
  So
• 11:25
  it's
• 11:25
  like,
• 11:25
  you
• 11:26
  know,
• 11:26
  a
• 11:26
  lot
• 11:26
  of
• 11:26
  people
• 11:27
  can't
• 11:27
  handle
• 11:27
  that.
• 11:27
  So
• 11:28
  it
• 11:28
  started
• 11:28
  becoming
• 11:29
  a
• 11:29
  norm
• 11:29
  for
• 11:30
  me
• 11:31
  in
• 11:32
  my
• 11:32
  life,
• 11:33
  you
• 11:33
  know,
• 11:34
  But
• 11:34
  I
• 11:34
  don't
• 11:35
  take
• 11:35
  it
• 11:35
  for
• 11:35
  granted.
• 11:35
  But,
• 11:36
  you
• 11:36
  know,
• 11:36
  when
• 11:36
  I
• 11:37
  do
• 11:37
  meet
• 11:37
  people
• 11:37
  or
• 11:38
  they,
• 11:38
  you
• 11:39
  know,
• 11:39
  oh,
• 11:39
  what's
• 11:39
  up,
• 11:39
  D?
• 11:40
  Oh,
• 11:40
  what's
• 11:40
  up,
• 11:40
  D?
• 11:40
  People
• 11:41
  like,
• 11:41
  how,
• 11:42
  you
• 11:42
  know,
• 11:42
  I'm
• 11:42
  like,
• 11:42
  you
• 11:42
  know,
• 11:43
  those
• 11:43
  my
• 11:43
  homies?
• 11:43
  You
• 11:43
  know
• 11:44
  what
• 11:44
  I'm
• 11:44
  saying?
• 11:44
  So,
• 11:45
  you
• 11:45
  know,
• 11:45
  it
• 11:46
  just
• 11:46
  becomes
• 11:46
  a
• 11:46
  normal
• 11:46
  life.
• 11:48
  Yeah.
• 11:48
  Yeah.
• 11:49
  Wow.
• 11:49
  Yeah.
• 11:50
  Yeah.
• 11:51
  But
• 11:51
  perspective
• 11:52
  is
• 11:52
  important.
• 11:52
  So
• 11:53
  every
• 11:53
  now
• 11:53
  and
• 11:53
  then,
• 11:53
  you
• 11:54
  do
• 11:54
  still
• 11:54
  go
• 11:54
  back
• 11:55
  and
• 11:55
  go,
• 11:55
  heck,
• 11:55
  yeah.
• 11:56
  Oh,
• 11:56
  man.
• 11:57
  Yeah.
• 11:57
  Heck,
• 11:57
  yeah.
• 11:57
  I'm
• 11:58
  like,
• 11:58
  oh,
• 11:58
  wow.
• 11:59
  Like,
• 11:59
  oh,
• 11:59
  man.
• 12:00
  All
• 12:00
  right.
• 12:02
  Wow.
• 12:02
  They're
• 12:03
  my
• 12:03
  friends.
• 12:03
  Like,
• 12:04
  I
• 12:04
  could
• 12:04
  really
• 12:04
  call
• 12:05
  them.
• 12:05
  I
• 12:05
  could
• 12:05
  really
• 12:05
  text
• 12:06
  them,
• 12:06
  you
• 12:07
  know,
• 12:07
  and
• 12:08
  so
• 12:08
  I
• 12:08
  do
• 12:08
  give
• 12:09
  God
• 12:09
  reverence
• 12:09
  for
• 12:09
  that
• 12:10
  and
• 12:10
  thank
• 12:10
  him
• 12:10
  for
• 12:11
  that.
• 12:11
  You
• 12:11
  know
• 12:11
  what
• 12:11
  I'm
• 12:11
  saying?
• 12:12
  So.
• 12:13
  And
• 12:13
  that's
• 12:14
  going
• 12:14
  back
• 12:14
  to
• 12:14
  the.
• 12:15
  The.
• 12:15
  The
• 12:16
  way
• 12:16
  this
• 12:16
  kind
• 12:16
  of
• 12:17
  all
• 12:17
  started
• 12:17
  for
• 12:18
  you.
• 12:18
  It's.
• 12:19
  To
• 12:19
  me,
• 12:20
  it
• 12:20
  really
• 12:20
  teaches
• 12:21
  me
• 12:21
  a
• 12:22
  lesson,
• 12:22
  and
• 12:22
  anyone
• 12:22
  else
• 12:23
  aspiring
• 12:23
  to
• 12:23
  get
• 12:24
  to
• 12:24
  a
• 12:24
  level
• 12:24
  is
• 12:24
  to.
• 12:25
  You
• 12:25
  know,
• 12:25
  there's
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  quote
• 12:26
  right
• 12:26
  now
• 12:26
  where
• 12:27
  people
• 12:27
  are
• 12:27
  focused
• 12:27
  on
• 12:28
  the
• 12:28
  bag,
• 12:28
  and
• 12:28
  they're
• 12:29
  really
• 12:29
  focused
• 12:29
  on
• 12:30
  trying
• 12:30
  to
• 12:31
  make
• 12:31
  money.
• 12:31
  And
• 12:32
  you
• 12:32
  were
• 12:32
  always
• 12:32
  from.
• 12:33
  You
• 12:33
  started
• 12:33
  telling
• 12:34
  just,
• 12:34
  I'm
• 12:34
  just
• 12:34
  trying
• 12:35
  to
• 12:35
  learn.
• 12:36
  And
• 12:36
  I
• 12:36
  feel
• 12:37
  that
• 12:37
  your
• 12:37
  opportunity
• 12:38
  fell
• 12:38
  into
• 12:38
  your
• 12:39
  lap
• 12:39
  because
• 12:39
  you
• 12:40
  had
• 12:40
  that
• 12:40
  perspective
• 12:40
  and
• 12:41
  approach
• 12:41
  starting
• 12:42
  out,
• 12:42
  and
• 12:42
  you
• 12:42
  weren't
• 12:43
  chasing
• 12:43
  money.
• 12:44
  You
• 12:44
  didn't
• 12:44
  say,
• 12:44
  I
• 12:45
  was
• 12:45
  broke
• 12:45
  and
• 12:45
  I
• 12:45
  needed
• 12:46
  money.
• 12:46
  I
• 12:46
  needed
• 12:46
  to
• 12:46
  work
• 12:47
  from
• 12:47
  money.
• 12:47
  You
• 12:47
  were
• 12:47
  like,
• 12:48
  I
• 12:48
  want
• 12:48
  to
• 12:48
  go
• 12:48
  there
• 12:48
  and
• 12:49
  learn,
• 12:49
  and
• 12:50
  look
• 12:50
  what
• 12:50
  happened.
• 12:50
  And
• 12:51
  I
• 12:51
  wonder
• 12:51
  if
• 12:52
  you
• 12:52
  could
• 12:52
  maybe
• 12:52
  share
• 12:52
  with
• 12:53
  our
• 12:53
  audience
• 12:53
  the
• 12:54
  importance
• 12:54
  of.
• 12:54
  Because
• 12:55
  I
• 12:55
  also
• 12:55
  find
• 12:56
  that
• 12:56
  making
• 12:56
  music,
• 12:57
  writing
• 12:57
  music,
• 12:58
  when
• 12:58
  you
• 12:58
  write
• 12:58
  it
• 12:59
  from
• 12:59
  a
• 12:59
  pure,
• 12:59
  organic
• 13:00
  space,
• 13:01
  only
• 13:02
  good
• 13:02
  things
• 13:02
  can
• 13:03
  happen
• 13:03
  from
• 13:03
  it,
• 13:03
  and
• 13:03
  you
• 13:03
  appreciate
• 13:04
  the
• 13:04
  art
• 13:04
  form
• 13:05
  more,
• 13:05
  you
• 13:05
  know,
• 13:05
  And
• 13:06
  I
• 13:06
  was
• 13:06
  wondering
• 13:07
  if
• 13:07
  you
• 13:07
  could
• 13:07
  maybe
• 13:07
  share
• 13:08
  with
• 13:08
  people
• 13:08
  how
• 13:09
  you've
• 13:09
  been
• 13:09
  able
• 13:10
  to
• 13:10
  continually
• 13:12
  rise
• 13:12
  and
• 13:12
  level
• 13:13
  up
• 13:13
  without
• 13:14
  ever
• 13:14
  really
• 13:14
  chasing
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  bag,
• 13:15
  you
• 13:15
  know?
• 13:16
  Yeah.
• 13:16
  Or
• 13:17
  for
• 13:17
  me,
• 13:18
  I
• 13:18
  enjoy
• 13:18
  the
• 13:18
  process.
• 13:19
  Like,
• 13:20
  right.
• 13:20
  There
• 13:20
  are
• 13:21
  some
• 13:21
  people
• 13:21
  who
• 13:21
  get
• 13:22
  a
• 13:22
  kick
• 13:22
  out
• 13:22
  of
• 13:23
  cooking
• 13:23
  because
• 13:24
  they
• 13:24
  love
• 13:24
  the
• 13:25
  process
• 13:25
  of
• 13:25
  cooking.
• 13:26
  Have
• 13:26
  you
• 13:26
  ever
• 13:27
  seen
• 13:27
  somebody
• 13:27
  cook
• 13:28
  a
• 13:28
  full
• 13:28
  meal
• 13:28
  and
• 13:28
  then.
• 13:29
  But
• 13:29
  don't
• 13:29
  eat?
• 13:30
  Yeah,
• 13:31
  all
• 13:31
  the
• 13:31
  time.
• 13:31
  You
• 13:32
  know,
• 13:32
  I'm
• 13:32
  like,
• 13:32
  mom,
• 13:33
  why
• 13:33
  don't
• 13:33
  you
• 13:33
  eat?
• 13:34
  Y'all
• 13:34
  eat.
• 13:34
  Y'all
• 13:34
  eat.
• 13:35
  Yeah.
• 13:35
  They
• 13:35
  enjoy
• 13:36
  the
• 13:36
  process
• 13:36
  of
• 13:37
  cooking
• 13:38
  and
• 13:38
  making
• 13:38
  sure
• 13:38
  every
• 13:39
  sharing
• 13:39
  it,
• 13:39
  of
• 13:40
  sharing
• 13:40
  everybody
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  else.
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  I
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  love
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  the
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  process
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  of
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  making
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  things
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  and
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  then
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  letting
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  everybody.