We caught up with the brilliant and insightful JB Brown a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
JB, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?
Growing up I was always taught that there is no substitution for hard work. My mother and father ingrained that in me very early in life. Fast forward to 1999 and my decision to join the United States Marine Corps thinking I knew what work ethic was… not even close. I had a good foundation, but, the Marine Corps taught me discipline, and discipline excelled my life overall. A big facet of that discipline was working hard. Although hard work was expected, the quality of work was what counted. I still use what I learned in the Military every day.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
Growing up in Southern California, I was part of the early 2000’s Alt-Rock scene. With the Sunset Strip practically in my backyard, me and my then band X-Syndrome, played such venues as The Whiskey a go-go, The Roxy, The Troubadour, The Viper Room and many others around SoCal.
With a father that was a rock drummer in the LA music scene in the 80’s, I naturally gravitated toward the drums. I grew up listening to Rush, The Police, Led Zeppelin, and many other rock bands. I credits my love for country music to my mothers side of the family as they come from Mississippi.
I remembers from a young age loving such country greats as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. It wasn’t until the mid nineties that I came into my own with country music, loving such artists as Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Clint Black, and many others.
After years of being a front man in rock bands, I ultimately wanted to become a country artist as that was always in my heart since he was a young boy. I finally got the chance in 2017 when he released his first single “Love Don’t Live Here” and never looked back.
I have over 80 million streams worldwide with songs such as “Church Pew”, “Tonight”, and “Oceans”.
I served 12 years in the United States Marine Corps and was ultimately medically retired from injuries sustained in combat operations in Iraq.
I have been married now for 23 years and have 4 wonderful children.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Don’t be afraid to take chance.s Even more importantly, don’t be afraid to fail. It’s the chances and failures that make up who we are. You have to be resilient in life. You have to have grace with others and be forgiving. But never lose the dog in you. Fight.
Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
When I am overwhelmed and stressed I try really hard to put life in perspective. “Hey…I’m not being shot at right now” or “As much as this sucks… I know it can be way worse”. I take a step back emotionally, physically, and practically. I live life a certain way in that, I don’t sweat the small stuff. Hell, I don’t even sweat the big stuff alf the time. Life is short. If you can’t be happy, what else is there. We will all feel overwhelmed, sometimes daily. What typr of person are you when you handle it? That’s the question.
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