Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Jayden Eastman

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Jayden Eastman. Check out our conversation below.

Good morning Jayden, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What is a normal day like for you right now?
A normal day is actually quite hard to come by… For me its taking care of my animals, walking up, cooking food, solving random problems usually involving building stuff for solutions. Then throughout the chaos, I manage to find time to make incredible art and music. When inspiration strikes I tend to be up until the sun like tonight when answering this question working on my new song “Shades”.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Nice to meet you my name’s Jayden Eastman. Others might know me as the Musician and Artist UNKNOWN EMINENCE or not, my bad. I started making music to get over my trauma and learn better communication skills. At first I didn’t really know Anything about making music besides writing and basic recording. Now currently composing my own songs mixing and mastering them. It’s been a challenge after being left to fix myself on my own though I did start seeing the help I did have along the way once my thoughts stopped being so cloudy. The crazy cool thing about my music career is After everything I’m able to be here to experience it. I am currently working on a few cool endeavors, one that could potentially benefit the music industry. The other is lets just say the hopes for a more complete life when the day comes. A life that every parent would understand, for example finding that other half to enjoy the ride of life with. I did just finish a few new songs that I have yet to release one being “Shades” by UNKNOWN EMINENCE yours truly. As for my story I mean it was rough. Trying to live on my own way too young trying to prove a point being a suborn child. To almost dying when I barely got to become a young adult, then losing all my old friends. The state never really pointed me in a direction to bounce back just left me. I was kind of used to being treated that way though. Been messed with, had my emotions toyed with by women it seems. Recovered from drinking gallons of vodka a day because of God. I mean what did the world expect from me? Somehow I’m finally getting on my feet again. Survived off pennies from music streams with the help of my family. Else I probably wouldn’t be here today and just be some urban legend kind of like a cowboy in the modern era within the street culture. None of that stopped me because I had people in places I couldn’t imagine that I was able to talk to and help me Jumpstart my music career. Through all the tears I cried and kept a smile for the sake of others. I never stopped, I never gave up, and I kept sharing my creative mind with the world. Though I never had the opportunity to perform live ever in my life. I think people are or were or whatever, scared of me for the longest time. A loving and caring soul. If anything, I’m probably one of the most selfless men alive, but I’m sure all us men have felt that way before at least once. Just know I’ll never give up, I love every kind soul that crosses my path and I’ll pray for you even when I dont know you since I already do for everyone I haven’t met every night. You all can expect better songs and better vibes soon. I’m currently trying guitar lessons though I don’t think I’m the best by no means. That’s just coming from what life has taught me to think of myself so my apologies if any of you think highly of me. Hopefully you all will appreciate my works and my story from now and the centuries to pass. That’s all anyone could ask for. Much love and those struggling remember “keep your head up” I’m living proof it does get better.

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I’m not sure that the world told me to be anyone besides a dead man. That’s just the weight of my life as I got older. Seemed it was a burden that got heavier on me because of my potential and my power of authority God has lent me in this life. Before it all, I suppose it’d have to be before I hit the age of 9. I was going to church and never really fit in. I got along with parents and adults long before I made my first solid friends. I was learning things way too fast then most. Thought myself how to ride a bike, how to math far well advanced for my age at the time. I learned I cared to much about others and couldn’t have that same love and care for myself. I didn’t want to change that about me. So I got majorly depressed in my teen years. Fell into crowds that tried to make me more like them and it just seemed to get worse with time. I remember just going to the skate park and doing my best to ignore the world and adult problems. I was pretty good at it too. I was apart of a bible group of skateboarders who would travel for skate competitions. Even got to do a live skate jam as a pro amateur rider for a huge Christian festival called “Life Light”. Where we would volunteer to clean up after the festival was over. I dont really remember a whole lot after the life I lived. Besides the good moments in life because I trained my brain to cherish those memories, good thing too. Now I’m just a man who holds doors open for people everywhere I go. People might hear me saying “I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day” every place I depart. Then I go home. No one to hold close at night anymore or friends to really hangout with. Though I did make some new ones by doing things I was able to participate in after my injury at a workplace. Its been getting a little better and easier to ignore not that I’m not one whos not been familiar with pain. Disc golf was a God sent. Highly recommend. I guess I was just like a modern day Jesus Christ. Everyone hated me and thought I was crazy. Then got the opportunity to live through many mericles. Praying and blessing others everywhere I went. Only enjoying the endless days alone speaking with God. Met him once for a split second maybe twice. Only thing I’ve ever got to hear from him was, “John” “Luke”. Clear as day. All because of my crazy life. Collapsed my lung was the first time, being Mr. air pockets in my neck. The second was when I had to experience trauma and grow through that terrible tragedy. Not in that order. So how I am today well, ” I wish you the best”. On the chance that doesn’t answer your question I’m just a man that came into this world with a UNKNOWN name with the heart of God trying not to experience the same fate. God bless you respectfully.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Yeah, plenty of times. Not my whole music journey though, but just on life. I mean there was one time I did have to sell all my recording studio to eat and survive while I suffered and cried. Mainly because of the loss of my favorite passion that I couldn’t share with the world, that’s singing, and music. I remember being heartbroken over women, losing my son because of bad ovaries and a person’s abusive ex. Knowing there was probably more that got aborted or couldn’t survive because of birth control. Being one man who only could dream to grow up and become a father. That dream was killed through almost every relationship I experienced. That was the one thing in the entire planet that gave me motivation and will to survive. Once the world took that away I could only relate to God and how he must have felt. Though when it comes to music yeah I might have somedays I don’t create because you can’t force a song. Yeah you can force sitting there and trying to make something. I just found that when you dont try and force yourself to make music and don’t have that intent with a song. The entire song makes itself. Of course after learning as much as you can. That’s just what I do personally to create and never give up on what most call a “fantasy” or “not a real job”. I know my talent speaks for itself and my credibility through the people I’ve worked with in the music industry, and my achievements up to this day and my entire life I have yet to experience. I put in the timeless hours and dedication not only for others to grow as individuals though my journey that showcases an impossible life and a life still going after everything. I achieved self betterment alone, even when no one would listen to me or reach out there hands to help. So I won’t give up. I want to help others in my life to avoid a life like mine from ever existing again. Hopefully I can one day when this “Not a real job” pays off and I can give 10% back to the community, 10% into tithings, and help where ever else I see fit. This shouldn’t have to be a hard goal to achieve. Then I’ll be off onto my next impossible goal to ensure I don’t leave here until my works here are finished.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
Ooo. Great question. Honestly I’ve learned to suppress my care and heart to protect others from being overwhelmed. I could show others a lot more care and kindness had the world finally treated me well enough to do so with currency. Though from time to time I do try my best to stay unfiltered. Showing care and appreciation of others existence. So to keep this one a little shorter, I would say it all depends on the point of view. I don’t know everyone just like God doesn’t know everyone. I’d like to? I’d love to gain a book of all the individual problems of the world and pray over the hardships of others everynight to God. Honest I wish I had a book like that, one that stays up to date and current. Then maybe when I do have free time away from my pets and music then I’d be able to learn everyone’s name. Their problems their hardships and figure out a way to guide and help them through it even if I had to ask God to send a angel on my behalf. Though I’m sure no one would guess that with the kind of music I create because it evolved through my progress. Honest had one person ask me at a bar “Do you really pimp and trick hoes and women?” The person sounded very full of hatred towards me. I kind of laughed and said, “No I just make music and the only thing I pimp, and trick out is the sun to cast light into the world.” The person didn’t believe me… so it depends.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Honestly it wouldn’t change much. When I was young I was always getting check at hospitals for breathing problems and heart issues. There was one bad memory I do remember and that was my mom getting a call one day from the hospital saying, “Your son needs to go to ER right away, we need to monitor his heart.” Then continued explaining along the lines of he could have a heart attack any day and die in his sleep. It was kind of terrifying. Found out I had a heart murmur or something. They called it like AFib 1. I dont know much about that but it sounded serious. I dont like checking that hospital stuff last I looked it was like abnormal blood results, and I just like living so I decide to do that instead. So far its worked. Did that ever change me? No. I kept living and doing normal stuff. I got good at skateboarding, baseball, writting, music, drawing, building, fixing stuff, business. Only thing I wasn’t good at was I guess was relationships, but I mean for good reason. I guess being alone and smoking so many cigars, drinking heavily, was something I would have changed. Though I dont no more so I guess I’ve lived this question, pretty much my whole life and maybe that’s why I dont give up. Maybe that’s why I can’t think of anything I’d stop doing immediately. I mean I’ll still enjoy a cigar and a beer. Why not? Sound selfish but after my life, eh. I’d rather enjoy what I got and Im sure it’ll be for a long time regardless. Because it wouldn’t be the first time, someone told me not to do something because I might die. I mean when I collapsed my lung during covid-19 the doctor said, “where you going?” I replied, “Well I asked for the waver to leave since God said I’ll be fine”. She then tried to convince me that I shouldn’t sign that because she wouldn’t want a peice of paper to be the one thing that made her have to live with me possibly dying without treatment. Which I dont blame her. No one would want that on their conscious. So for that nurse here I will say hey, if your reading this dont mean to say I told you so, but God was right. Next time could you not take three vials of my blood that was a little excessive don’t you think? Oh well that reminds me maybe I would stop letting others convince me that God’s power won’t be the best for me. Anyway yeah, that and maybe if the world allows me. I’d stop not having enough money to live and maybe find a solid team of like minded individuals to pay so I can get the ball rolling on rehearsals and live performances. I guess only time will tell if I can stop that immediately. It would help and it would be quite nice to experience for once.

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