#95 Music Is The Way Emotions Sound; Award Winning Writer and Performer Brian James

Today's podcast guest is Brian James. I met Brian on a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest where he was performing at the same venue where I was speaking. Immediately I senses his passion as "passerbys" were attracted to his talents and immediately became "stopper-ins." (Enjoy a sample of his music during the intro and exit of this interview) Born and raised on a farm in the small logging community of Montesano, WA, Brian is at home on the stage where his larger than life personality comes out with witty commentary and raw energy. Brian penned songs for several TV, film, and commercial projects and for artists such as Taylor Hicks and Highroad Three. Brian's Music Received a CCMA nomination for Single of the Year. His song "Angel at the Crossroads" was nominated for Gospel Single of the Year. Today Brian continues to write music for several projects and performs regularly as a solo artist with his three piece band and is currently touring the PNW region. His previous band Brian James and the Great Unknown released their album Journey of a Thousand Miles in September of 2019 and won⁠ Inside music cast album of the year⁠. We discuss: -Trying to understand how to best speak with people -Why music is a beautiful universal language -When you’re sad, you hear the melody, when you’re happy you hear the lyrics The excitement of performing: "When you're confident about your ability and once you get to that place, Then all that's left is the enjoyment of it. All that's left is the, the pure, unfiltered excitement that you feel, and you, you want to share that excitement with other people because some people might not see it unless you do." "When I hear 'em say it can't be done, why even try? They define their own limits, but they don't define mine."  "Because what I hear when people say, you can't do that, that's impossible. You're incapable of it. What I'm hearing them say is, I can't do that. That's impossible for me. And I can't imagine how you could do that. But if you in your own head can see the vision, you can see the, the, the, the dream in reality, and you can see a path to achieving it." Listen to his music and find out more about him here: https://brianjameswashere.com/ Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]