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Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio

PJ Morton

Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio

NPR

Music

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.

Transcript

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I'm Bob Boylan from All Songs Considered. The following is the audio from our latest Tiny Desk concert.

0:05.2

To see the video, subscribe to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concerts.

0:10.2

Or go to NPR.org slash Tiny Desk concerts.

0:14.0

So many people didn't want me to be myself, you know.

0:24.0

But I decided that I was going to be PJ no matter what,

0:31.0

no matter what people told me and tried to give me to do so.

0:35.0

Because they say stuff like this they say

0:39.0

PJ United Mainstream enough. Would you consider us changing some stuff or

0:50.8

like everything about who you are.

0:53.0

No offense were just trying to make you a star,

1:01.0

but I must admit I'm claustrophobic, I have a hard time trying to fit into your small

1:12.1

mind. your small mine and I have a habit of dreaming bigger than anything I can see

1:22.0

right in front of me. I can you believe they say

1:26.1

can you believe they say PJ you're not quite street enough

1:33.0

love life my nagga, act a little more tough.

1:37.0

Oh, and can you switch your style up a little more?

1:41.0

Yeah, yeah. You can be yourself later, but now we need the radio. But I must admit,

1:50.8

claustrophobic eye I have a hard time trying to fit into your small

2:00.0

of all my feet.

2:02.0

And I have been dreaming bigger than anything I can see right in front of me.

2:14.0

Can't see the forest for the trees, the movement for the breeze,

2:19.0

standing on my own feet.

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