OM DENNE EPISODE
The first person who has to love your music is you.
In this conversation from early 2022, my dear friend Rebecca Jade joins me for her third visit to the show, this time in the final stretch of an album she'd been working on, on and off, for five years. We talk about the fear that something you've poured yourself into might fall flat, the burnout so many of us hit when the gigs came rushing back, and why choosing joy gets easier the longer you do this. It's still true today.
🎧 In this episode
- Fear and doubt don't have to leave before you begin. Rebecca's mantra is simply "do it anyway."
- Waiting for everyone else to like your work keeps it unfinished. You have to like it first.
- Being hungry for any gig is a season, not a life sentence. With time, you earn the right to choose work that brings you joy.
- Feeling stagnant is a signal to try something new. For Rebecca, that meant picking up the bass at her own gigs.
About Rebecca Jade
Rebecca Jade is a San Diego singer-songwriter who has toured with Sheila E. since 2017 and was the featured singer on the Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour in 2021. She was named Artist of the Year (2020) and won Song of the Year (2021) at the San Diego Music Awards. When we spoke, she was finishing her first album as co-producer and sole lyricist, led by the single "What's It Gonna Be."
Moments worth your time
- 01:57 — Year in review: two canceled cruises, then a Christmas tour that finally happened
- 05:51 — "Do it anyway": fear, self-doubt and her first self-written album
- 07:27 — The fear that it falls flat, and why she has to like it first
- 13:51 — From hungry for any gig to choosing the ones that bring joy
- 19:11 — The rush back to work, the burnout, and learning discernment
- 33:22 — What makes you unstoppable?
- 40:21 — Trying her new songs live for the very first time
"But I've had to come to a realization that I just have to like it." — Rebecca Jade
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