Content warning: there is mention of SA and death of a grandparent in this episode.
EJ Crocker grew up loving sounds, making noise, singing, and has been finding her way to music ever since. From childlike wonder through honing a craft and making a living with her music.
We talk about how being a "professional" can take the joy away from our art, and EJ is navigating that world beautifully and returning to childlike wonder and reckless abandon with her music. She has learned to rely on the people who inspire her and relish the small connections that keep her close to the music and to herself. I hope you enjoy this precious, vulnerable conversation that is graced with birdsong from EJ's rooftop.
EJ is a guitar teacher and teaches private students of all ages out of her home studio and at Ted Brown Music. Give her a listen at ejcrockermusic.com! Around Tacoma, keep an ear open for her bands Threocracy (a jazz organ trio) and Sweet Marilyn (an indie rock outfit).
References:
Andrea Gibson: "I Sing the Body Electric; Especially When My Power Is Out"
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