What Makes You Happy?
A friend of mine suggested that I would write a song about what makes me happy. She rightly pointed out that it is easier to write deep and meaningful songs and sad song than it is to write a happy…
October 7, 2022
Did You?
Back in October 2019, my grandfather passed away. And as soon as I started to think about fire, it reminded me how my grandfather who enjoyed zoning out staring at the fire. In a way, it looked like he had…
Traveling Days
Travel has been part of my life as long as I can remember. My father was a long-haul truck driver. And I spent a lot of my childhood on the road. This song ended up being more of a story…
A Little Bit Less
Posted at September 19, 2022 by
J.P. Kallio
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I am sure most of us have some regrets. But I never saw a regret as a particularly beneficial emotion. There are times, though when it does take a pretty good grip on us. It’s like an old record player…
Different Kind Of Life
Have you ever been to anywhere, or met people for the first time that felt somehow familiar. Like you had been there, or met them before? In those moments, you realise that home can be so much more than just…
Moment
How often do we let our expectations get on the way of actually being present and enjoying a moment? But when those rare moments come around, they are magic. J.P.
Lost
The life of a musician or an artist is filled with a lot of confusion. The path rarely is clear. In fact, the path for two artists rarely is the same. You got to make your own way. We only…
Summer
I have spent some time trying to better understand my songwriting process. There are days when I consciously sit down and try to write a song, and there are days when they just flow out of me. It seems that…
Only A Human
We are so good at blaming everyone else, as soon as something does not go as we planned or hoped. There are circumstances beyond our control, that’s just life. But what we can control is our own feelings and reactions….
Not Today
There are days the world just seem to dump a lot on us, and it can be hard to keep your spirit high. When we get stuck in the middle of it all, it becomes tough to focus on anything…
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