SINGER SONGWRITER ROCKSTAR- John Hampson
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Russ sits down with John Hampson Singer, songwriter and lead singer for the ban Nine Days.  Best remembered for the bands hit “"Absolutely (Story of a Girl) John dives deep into the assent to Rockstardom and the craft of songwriting.

TIME STAMPS

[00:00:57]    Long Island Roots

[00:06:31]    Discovering music- Trading Star Wars for Kiss

[00:15:45]    Getting the first bands together-Battle of the bands

[00:23:50]    Cover band while writing Originals -Song writing craft learning from Dylan

[00:33:55]    Writing in Nashville- a different craft

[00:40:00]    How Songwriting relates to Acting

[00:43:52]    Nine Days band forms- its influences- Just a guy with a guitar

[00:55:10]    Getting discovered – That thing you do -finally

[00:59:33]    Fate steps in… writing  “Absolutely (the story of a girl)”

[01:06:20]    Riding the tail of the comet- Letting art talk to you 

[01:07:59]    The big hit- Rockstar time

[01:16:59]    The feeling of Rockstardom- How does grind of stardom affect creativity

[01:22:00]    The dynamics of a band with hit song- writing after with bandmate

[01:26:15]    A generation that created differently -Filmmakers and Musicians

[01:32:21]    Leaving the Rockstar life- a different life- family -becoming a teacher

[01:42:40]    Coming full circle- finding acceptance and satisfaction in evolving life

[01:48:30]    Thanks for being here- where to find John and Nine Days plans



Links


John’s  Links

http://www.ninedaysband.com


Twitter

@ninedaysband


Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda


Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/


http://www.russcamarda.com


http://tagstudiony.com


Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

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