Poo Bear: Afraid Of Forever
Image: Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd
A documentary called Poo Bear: Afraid Of Forever, and I am waiting to interview the star Poo Bear, Jason Boyd, a five time Grammy Award winning songwriter.
Hi Lynda, followed by a beautiful hug from Jason as we sat down to chat.
Jason shared his excitement about the movie, “I didn’t think that I would care about my life being documented.”
A life of homelessness, divorced parents, and triumph as an extremely successful hardworking songwriter. Writing five songs per day on four hours sleep, he was nervous about seeing it on the big screen.
It doesn’t get more real than working with the stars who demand hit songs to keep them relevant in a competitive music market.
Jason wrote 16 of the 19 songs for Justin Bieber’s hit album Purpose, and won a Grammy. In my opinion one of the best crafted and produced albums, currently nothing has topped it in quality. He has written for Pink, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg and received two Grammys Awards for the songs he wrote for Usher.
“I came from nothing I wanted to inspire other kids that came from absolutely nothing to overcome all obstacles and have a career in something you love, it doesn’t mean it has to be music” said Jason, “I am going to be great, it doesn’t matter how many times I get knocked down, I am going to get up and do it again.”
Jason’s message to aspiring songwriters, “be honest with your work, accept that not every song you write is going to be a hit. Be prepared to keep going. Listen to the radio, that’s the standard and be prepared to play by the rules as you are working in a radio commercial space.”
POO BEAR, Jason Boyd has just finished working with JLo and is currently working with Sam Smith.
Poo Bear: Afraid of Forever, is a must see when it airs on Red Bull TV Apr 29 – www.redbull.tv
By Lynda Wehipeihana, Music Executive.
