Well, then. Wow. This kid is going to be famous. Take four minutes and forty-nine seconds out of your life and listen to this entire song. By the end you will be stunned, as were the handful of folks who were listening live when this performance was laid down.
Jessie J has a gift and she wields it as deftly as an experienced surgeon handed a fresh scalpel. Nakedly, she reveals the beauty of her voice while among others, but it is clear that she is alone with herself in a zone, without inhibition, self-consciousness or concern. She explores the many textures of her instrument for the listener and does so amazingly well.
While performing she is open, bare, and raw and displays incredible courage, for it is obvious that these songs and experiments with vocalization are very personal for her.
As with any artist, her work will not appeal to all, but it will touch some very deeply and those people will always remember the first time they heard her sing and what song it was. Between her lyrics and her vocal styling, she has the qualities that make for life-long, impassioned fans.
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From her site: ‘I had a minor stroke three years ago. I've got heart problems. I've looked at the big stuff straight in the eye, had people sitting on the end of a hospital bed wondering what's going to happen next and genuinely not knowing. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I can't touch drugs. I can't even have caffeine. I have to be confident. Because I can't intoxicate myself with those props ordinary young people have to give them confidence.' Amidst problems most teenagers haven't yet to even consider, music was Jessie's saviour. ‘When I'm in the studio sometimes, I think no, I don't need a therapist. I just need to write a great song.' That's when she does it.