Jack Jose

When your tears won't rise)  When my memory doesn't shock you

The way cigarette smoke wends and becomes sky

In the arms of the one who loved me for a moment

That is where I'll spend eternity

Chasing laughter through…

On the occasion of the release of “That's Where I'll Be,” I've gathered and shared my thoughts about its creation. I hope you love it. 

The music

While there are some amazing performances on the album, this song contains my…

Distal

I feel so raw, insecure 

Certain enough to say I think i’m sure

There are things you feel, and things you know 

When you’re strong enough to let your lifeline go

I took flight when my will failed

And…

Independent musicians around the world struggle to promote their music and to find fans who love their songs. One way fans connect with artists is by allowing the algorith to simply feed them soundalike songs until they find something they…

Even if you were looking for evidence of an impending Ai apocalypse, you probably wouldn't have had “AI develops religions” on your list of concerns. Yet this may be just what is happening.

As outlined in this article in the…

Recently a millenial at work told me she doesn't keep a calendar. She “just remembers” to go to work despite a really weird schedule we keep at the Emergency Communications Center with 12 hour days and alternating weeks. And I…

Today I watched the documentary Crossing the Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akin, narrated by bassist Alexander Hacke. It explores the question of whether Istanbul is where the East starts or whether questions of “east” and “west”…

This fall we visited Madrid, and of course spent time at Museo Picasso. I believe you understand people and a culture best by experiencing their art, and Picasso is undoubtably one of Spain's greatest artists.

In addition to seeing a…

You'll never make the headlines, if you’re lucky

Where your worst decision is the thing most people see

Strangers think they know but they heard the story sideways

Stories need a bad guy ... that's me

And I fell so…

Get your stuff in order get your papers in hand

You think they can’t touch you, I think they can

I’m not superstitious but I read the signs

Rich men stopped trying in these trying times

Tell your daughters, get…