SINGER- SONGWRITER- ROCKSTAR - John Hampson

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