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Joshua Jones - Kilimanjaro - This Morning 28. 8. 2007. dkly..
by Superpatri ..Over the past two years I have tried to build a career in the music industry. I have had an experience I will never forget and I must thank everyone who has supported me along the way and a special thanks to ROLAND for sponsoring me in my charity events. I have learnt a lot of lessons about life and how to make the most of opportunities. Unfortunately, I seem to have lost the love for music that I once had when I started writing songs and performing. Some say it is down to personal experiences within the industry and I totally agree. The experience I have had in the industry has not been a good one and I can't carry on for the rest of my life with lawyers sitting on my shoulders. That is no life. The business side of the music industry takes away what the music is all about. I want to enjoy it like I used to and the only way for me to do that is to make it a hobby. For those of you who don't know me, I suffer from Cystic Fibrosis. It is the most common inherited life threatening disease. 1 in 25 of you carry the gene. The average life expectancy for someone with Cystic Fibrosis is 31. It affects the lungs and the digestive system. Most sufferers take over 40 tablets a day and have vigorous physiotherapy twice a day sometimes lasting an hour. This is why it is so important in my eyes to live life to the full and enjoy what you love doing. I take part in many Cystic Fibrosis events and try to raise as much money/awareness as possible. Throughout my life I have raised just over Â£250,000 for CF with the help from family and friends. In my spare time I will be working alongside PromptPayer and The Cystic Fibrosis Trust to help find a cure and give children and adults with CF the chance to live like the rest of you. If you would like to make a donation please go to www.cftrust.org.uk or visit www.promptpayer.co.ukThis myspace site will be updated regularly to let people know details of events. Once again, I would like to say a big thank you to all the people who have supported me with my music. Josh

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Member Since: 8/29/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/joshuajonesjj

My Blog

Playing rugby at Twickenham

I'm playing for a CF XV at the hallowed ground of Twickenham on Tuesday 15th April. We're playing against the House of Commons and House of Lords XV and hoping to raise £20,000 for CF research. Prompt...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST

Rebuilding London!!

Hi everyone - just to let you know I’ve moved to Milton Keynes in order to work in London on some big construction sites. I’ve got to get some money in to try and repay some of the £10,000...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:29:00 PST

Sparkle Ball, Dorchester Hotel

The Sparkle Ball at the Dorchester Hotel on 15th November was an incredible night for me. All the tables were sold out at £5,000 a time and we ended up raising over £100,000 for the CF Trust. I g...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:49:00 PST

Dorchester Hotel again!!

The Dorchester Hotel event on 31st January 2008 has produced an amazing result. So far nearly £3 million has been raised on the night with Elton John performing 9 songs.That's six times the original t...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:04:00 PST

House of Commons

Had the privilege of representing the Back The Kid Campaign at the House of Commons on Nov 14th for the launch of the manifesto. Spent a couple of hours talking to MP's to raise awareness of...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:27:00 PST

Album Launch Concert

I have been booked for some time to appear at a charity night in Fareham, Hants on 3rd October with all receipts going to the CF Trust. We are now making the evening a launch party for...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:38:00 PST

This Morning on ITV

Well the tv appearance was a great experience. Eamon and Ruth were fantastic and chatted a long time afterwards with me. Asked if I wanted to record the song or sing it live and I opted to sing it liv...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:43:00 PST

Climbing Kilimanjaro

Well, we did it!! We got to the top. But all agreed it was the hardest thing any of us had done and our team included an ex army officer in the Ghurkas, a tv fitness trainer (who collapsed 200 mts fro...
Posted by Joshua Jones on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:22:00 PST

Josh's version of 'Dance with my Father'

Josh sings one of his favourite songs - 'Dance with my Father' by Luther Vandross on www.youtube.com/joshuajonesjj
Posted by Joshua Jones on Fri, 04 May 2007 12:46:00 PST

12 videos on www.youtube.com/joshuajonesjj

12 videos of Josh in the studio singing some songs and making a diary of how everything is going with the recording.
Posted by Joshua Jones on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:07:00 PST