jody jones

my name is jody jones.i was born in ft.worth texas where i spent the better part of my adolescent years,before my family relocated to the town of waco.i have lived in california,north carolina,missouri and various other city's and towns along the way.the journey has led me back to where i was born,where my biological father john alex melancon played music and my DAD butch jones met my mother a singer,airline stewardess, and adopted me.my mom and dad always said anything is possible if you believe.i quit college and decided to begin my pursuit of music.the journey thus far has been undeniably humbling.there are so many lessons to be learned about what it means to truly believe in ones self.some of the virtues of those lessons have been incredibly painful,some transcendental.at the present moment i am working on my first self produced album tragedy's,broken hearts and liars.texas is where i reside for now until the wind calls my name. i have always been a wanderer at times completly lost.although, in the most trying of moments is where i have been forced to turn inward and find the strength to muster enough courage not to give up. i have found various paths to continue forward on.i have had all kinds of jobs,seen and survived earthquakes,hurricanes,fires,tornadoes,riots and floods.i have had my ass kicked up and down the block and done my share of punishing.i have thought about jumping off a building,and loved so deeply i swore i felt god's grace.what i am beginning to realize is all the good and bad is what makes the man,and for that i cannot apologize.some folks would like to tell you what you are,to put you in a box,tidy and labeled,easy to find.it's easy to look at another human being and say "oh that's what they are."the challenge is to remove your preconcieved notions,and truly see the person for who they really are without judgement.i have judged and been judged,sure does take alot of energy to give much thought to either.the more and more i look around in the world the more and more i realize that there is still hope."you just have to believe."these songs,this album i believe is probably more about the loss of that idea than the belief in it,yet the music is what has kept me alive,given me hope when there was none.a guy once walked up to me and said "i love your stuff man,but when are you get happy?" i thought to myself. i am. were you not listening?up until this point in my life i had never produced albums or really sat down to organize my material.there are some acoustic recordings of mine out there somewhere.this is a much different approach.i hope you enjoy what i have posted prior to the albums release,i am almost finished, it will be here soon.peace,blessings and respect.-jones