Q. Good day, Brandon Jordan! We appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. The first thing we want to know is how would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard your music before?
A. I would describe my sound to someone who’s never my music before, as both the past and present blending together in the sense of R&B music. I grew up listening to wild R&B music, and I idolize many of the legends who have really paved the way for other up-and-coming artists like myself. Someone who had never heard my music before told me that I am what the industry is missing because my music can basically be described as memorable and catchy.
Q. Is there a specific song in your catalog that you feel defines who you are as an artist? Why that one?
A. To be honest, there are two songs that I would say define who I am as an artist. ‘My Healing Heart’ is basically one of those songs. It’s about a period when I was in love with someone, and I was played in the aftermath. I didn’t really know how to take it, and it reached a point where the person’s family, I guess, tried to threaten me with violence. A member of the family told me to write about it, which became the song My Healing Heart. After the breakup, I basically became a free agent.
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The second song, ‘Payback’, which is my favorite of all my songs, is really the core of R&B music. Everyone on this planet—no matter who you are—deserves a little payback. Growing up, I was bullied a lot, and it took me to a place where I remembered the things that happened to me. Years later, now, I’m at a place of peace, and those who bullied me are facing consequences. It’s funny how that is, but to see it full frontal is even funnier. That’s what inspired me to write and record Payback.
Q. If you could collaborate with any artist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
Q. What's the biggest risk you've taken in your career so far, and what did you learn from it?
A. The biggest risk I’ve took in my career so far was nearly being sued for sampling an instrumental from Biggie Smalls featuring Total in the song Can’t You See and turning it into my own version called ‘Drink Til The End’ (a tribute to my favorite artist, Amy Winehouse). I panicked when I saw that the song was eventually taken down.
Q. If this interview was the last thing someone read before listening to your music, what would you want them to know?
A. If this interview was the last thing someone read before listening to my music, I would want them and my future fans to take the messages and advice from my songs and connect with them. I hope they can serve as a testimonial in their journey toward self-discovery, love, and happiness.
