An Open Letter to Joey DeGraw

Going along with the theme of his newest album, Say Something Strong, I decided to--well, SAY SOMETHING STRONG.

Joey--I thought I'd let you know,

You’ve accomplished what I once deemed to be impossible: You have put a genuine smile on my face with just one song. I listened to your newest album, and it really had me thinking about the odds and ends of this unforgiving and all too controlling industry. Ya’ know, you don’t cookie-cut it. There’s no fashionable way around the obvious with you. Mr. DeGraw, I love to hear you speak your mind. It’s so refreshing to hold real music in the palm of my hand--to stare curiosity in the face. I feel as if I’ve just listened to Bob Dylan for the first time. The lyrics are deep, meaningful, heartfelt…blatantly “I don’t give a damn-ish”. This may sound like one page turner of a novel, but I’m just giving you the cold hard truth. I like you. I like you a lot.

Promise me you‘ll never change,

Janet

* Look for a full review of Say Something Strong next week. Be sure to pick up the album (you're only cheating yourself if you don't). It's available everywhere August 18th.