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my name is joy irons and I’m a rock
my name is joy irons and I’m a rock musician I’d like to thank bread in the
musician I’d like to thank bread in the
musician I’d like to thank bread in the TEDx team for giving me this opportunity
TEDx team for giving me this opportunity
TEDx team for giving me this opportunity to share my ideas you guys I don’t first
to share my ideas you guys I don’t first
to share my ideas you guys I don’t first off bat you guys are a great crowd I
off bat you guys are a great crowd I
off bat you guys are a great crowd I mean it stained in 10 a.m. or something
mean it stained in 10 a.m. or something
mean it stained in 10 a.m. or something like that and we’ve already reached the
like that and we’ve already reached the
like that and we’ve already reached the subject of suicide and most people are
subject of suicide and most people are
subject of suicide and most people are just having their first coffee so big up
just having their first coffee so big up
just having their first coffee so big up you guys so I launched right into it I I
you guys so I launched right into it I I
you guys so I launched right into it I I want to talk to you today about how to
want to talk to you today about how to
want to talk to you today about how to make it success right the American Dream
make it success right the American Dream
make it success right the American Dream it’s such an integral part of our
it’s such an integral part of our
it’s such an integral part of our society I mean it spans across
society I mean it spans across
society I mean it spans across generations we see it with generations
generations we see it with generations
generations we see it with generations II always trying to go viral on Twitter
II always trying to go viral on Twitter
II always trying to go viral on Twitter Instagram or Millennials trying to find
Instagram or Millennials trying to find
Instagram or Millennials trying to find that dream job that not only makes you
that dream job that not only makes you
that dream job that not only makes you happy but also pays your rent which is
happy but also pays your rent which is
happy but also pays your rent which is like a weird thing and apparently we’re
like a weird thing and apparently we’re
like a weird thing and apparently we’re hooking up in record low numbers so the
hooking up in record low numbers so the
hooking up in record low numbers so the romance is not even a part of the
romance is not even a part of the
romance is not even a part of the equation globally speaking though it’s
equation globally speaking though it’s
equation globally speaking though it’s kind of this never-ending cycle I mean
kind of this never-ending cycle I mean
kind of this never-ending cycle I mean you grow up you go to school you finish
you grow up you go to school you finish
you grow up you go to school you finish school you need the job you get the job
school you need the job you get the job
school you need the job you get the job you need the partner you get the partner
you need the partner you get the partner
you need the partner you get the partner you need the house you get the house you
you need the house you get the house you
you need the house you get the house you need the kid and you need to send that
need the kid and you need to send that
need the kid and you need to send that kid to the best school possible or at
kid to the best school possible or at
kid to the best school possible or at least better than your neighbor’s kid’s
least better than your neighbor’s kid’s
least better than your neighbor’s kid’s school so it don’t know it’s never
school so it don’t know it’s never
school so it don’t know it’s never ending it’s like success is almost
ending it’s like success is almost
ending it’s like success is almost always one step ahead of you inevitably
always one step ahead of you inevitably
always one step ahead of you inevitably there are days or long periods of time
there are days or long periods of time
there are days or long periods of time where it feels like you will never make
where it feels like you will never make
where it feels like you will never make it and I should know because that song
it and I should know because that song
it and I should know because that song that we just play it called today I
that we just play it called today I
that we just play it called today I wrote that when I felt like I would
wrote that when I felt like I would
wrote that when I felt like I would never make it just a little background
never make it just a little background
never make it just a little background on my life story my parents are both
on my life story my parents are both
on my life story my parents are both musicians so music came fairly easy to
musicians so music came fairly easy to
musicians so music came fairly easy to me I mean I I picked up the guitar at
me I mean I I picked up the guitar at
me I mean I I picked up the guitar at age 12 and by the time I was 14 I signed
age 12 and by the time I was 14 I signed
age 12 and by the time I was 14 I signed a six-figure recording contract with RCA
a six-figure recording contract with RCA
a six-figure recording contract with RCA so you can kind of imagine the high of
so you can kind of imagine the high of
so you can kind of imagine the high of studying for finals week
studying for finals week
studying for finals week and then immediately flying to New York
and then immediately flying to New York
and then immediately flying to New York and playing for all these bigwigs and
and playing for all these bigwigs and
and playing for all these bigwigs and then flying back to Los Angeles and
then flying back to Los Angeles and
then flying back to Los Angeles and going to all these Hollywood parties and
going to all these Hollywood parties and
going to all these Hollywood parties and having these fancy meals that you don’t
having these fancy meals that you don’t
having these fancy meals that you don’t have to pay for so I went from that high
have to pay for so I went from that high
have to pay for so I went from that high to below of being 18 and living in my
to below of being 18 and living in my
to below of being 18 and living in my car and having no deal whatsoever so I
car and having no deal whatsoever so I
car and having no deal whatsoever so I had to quickly regroup and think okay
had to quickly regroup and think okay
had to quickly regroup and think okay what’s my plan for success cuz that
what’s my plan for success cuz that
what’s my plan for success cuz that obviously that didn’t make me successful
obviously that didn’t make me successful
obviously that didn’t make me successful how am I going to make it so I thought
how am I going to make it so I thought
how am I going to make it so I thought in my head okay I got it I’ll be a
in my head okay I got it I’ll be a
in my head okay I got it I’ll be a songwriter I’ll become a songwriter like
songwriter I’ll become a songwriter like
songwriter I’ll become a songwriter like Diane Warren so I decided I’ll get a
Diane Warren so I decided I’ll get a
Diane Warren so I decided I’ll get a publishing deal
publishing deal
publishing deal so you weren’t by I went through the
so you weren’t by I went through the
so you weren’t by I went through the motions I got a publishing deal and they
motions I got a publishing deal and they
motions I got a publishing deal and they you know the dream is we’re gonna get
you know the dream is we’re gonna get
you know the dream is we’re gonna get you in the room with top producers and
you in the room with top producers and
you in the room with top producers and you know you will sell your songs to the
you know you will sell your songs to the
you know you will sell your songs to the biggest artists and you know the little
biggest artists and you know the little
biggest artists and you know the little songs that don’t place we’ll put them in
songs that don’t place we’ll put them in
songs that don’t place we’ll put them in film or TV and a year went by that
film or TV and a year went by that
film or TV and a year went by that didn’t really happen so I’m again at my
didn’t really happen so I’m again at my
didn’t really happen so I’m again at my wit’s end
wit’s end
wit’s end and I regrouped I thought okay that
and I regrouped I thought okay that
and I regrouped I thought okay that didn’t make me successful how am I going
didn’t make me successful how am I going
didn’t make me successful how am I going to make it this time so I decided okay
to make it this time so I decided okay
to make it this time so I decided okay well I’m older now I’m better that at
well I’m older now I’m better that at
well I’m older now I’m better that at writing songs and I’ve ever been before
writing songs and I’ve ever been before
writing songs and I’ve ever been before I’ll just get another record deal so
I’ll just get another record deal so
I’ll just get another record deal so again I went through emotions you went
again I went through emotions you went
again I went through emotions you went by and I signed my second record deal
by and I signed my second record deal
by and I signed my second record deal and I thought this is it I’ve made it
and I thought this is it I’ve made it
and I thought this is it I’ve made it I’m going to be successful now so I
I’m going to be successful now so I
I’m going to be successful now so I created this body of work that I thought
created this body of work that I thought
created this body of work that I thought would change my life and that body of
would change my life and that body of
would change my life and that body of work sat on my hard drive for about a
work sat on my hard drive for about a
work sat on my hard drive for about a year and you might imagine that after
year and you might imagine that after
year and you might imagine that after seven eight years like highs and lows of
seven eight years like highs and lows of
seven eight years like highs and lows of the industry I was a little disheartened
the industry I was a little disheartened
the industry I was a little disheartened more than a little disheartened I
more than a little disheartened I
more than a little disheartened I basically gave up I I stopped caring
basically gave up I I stopped caring
basically gave up I I stopped caring about a lot of things I stopped caring
about a lot of things I stopped caring
about a lot of things I stopped caring about what time I got up in the morning
about what time I got up in the morning
about what time I got up in the morning I stopped caring about a certain level
I stopped caring about a certain level
I stopped caring about a certain level of personal hygiene but most importantly
of personal hygiene but most importantly
of personal hygiene but most importantly I stopped caring about whether or not I
I stopped caring about whether or not I
I stopped caring about whether or not I was going to be successful and because
was going to be successful and because
was going to be successful and because of that an interesting thing happened
of that an interesting thing happened
of that an interesting thing happened I started playing the guitar again like
I started playing the guitar again like
I started playing the guitar again like just for fun I didn’t I didn’t think
just for fun I didn’t I didn’t think
just for fun I didn’t I didn’t think about formulas or is this going to be a
about formulas or is this going to be a
about formulas or is this going to be a hit song or not I just would noodle
hit song or not I just would noodle
hit song or not I just would noodle around every day and write about how I
around every day and write about how I
around every day and write about how I felt so I I wrote today and I wrote this
felt so I I wrote today and I wrote this
felt so I I wrote today and I wrote this song that we’re gonna play next called
song that we’re gonna play next called
song that we’re gonna play next called call me and it’s about someone I wish
call me and it’s about someone I wish
call me and it’s about someone I wish had never called me
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and so as the beautifully ironic
and so as the beautifully ironic experience that we call life would have
experience that we call life would have
experience that we call life would have it those two songs are the ones that
it those two songs are the ones that
it those two songs are the ones that motivated the label to move I mean I
motivated the label to move I mean I
motivated the label to move I mean I sent those two songs in and these
sent those two songs in and these
sent those two songs in and these archaic suits that had been asleep at
archaic suits that had been asleep at
archaic suits that had been asleep at their desks suddenly woke up and said
their desks suddenly woke up and said
their desks suddenly woke up and said this is great we’ve got to release it
this is great we’ve got to release it
this is great we’ve got to release it immediately you’ve got two weeks
immediately you’ve got two weeks
immediately you’ve got two weeks finished mix and master it go so that’s
finished mix and master it go so that’s
finished mix and master it go so that’s my happy ending in a sense so to speak
my happy ending in a sense so to speak
my happy ending in a sense so to speak so I took a step back to assess this
so I took a step back to assess this
so I took a step back to assess this happy ending and how I got to this
happy ending and how I got to this
happy ending and how I got to this cathartic moment and I realized that
cathartic moment and I realized that
cathartic moment and I realized that through this journey I had found the
through this journey I had found the
through this journey I had found the secret to success and if it wasn’t the
secret to success and if it wasn’t the
secret to success and if it wasn’t the contracts or you know the industry buzz
contracts or you know the industry buzz
contracts or you know the industry buzz and all the hoopla that happens because
and all the hoopla that happens because
and all the hoopla that happens because those come and go obviously what was it
those come and go obviously what was it
those come and go obviously what was it so I went back to that phrase that I had
so I went back to that phrase that I had
so I went back to that phrase that I had kind of been trying to manifest for the
kind of been trying to manifest for the
kind of been trying to manifest for the past eight years at that time making it
past eight years at that time making it
past eight years at that time making it making it what what is it I believe that
making it what what is it I believe that
making it what what is it I believe that inside of every person is a passion a
inside of every person is a passion a
inside of every person is a passion a desire a seed that’s waiting to bloom
desire a seed that’s waiting to bloom
desire a seed that’s waiting to bloom and be shared with our fellow humans who
and be shared with our fellow humans who
and be shared with our fellow humans who are going through similar experiences to
are going through similar experiences to
are going through similar experiences to our own and no one can take that away
our own and no one can take that away
our own and no one can take that away from you or control that it’s it’s
from you or control that it’s it’s
from you or control that it’s it’s completely up to you to share that seed
completely up to you to share that seed
completely up to you to share that seed so whatever that is for you I hope that
so whatever that is for you I hope that
so whatever that is for you I hope that for your sake and mine you make it we’re
for your sake and mine you make it we’re
for your sake and mine you make it we’re going to close with one last song it’s
going to close with one last song it’s
going to close with one last song it’s called worse habit
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she swallows you
she swallows you no URL clean conditions at all mr. such
no URL clean conditions at all mr. such
no URL clean conditions at all mr. such brain
brain
brain just like mercy
just like mercy
just like mercy so freedom
so freedom
so freedom got you
got you
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