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Also I was saying: “I love you Norman Lear. I love you, Hollywood. I love you, Mom and Dad. I love every- thing.” My heart was so big in that moment.
Hendricks: In one of my favorite books, the author talks about how the brain is like the radio, and the mind is like Mozart. Meaning the brain is the radio, the interpreter, the antenna. But the heart is more powerful than both of those things, and what you can do with passion and emotion delivered in the right way, in the right direction.
Jewell: We’ve been discussing how powerful music is. What do you have to say about music that influences society in a negative way? Is there a place for it?
Hendricks: As far as specific songs that are hateful and angry, maybe it’s the artist’s truth, and maybe it does have a place in this world. Music that influences the world in a negative way, or negativity in general, has a space in the heart of the world to challenge the human condition and see where the humanity is. Darkness has its own purpose as a teacher and a healer, too. Without darkness there would be no light.
Zimmerman: What’s next for you?
Hendricks: I’m writing a musical with a group of really, really talented people. It’s all coming together; it’s about how love really transcends all things.
Jewell: That sounds so cool.
Zimmerman: You have two albums out now?
Hendricks: Yes on iTunes, and I have a clothing line coming out in a couple months, an app coming out in a couple months. It’s crazy.
Jewell: You just keep moving forward.
Hendricks: I started out seeing myself as a musician and now I see myself as a creator. I like to create things that represent positivity, and I hope that I can carry myself throughout life representing positivity. I think it would be really cool to leave this world a movement, if that makes any sense.
Zimmerman: The Chris Hendricks movement.
Hendricks: Or just The Love Movement.
Jewell: We had that in the ‘60s. (laughs) Zimmerman: Dammit, it’s time to bring love back! (laughter)
Chris Hendricks’ music : itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-hendricks/id377590716 “Affliction” 66.148.121.112/2016512/Chris-Hendricks-Band/Affliction
Chris Hendricks’ clothing line: perfectlyafflicted.com
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