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Jay Hunter Morris: Life as He Loves It
Morris with
Cooper Jack Morris
drum. He has his own ideas and opinions on everything, and I am most curious to see who he becomes.
“Most all of his life, at least one of us has been on the road,” Morris continues, “but he doesn’t mind; it’s
life as he loves it. Thank goodness he’s never said ‘Don’t go’ to either one of us. That would get tricky fast.
“Coop has fed kangaroo in Australia,” he says “and can provide a respectable British accent upon
request. He sat next to the conductor during a performance of S pider-M an, has hiked the trails around Santa Fe, and got stung by a Portuguese man
o’ war on a beach in Kailua. Home is still his favorite place. The world has not yet tarnished his innocence, but I fear that day looms near. Ten-year-old girls can be vicious.
“I wish I could report that it’s all easy and that we are model parents: ever patient, resourceful, progressive, and always kind with wisdom spewing forth in our every parental utterance,” he says. “Unfortunately, it’s not like that. Baby raising is hard. Being a good husband and a good father is hard—far harder than being a good singer.
“This life of the wandering troubadour, it’s not what you think,” Morris says. “Precious few of us y rst class, have recording contracts, wear tailored designer clothes, or
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