1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: You would never mix up your peanut butter with watermelon, 2 00:00:03,319 --> 00:00:06,519 or even Taylor Swift with the piano. Guys, then again 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,800 you might, well, that's what this is all about. Arro 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,039 dot net a r r oe dot net, seventeen different 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,759 podcasts to choose from for your driving or just being 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:21,519 at work, entertainment. How are you doing today, I hear you, Well, 7 00:00:21,559 --> 00:00:23,640 I'll tell you what. You have been a part of 8 00:00:23,679 --> 00:00:26,120 my life, the entire journey. And the reason why is 9 00:00:26,199 --> 00:00:28,600 because my father used to come into my room because 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,079 I wanted to be a radio jock as a preteen, 11 00:00:31,679 --> 00:00:33,320 and he would come in there and he would listen 12 00:00:33,359 --> 00:00:35,759 to every single song that I was going to put 13 00:00:35,759 --> 00:00:38,119 on my radio station. And every time that I would 14 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,000 put on one of your forty five's, my dad would go, see, 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,479 this is it. This is what you need. This is 16 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,359 what you need to base this radio station on. And Melwo, 17 00:00:46,359 --> 00:00:48,000 I mean, you have no idea how much you you 18 00:00:48,119 --> 00:00:50,759 played a major role in the creation of my career. 19 00:00:52,079 --> 00:00:53,359 Speaker 2: Well, I'm glad because this is it. 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: And the thing is is the fact that you're sharing this. 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,880 It is amazing to me because Joel Whitburn and even 22 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,560 Rolling Stone Magazine did not give me what you're sharing 23 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:07,480 with me, and this is it marvelous and getting better, 24 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,000 because that's the attitude I love to hear from my 25 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:10,719 favorite people. 26 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,359 Speaker 2: Oh okay, great, I'm glad. 27 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: So to jump onto that train to write a book, though, 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,680 that means you got to step inside that closet that 29 00:01:19,719 --> 00:01:22,040 you've thrown everything into, or go underneath the bed, or 30 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,200 go up into the attic. You got a journey you took, 31 00:01:25,079 --> 00:01:25,719 that's right. 32 00:01:27,799 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a challenging one too, because for me, first 33 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,239 of all, it's my first book, and it's not the 34 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,640 same as doing a concert. Of course, you're reaching people, 35 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,159 but you have to do it in a different way. 36 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,120 And when you're doing a concert or a play, the 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,680 script is written for you, so you know what your 38 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,799 guidelines are. But here, I think I wanted to be 39 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,959 cautious that, especially some of the downs didn't hurt anybody else. 40 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:52,959 That's the main thing. 41 00:01:55,239 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: How do you stay in control of something like that, 42 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,599 because that means you've got to go back in there 43 00:01:58,640 --> 00:01:59,920 and refeel that emotion. 44 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: Well, that's not the difficult part because I've had a 45 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,120 lot of time to get healing and distance from some 46 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:09,280 of the things that happened to me what the challenge 47 00:02:09,319 --> 00:02:12,560 would be. You can't do that by yourself because it 48 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,719 can't be just your decision because you have no idea 49 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,080 what some people even know about you. So I had 50 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,639 a team with people kind of help me set the guidelines. 51 00:02:21,719 --> 00:02:23,759 What should you say, what shouldn't you? And some of 52 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:25,800 them I agree with, and some of them, well, it's 53 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,919 my story. So I can't just let them say what 54 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,879 they want. I have to pick. I have to try 55 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:33,080 to choose that. You know, Okay, you might have to 56 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,280 have a little clothe me, but you got to talk 57 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,680 about this. I know what people are saying, or well 58 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:39,719 maybe they're right, but you don't really know. It's not 59 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:40,639 an easy choice. 60 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: Well see, you bring up a very interesting point there 61 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,080 in the way of it's what people don't know about you. 62 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,560 And that's exactly one of the reasons why I became 63 00:02:48,599 --> 00:02:50,439 the jock that I did on the radio was because 64 00:02:50,599 --> 00:02:52,840 not enough people were doing the Casey Kasem thing or 65 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:55,759 the Dick Clark thing. Tell me the story about this artist, 66 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:57,639 so that when I go get that album, I'm going 67 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,759 to be much more in love with them, right. 68 00:03:01,039 --> 00:03:04,479 Speaker 2: I mean, that's the point is to a love relationship 69 00:03:04,479 --> 00:03:07,800 by exposing yourself and communicating with people and finding out 70 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:11,120 about them. We know all of us have terrible things 71 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,960 about us, but we're not hiding those things, but we're 72 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,319 trying to focus on how do we unite with so 73 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,759 much tearing at you? And I think that's what makes 74 00:03:19,039 --> 00:03:20,080 any story interesting. 75 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:23,039 Speaker 1: So did you ever use what I call hidden speak 76 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,680 as a way to get your music out there? And 77 00:03:24,759 --> 00:03:27,000 hidden speak is that one thing that you know how 78 00:03:27,039 --> 00:03:29,680 you're truly feeling, or how an event took place, but 79 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,840 through the power of writing and creative spirit, you were 80 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:36,039 able to take that experience and twist it and turn 81 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,719 it into a brilliant love song or a jazz piece. 82 00:03:39,759 --> 00:03:42,319 Speaker 2: I would if I was a songwriter, but I ain't why. 83 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,879 Speaker 1: You had me convinced that you were the mac daddy. 84 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,360 Oh my god. 85 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: One of the things I've learned is when you collaborate 86 00:03:50,039 --> 00:03:54,360 with people, make sure that they will fit with regardless 87 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,680 of what they're doing with you. Make sure you learn 88 00:03:56,719 --> 00:03:58,719 how they function, so you don't try to make them. 89 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:01,000 You don't try to remake them. You see what do 90 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:06,360 they do and how how do they How do they function? Yeah? 91 00:04:06,479 --> 00:04:08,879 And uh, then then you try to pay yourself with 92 00:04:08,919 --> 00:04:14,199 them and in terms of telling my story, I've had 93 00:04:14,199 --> 00:04:16,040 a team where people just help me do it. That's all. 94 00:04:16,079 --> 00:04:18,519 I think. The spirit is there for anybody to talk 95 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:21,240 about themselves or tell their stories. Maybe not necessarily do 96 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,079 a book, but I think everybody can write a book 97 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,319 really well. 98 00:04:24,439 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: I mean, what the thing about it is, though, is 99 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,360 that look at the collaboration that you've done with Kevin Taylor. 100 00:04:28,439 --> 00:04:31,680 I mean, now I understand this even better because now 101 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,639 now I go into it, I'm going, oh my god, 102 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,600 because collaboration is one of my hot words. I love 103 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,560 that word collaboration. So when you speak of it, you're 104 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,560 on my street. 105 00:04:42,079 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: Okay, Because so then you you can understand how Kevin 106 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:49,680 Taylor will take all the information and stories and testimonies 107 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,920 over time and pieces together and put them in sections 108 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,240 and stuff. Then he would put them in order, and 109 00:04:55,319 --> 00:04:58,560 he would put them in a language that's not just 110 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,439 you're talking with each other, but it's a book. It's poetic, 111 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:05,639 it's organized, it's entertaining. That's what Kevin did. 112 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: See. I love a person like that because I am 113 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:10,920 so guilty of going into my own daily writing saying 114 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,199 there's nobody else that that files the way that I 115 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,639 do there's nobody else that will sit there and you know, 116 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,600 create these chapters and these folders and things. And now 117 00:05:18,759 --> 00:05:21,399 I need to meet Kevin too, because you obviously learned 118 00:05:21,399 --> 00:05:23,399 this from Kevin. Because I mean, you've got to be 119 00:05:23,399 --> 00:05:25,600 able to put something in that box and come back 120 00:05:25,639 --> 00:05:27,199 to it when it's time to use it. 121 00:05:28,439 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 2: Right. You can't just put it out there because there's 122 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,680 once again, you know all the orders because you've lived 123 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,240 this in all the different pieces of somewhere in your subconscious. 124 00:05:36,319 --> 00:05:38,079 But that's not what You can't give them all of 125 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,920 your subconscious. You have to give them what you have 126 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,319 been to your collaboration, what you know from your own experience. No, 127 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:50,439 they want and need for this particular subject, this particular time. 128 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:52,439 Because this is my first book, I hope it will 129 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:54,680 only be the first, and I'll do more so I'll 130 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,439 cover other areas in other books. Have that in mind 131 00:05:57,519 --> 00:06:02,759 as my first guidance kind of limitation. Don't go outside borders. 132 00:06:02,759 --> 00:06:04,079 That's what I'm saying, borders. 133 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:06,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean the way that you really put it 134 00:06:06,879 --> 00:06:09,639 in here inside the storylines is the fact that and 135 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,800 I think this is such a major inspiration in my 136 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,759 heart is instead of asking what's next. You pretty much 137 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,240 commanded it. This is next. I love that attitude because 138 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:19,839 it's like so many times people go, so what are 139 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,480 you gonna do next? I don't know, I don't know, 140 00:06:21,639 --> 00:06:24,120 and it's like not mel but more she knows exactly 141 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,120 what she's going to do. 142 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: Well, that's my team, though, because we know we have 143 00:06:27,959 --> 00:06:30,319 to put it together and we have to know what's next. 144 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,560 Especially after longevity, you can't just sit there and bask. 145 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,519 You know, people say, well, what how do you like 146 00:06:36,759 --> 00:06:39,000 back back, back back, I want to remember back, but 147 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,600 you got to plan for what's next because it's here. 148 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: It's so true that you say that, because you know, 149 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,079 so many people like to live in their past or 150 00:06:46,079 --> 00:06:47,920 they like to live so far in the future, when 151 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:50,360 you're living in this moment of now, when it is here. 152 00:06:50,879 --> 00:06:52,839 Now we can take on that roller coaster ride that 153 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:55,319 you're talking about inside these chapters, because I mean, you 154 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,079 face that journey, you face that wall, and here you 155 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,800 are today and it's like, oh my god, she made it. 156 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,439 Speaker 2: But also you gotta know what's next, because you got 157 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:06,680 to know it's going to be a roller coador. It 158 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,000 could be so get in this. Give them the company 159 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:13,680 that makes good roller coasters, you know, the belts are 160 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,120 closed if you don't get flown out. 161 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:18,319 Speaker 1: You know, you know the plan now, and you know 162 00:07:18,399 --> 00:07:21,040 that's the way the entertainment industry really works. Because just 163 00:07:21,079 --> 00:07:22,959 when you think you're climbing that hill and you're gonna 164 00:07:22,959 --> 00:07:25,800 have a smooth ride down the other side, ah, there's 165 00:07:25,839 --> 00:07:29,160 gonna be something that's gonna get in a way pasisely. 166 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: And it's a good example of how life can be. 167 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,519 So I'm saying that, you know, these kinds of examples 168 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,040 are good for everybody, regardless of what their life is. 169 00:07:38,279 --> 00:07:41,439 Speaker 1: See, because I think we're all born creative. Just something 170 00:07:41,519 --> 00:07:43,319 stands in the way of going I'm gonna go a 171 00:07:43,319 --> 00:07:45,199 different direction. I'm going to become a follower instead of 172 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:45,680 a leader. 173 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 2: Right, But we're still creatures of creativity, no matter how 174 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,759 limited or broad it is, or what area it is. 175 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,160 That's where creatures are creative. We're made like that. 176 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: Now, mail, but I got it, Okay, Now you're touching 177 00:07:58,279 --> 00:08:01,360 another area. I've got an iHeartRadio channel called creativity is 178 00:08:01,399 --> 00:08:03,800 an addiction. Do you believe that creativity is an addiction 179 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:05,319 or do you think it's a wave of life. 180 00:08:06,399 --> 00:08:09,319 Speaker 2: It's a wave of life. It's a it's a part 181 00:08:09,319 --> 00:08:13,439 of everybody. Even if you don't have all your mental facilities, 182 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,120 you're going to be creative. I mean, well, I don't 183 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:17,759 think it's you that do it. I think that's what's 184 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:20,319 in you. I think God puts in you so it 185 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:21,079 does itself. 186 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, because you can't shake it. I don't care who 187 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,639 you are and how strong you might be, you can't 188 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:26,120 shake it. 189 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: I don't think so. I mean I noticed that people 190 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,959 who are really creative, especially in the way that we're 191 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,720 talking about now, that you can recognize that's what he's 192 00:08:34,759 --> 00:08:39,080 creative without. They have a certain patterns that they live 193 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,399 in do just like a person who's tall or short. 194 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:43,960 It's part of who you're made to be. 195 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: Please do not move. There's more with Melbournmore coming up 196 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:53,120 next the name of her book This is It Marvelous 197 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,960 and getting better. We are back with Melbournemore. So now 198 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,200 when it comes to your creativity, I mean when, when 199 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,720 do you know that it's time to step into that? 200 00:09:00,759 --> 00:09:03,360 Because somewhere along the line, something whispered into your heart 201 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:07,840 that said, Melba, now is the time release the story. 202 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,879 Speaker 2: Oh no, my daughter said that, she said, Mama, everybody 203 00:09:10,879 --> 00:09:11,600 got a book. 204 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: With you, Okay, yep, just say it's. 205 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,279 Speaker 2: Time for you to do this. So but as far 206 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,679 as the other aspect of creativity, now that I know that, 207 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,360 first of all, I'm an artist, so that means you 208 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,480 focus on your creativity. So I kind of organized my 209 00:09:25,519 --> 00:09:28,519 life so that I take the first part of my day. 210 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:30,240 Give you to the Lord, be quiet, see what he 211 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,039 wants to do with this day, because he's the reds 212 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:33,399 the creator of everything. 213 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: Right yep. 214 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 2: Because we'll create, but we'll create the wrong things. We'll 215 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,960 create chaos. So you want to put everything in order, 216 00:09:40,039 --> 00:09:42,120 or you let him put it in order, and say, okay, 217 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,080 what do you want to do? What do you want 218 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,440 me to do with this day? How do you want 219 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,600 to start it? And you try to do it you can, 220 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,279 and then you see what he's telling me. Then you say, 221 00:09:50,519 --> 00:09:52,399 this is it. It's going to do it. But then 222 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:53,960 you show it to people and I say, oh god, 223 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,919 she knows exactly what it is. It makes you look good. 224 00:09:57,519 --> 00:10:01,279 Speaker 1: My hands are raised in the air and I'm saying, hey, amen, amen, 225 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,960 oh my god, you are speaking. This is the kind 226 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,679 of language that a lot of people need to understand. 227 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,000 It's that creativity is going to reach out and bite you. 228 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,600 But don't run away from it. Face the chariot, face 229 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:13,720 the fire, Get in there, get it done, because on 230 00:10:13,759 --> 00:10:16,000 the opposite side of that is going to be somebody 231 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,360 that needs exactly what you're willing to deliver, and you're. 232 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,279 Speaker 2: Going to get such great reward that you will enjoy 233 00:10:21,279 --> 00:10:24,159 yourself too. You will be denied anything you get, way 234 00:10:24,159 --> 00:10:26,320 way more than you had any idea you would if 235 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,879 you But you can get the courage. It's not always easy. 236 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,759 Speaker 1: To do that. Yeah, you really got me on chapter six, though, girl, 237 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:33,720 Because on the other side of the rainbow, how many 238 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,240 times have we said that, you know, it's almost like 239 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:37,200 the grass is greener on the other side of the 240 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,080 fans ooh those Capital years ooh man, I mean we 241 00:10:41,159 --> 00:10:42,840 all heard those stories of what it's like to be 242 00:10:42,879 --> 00:10:45,000 at Capitol Records. 243 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,759 Speaker 2: Unbelievable, and I do some incredible things with them. Because 244 00:10:48,799 --> 00:10:51,679 of the circumstances there, I was able to record the 245 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:55,120 lift of your voice and sing. There had many, many, 246 00:10:55,159 --> 00:10:57,759 many hit records. I think that's where I probably had 247 00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:01,960 well the culmination of a lot of my dance hits. 248 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,840 I think most of the hit songs that I've had 249 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,919 have been dance records. I can't, but people could dance 250 00:11:08,279 --> 00:11:10,960 formula to me. Yeah. 251 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:12,799 Speaker 1: But did you ever have a point though, I mean, 252 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,279 you know when that iconic building, I mean you you 253 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,720 sit there and you and you go wow, when when 254 00:11:17,759 --> 00:11:19,879 before you step into it, did you have a moment 255 00:11:19,919 --> 00:11:21,840 with God that said you know where you were being 256 00:11:21,879 --> 00:11:24,720 grateful that? Because once you step inside that Capitol building, 257 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,080 Oh my god, it's a world all its own and 258 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,080 it's in control of a creative universe. 259 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,919 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And you see who else you're around was and 260 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,279 you realize you're in the number yep. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 261 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:39,240 you get it. You get it in England. Yeah, I 262 00:11:39,279 --> 00:11:43,519 mean I never thought, oh I'm great, I'm I'm Oh 263 00:11:43,519 --> 00:11:46,000 my god, look who's here? Look who's here? Look where 264 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,320 I am? You realize yeah, that's you too. 265 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: Yeah. One of those people, the ever popular and so 266 00:11:52,919 --> 00:11:55,440 lovable Dion Warwick. My god, I've got I've had so 267 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,159 many beautiful conversations with Dion. What what is it about 268 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,120 that generation sound where it really does feel like that 269 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,000 you're more grateful for what has happened than saying nah 270 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,679 I went to number one, I went to It just 271 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,759 seems like you're going, But you can too. That's what 272 00:12:10,879 --> 00:12:12,919 I keep picking up is that you can too, but 273 00:12:13,039 --> 00:12:16,840 you're gonna have to do the journey as well. 274 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: Maybe it was a time in our country when we 275 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,480 healed somewhat from slavery. In all the years of coming 276 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,720 up out of that and all the different stages of 277 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:34,360 different races and culturals, cultures coming together. That makes us America. 278 00:12:34,519 --> 00:12:37,200 And that's expressed in the music. And you have it expressed, 279 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,240 I think in different ears in different ways. And Miss 280 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:47,720 Dion has a powerful gentleness and her songwriters that she 281 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:56,360 moment wake up, yes, wake er, I see a little bit. 282 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:08,960 Isn't that sweet? Things like that? Well, I mean, did 283 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,399 you're so sweet? And and they're dance they're dance songs. 284 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,039 They're not like you know, like the song that I 285 00:13:16,039 --> 00:13:17,120 have now it is called no Filter. 286 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: It's not really. 287 00:13:21,399 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 2: But but it's sweet and gentle. I think it's just 288 00:13:23,639 --> 00:13:26,000 it's the time of the culbination of all the people. 289 00:13:26,759 --> 00:13:29,559 Because you you you make records for masses of people, 290 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,200 not for yourself or for uh and for for genres, 291 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,720 which means whole categories. So there has to be a 292 00:13:36,759 --> 00:13:39,840 whole spirit that you touch the center of when when 293 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,720 you do that, and when you talk about Dion's era 294 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,279 and some of the music that she did, that occurs 295 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,840 to me, that's definitely a strong, strong song, strong part 296 00:13:48,879 --> 00:13:53,759 of the gentleman there was. I remember during that time too, 297 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,679 was a little bit later when disco came in, at 298 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:02,120 the moment you had a disco record. Ye. To say 299 00:14:02,159 --> 00:14:05,080 how certain music in a certain times really kind of 300 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,600 penomizes what the era is feeling like, or what it's about, 301 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:09,519 what the spirit of it. 302 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: Is one of the things that you do inside this book. 303 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,399 And I'm so so blessed by the opportunity to go 304 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,879 through your list. You credit a lot lot of people, 305 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,519 and I'm so proud of you for doing that because 306 00:14:23,559 --> 00:14:25,559 it didn't just take meil but to get here, it 307 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,480 took all these people, and well. 308 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: I couldn't think of all of them. 309 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:32,799 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask you about that. I was gonna say, 310 00:14:32,799 --> 00:14:35,120 how did you even remember this list? Because I can 311 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:37,759 give you four or five, but my god. 312 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Well it's important because I think too every 313 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,480 day when you get up and go do something, how 314 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,000 can I have an interview if you weren't there? 315 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like, it's very basic. And then as I'm running 316 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,480 my first book. It's a kourage me. Oh my goodness. 317 00:14:54,519 --> 00:14:56,200 You know this is what I do every day. But 318 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,679 I can't not do that now because it's only one page. 319 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,559 You know, one's face. It's a paramon in your mind. 320 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:07,039 This is not you by yourself, so you try to 321 00:15:07,279 --> 00:15:08,480 think of everybody that you can. 322 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,879 Speaker 1: So then when when you talk about waking up to 323 00:15:10,919 --> 00:15:12,840 take on the day, I mean, is that the reason 324 00:15:12,879 --> 00:15:15,320 why creative people like to wake up at two, three, four, 325 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,840 five o'clock in the morning because we can't wait to 326 00:15:17,879 --> 00:15:18,799 get the day started. 327 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: Well, it's joy because the energy is action things. These 328 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,840 are realities that are in your mind first. So it's 329 00:15:27,879 --> 00:15:33,679 like doing something actually and it activates you. If people 330 00:15:33,679 --> 00:15:37,039 don't sleep well because they can't really turn off their minds. 331 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: I can't. I'm with you on that. I can relay 332 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,679 with that. Really. Yes, I'm not that creative. 333 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:42,799 Speaker 2: I can sleep very well. 334 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,879 Speaker 1: Oh my god, to me, that's true. Oh it's crazy 335 00:15:47,919 --> 00:15:49,639 because if it because the way that I try to 336 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,919 hide it. I'll research, i'll write, I'll do all these 337 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,519 different things. It's like, Okay, I'm feeding the monster, feeding 338 00:15:54,519 --> 00:15:56,759 the monster, and all of a sudden, when when I 339 00:15:56,759 --> 00:15:58,799 think I'm tired. The monster goes, let's do it again, 340 00:15:58,919 --> 00:16:01,039 Come on, good, jump back. 341 00:16:01,759 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 2: And the monster says it with such a joy you 342 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:04,480 can't resist. 343 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,919 Speaker 1: Right, It's so true. There are many times I'll go 344 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,039 into prayer. I say, Lord, please, come on, I've only 345 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,559 got so much energy in me. Man, come on, you 346 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:11,639 gotta give me a chance here. 347 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:14,879 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, well I know I know that part. Because 348 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,679 you know God, he'll burn you out. If you want 349 00:16:18,679 --> 00:16:23,279 to say, okay, can I take a break? Sea, you 350 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:24,519 do not because you ask not. 351 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: Where can people go to find out more about what 352 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,519 you're doing, Melbolle, because you talked about the new song 353 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,799 and you've got this brand new book. And here's the thing. 354 00:16:34,799 --> 00:16:38,799 We are living in the first generation ever where every genre, 355 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,320 every group of people from the Generation Alpha to you know, 356 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:46,399 the baby boomers, everybody is calling every music their music. 357 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,960 So there's no separation between songs anymore. 358 00:16:49,039 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 2: Right. I don't know that. I just know it's so 359 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,559 huge and it's growing by the mean by the day. 360 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:57,879 I can't keep up with the categories. 361 00:16:57,919 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: Nope, neither can I. Nope. As long as we have you, 362 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,879 we're straight. Ask my dad. He'll tell you got to 363 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:04,599 get that mailbore get more of her on that side. 364 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,799 Speaker 2: So what you're already expressing is crossing generations, which I 365 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:10,599 think is a good thing. Wow. 366 00:17:10,759 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: Wow, What is your website so people can follow you 367 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:14,880 and everything that you're doing so they can give you 368 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:15,480 some love. 369 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: Yes, sir melvemore dot com is my website. The book 370 00:17:19,799 --> 00:17:23,839 is going to be available on Amazon, and of course 371 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,400 you can always go on YouTube and find me Instagram 372 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,880 with no book the number one and more. 373 00:17:30,599 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: I love it. Please come back to this show anytime 374 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,559 in the future. The door is always going to be 375 00:17:34,599 --> 00:17:35,480 open for you, Melba. 376 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 2: Thank you. You're incredible. Thank you. 377 00:17:38,759 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: Will you be brilliant today? Okay, and you'll be creative? 378 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:45,039 Oh I will. I'll take you up on that now, heartbeat. 379 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 2: Thank you.