7PS: The man on the horse 🐎

7PS: The man on the horse 🐎

Read time: 1 minute, 334 words. A man is riding a horse at full speed. Someone standing nearby shouts: “Where are you going?” The rider calls back: “I don’t know. Ask the horse.” I stopped when I came across this story. Because a lot of...
7PS: The Ides of March 🔪

7PS: The Ides of March 🔪

Read time: 1 minute, 305 words. Today is March 15. The Ides of March. So I find myself thinking about Julius Caesar. Not how he died. But how he once got kidnapped by pirates. They demanded 20 talents for his release. He laughed. He told them to ask for 50. Even as a...
7PS: Know when to zip it 🤐

7PS: Know when to zip it 🤐

Read time: 1 minute, 307 words. When Quincy Jones heard the final mix of “Billie Jean,” he had one concern. The intro was too long. Radio programmers were already complaining that listeners would change stations before the vocals came in. ​Quincy pushed...
7PS: Capture the moment 🎥

7PS: Capture the moment 🎥

Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. In 2017, I traveled to Selma with Congressman John Lewis. Over breakfast at the hotel, I asked if I could record him reading a speech. ​I had a vague idea then. Maybe an album about Selma. Nothing concrete. We found an empty ballroom. I...