WEBVTT - LOGIC

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<v Speaker 1>With me tonight on the air is a young man

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<v Speaker 1>who goes as logic, that's that's your your name. But

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta ask you when you were born with such

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<v Speaker 1>a cool, cool name, Sir Robert Bryson Hall the second, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Robertson Hall the second. But the funny part is is

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<v Speaker 1>that technically I'm not the second because my father's name

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<v Speaker 1>is Robert Bryson Hall. But my mother, being of English

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<v Speaker 1>sent way way back, I decided to just throw the

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<v Speaker 1>sir on there, so technically I'm the first. Thing. When

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<v Speaker 1>I named my son after me, he'll be the third,

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<v Speaker 1>but really he'll be the second, believe it or not.

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<v Speaker 1>I followed that, I love your name though. Your name

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<v Speaker 1>is so regal. It's just like dang. I mean, how

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<v Speaker 1>many people get a name like it? Served up a

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<v Speaker 1>name like that a birthing. You sound like you were created.

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<v Speaker 1>God created you for the limelight. I know. I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of lived up to the name. That's pretty rad.

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<v Speaker 1>It is pretty rad. And boy, you had every opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to to go a different direction. That sounds like yeah, yeah, definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean growing up was very hard, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean? So many uh, so many things that I

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<v Speaker 1>had witnessed because both of my and my parents were,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and uh, they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't together. Uh, my dad wasn't really in my life

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<v Speaker 1>that that much as a child, and my sisters were

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<v Speaker 1>running around and my brothers were selling drugs and so

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<v Speaker 1>it was crazy. There was a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 1>I saw but did my best to over overcome. And

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<v Speaker 1>you did you have to go through recovery or did

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<v Speaker 1>you never make those choices? Me personally, I was never

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<v Speaker 1>addicted to any substance. Um, you know, I I ran

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<v Speaker 1>around and did a bunch of things I shouldn't have done,

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<v Speaker 1>not so much to the point where I regret and

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<v Speaker 1>look in the mirror and you know, can't stand the

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<v Speaker 1>person I see. But yeah, you know I've I've done

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<v Speaker 1>some dumb things, but never never regarding a heavy substances

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<v Speaker 1>or anything like that, because I I was raised in

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<v Speaker 1>a family to put the fun in dysfunctional. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not choose the path of of addictions to

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<v Speaker 1>substances like you say, But I chose to be addicted

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<v Speaker 1>to people who were addicted to substances. Yeah, so that

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<v Speaker 1>was that was my even in my sisters you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, like wanting to fix men or finding

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<v Speaker 1>men who are broken, but possibly because you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>deep down they're also broken and they just want to

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<v Speaker 1>try to try to fix something. It's all quite psychological.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard a wonderful pastor one time speaking to that,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said, whatever language you learn in the first

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<v Speaker 1>five years of your life is going to be your

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<v Speaker 1>native language. And he said, so, how much more so

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<v Speaker 1>does that apply to our love languages? If we were

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<v Speaker 1>raised in a household where drugs and alcohol and addiction

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<v Speaker 1>is the primary language, and we see that in the

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<v Speaker 1>first five years of life, of course you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>grow up and be attracted to somebody who speaks your language.

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<v Speaker 1>And I went, whoa light came on. Yeah, it's actually

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<v Speaker 1>pretty amazing, And it's funny how we can find those that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the self really station moments anywhere in life,

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<v Speaker 1>which is kind of crazy. It's actually even right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I never really thought about it that way, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad you. Isn't that amazing? It's true. I mean when

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<v Speaker 1>I went to school, when I went to college and

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<v Speaker 1>never quite finished, but when I went I would walk

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<v Speaker 1>in the cafeteria and we had a multicultural, multiracial kind

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<v Speaker 1>of school that I went to. It was a community college,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean there were people from every nation that

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like at this little community college. I'd walk into

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<v Speaker 1>the cafeteria and here would be a table filled with

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<v Speaker 1>children and children, young adults, you know, from the Middle East,

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<v Speaker 1>talking amongst themselves. Right next to them would be a

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<v Speaker 1>table of kids that were speaking Spanish. And I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 1>I was just sitting with all these folks in my

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<v Speaker 1>math class ten minutes ago. You know, class dismisses, You

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<v Speaker 1>go to lunch, and everybody goes to a group that

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<v Speaker 1>is identified by the language they're speaking. Yeah, it's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>I think culture is one beautiful thing for sure. And

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<v Speaker 1>you and I could probably talk for hours, having both

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<v Speaker 1>been raised by people who were alcoholics, because that's our

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<v Speaker 1>native language. I think that's also why I make the

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<v Speaker 1>music that I make, because there's so many people there

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<v Speaker 1>that understand that message and and and know what it's

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<v Speaker 1>like to go through it. So I think I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to just make music to kind of say, hey, like,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what you are going through, there is somebody

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<v Speaker 1>else out there who hears it. And even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going through these things, yes, these things actually exist,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe your life isn't so bad, so you should

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate the things you have. Logical that thought will continue

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<v Speaker 1>He's a singer, a rapper, a writer, a producer. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about music and staying true to who God intends

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<v Speaker 1>you to be. And the song that we're playing right

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<v Speaker 1>now that everybody's talking about seven three logic is so good,

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<v Speaker 1>so so good. And when my producer Janie brought it

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<v Speaker 1>to me, she's like, this isn't really your typical love song,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going to play it. Oh, yes we are.

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<v Speaker 1>I have UM, I don't know if you know this,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have a big, big, big family. I have

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen children in number fourteen just joined us. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a teenage son who is battling with depression

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Thank god he told someone, thank God he

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<v Speaker 1>sought help. Thank God there is a counselor a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of counselors that are deeply committed to him and talking

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<v Speaker 1>to him. But uh, two of his friends that he

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<v Speaker 1>went to high school and didn't reach out for help.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, And I wonder if you know they had

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<v Speaker 1>heard those words that you wrote in the song. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>your life is so precious, you are so valuable, if

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<v Speaker 1>anybody could have gotten that through to them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, I think what has happened in general

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<v Speaker 1>is unfortunate and we can't change it. That's the crazy

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<v Speaker 1>part about all of this, because we'll drive ourselves crazy

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<v Speaker 1>if we consciously, if we're constantly thinking about in retrospect,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what if this or what if that? But

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that we can focus on is the

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<v Speaker 1>present moment, and is also ourselves and unfortunately all the

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<v Speaker 1>people that we've lost. As as hard as it is.

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<v Speaker 1>The truth is that we can't do anything about that.

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<v Speaker 1>But what we can do is continue to live, thrive,

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<v Speaker 1>prosper and spread that message, the message of life in

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<v Speaker 1>their memory, as harder as as blunt as that may sound,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know it can be hard and very scary

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<v Speaker 1>because you think about the people who have gone, you know, young, old,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone in between, all colors, everyone, And then you can

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<v Speaker 1>think about someone like your son or your son's friends,

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<v Speaker 1>or your husband or your you know, your wife, or

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<v Speaker 1>you this or you that, and think, oh, my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>you know this person that is going through it, or

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<v Speaker 1>could be going through that you don't even know is

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<v Speaker 1>going through it, could have taken it to that extreme.

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<v Speaker 1>And what we must appreciate is um life itself, not

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<v Speaker 1>those that are still here or this or but the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that we are aware enough to discuss it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think in society us as people, especially in entertainment,

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<v Speaker 1>everything is perfect, everything is strong, chiseled, beautiful. And the

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<v Speaker 1>truth is is, you know, the people who are actually

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<v Speaker 1>consuming this perfection are the real beauties of the world

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<v Speaker 1>being told that they are not, regardless of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that they're into or you know, you're a nerd or

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<v Speaker 1>you're this or you're that, And the truth is we

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<v Speaker 1>are the people that run this world, and we should

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<v Speaker 1>not be made to believe that we are imperfect or

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<v Speaker 1>because it is our imperfections, I think that actually make

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<v Speaker 1>us human and you know, being humanist about that. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think my biggest thing that I could say to

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<v Speaker 1>you and to everyone listening at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>as you must continue to fight for who you are

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<v Speaker 1>because as I've I've said this a million times and

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<v Speaker 1>I heard it somewhere else, I'd rather be hated for

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<v Speaker 1>who I am than love for who I'm not. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what we all just got to learn

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<v Speaker 1>and keep telling ourselves. But here's the beautiful thing. Once

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<v Speaker 1>you embrace who you are, and once you not just

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<v Speaker 1>embrace it and accept it like yeah, I guess this

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<v Speaker 1>is who I am, but celebrate it and say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is who I am. Not only will you find

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<v Speaker 1>other people who celebrate with you, you will be loved

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<v Speaker 1>beyond measure. Yeah it's crazy. I mean, you know, Alan Watts,

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<v Speaker 1>the philosopher said anything you're into, you will find others

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<v Speaker 1>who are. And I think that's a really beautiful thing

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<v Speaker 1>because I think, as once again we all want to

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<v Speaker 1>be into the coolest thing that this so that I

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<v Speaker 1>had a blah blah blah, but we feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>can't join that because those people don't want us to join.

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<v Speaker 1>So instead of trying to satisfy and please others and

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<v Speaker 1>do what others you know, would want you to do,

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<v Speaker 1>you just gotta do what you want to do and

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<v Speaker 1>eventually it will kind of kick on. I mean, look

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<v Speaker 1>at me, you know what I mean. Like, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>Fannie Pack wearing Rubik's Cube solving rapper like it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was no easy feat to get where I am. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>but at the end of the day, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>did it, and I said, hey, this is me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>excepted or not. And the crazy thing is I realized

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<v Speaker 1>way more people accepted me than me trying to be accepted,

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<v Speaker 1>which is really beautiful. Fanny Pack wearing Rubik's Cube solving rapper. Yes, ma'am,

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<v Speaker 1>that's me. I love you, young man. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>reach through the phone and ague I appreciate that. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much. Yeah. I used to be ashamed of

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<v Speaker 1>so many things or quiet about it. Anyway. I had

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<v Speaker 1>a boss one time that told me when I came

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<v Speaker 1>back from giving birth to my son. You're allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>mention your baby one or two times on the air.

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<v Speaker 1>After that, nobody wants to hear about your kid. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I had another boss tell me I would be fired

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<v Speaker 1>if I showed up an appearance with my husband who

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<v Speaker 1>was black. Uh, that I would be fired if I

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<v Speaker 1>showed up at a station appearance with my husband, that

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners would would not accept that. I've had bosses

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<v Speaker 1>tell me I have to cover my tats, that I

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<v Speaker 1>can't go out in publicum to meet my listeners if I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, have my hair pulled up so that you

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<v Speaker 1>can see I have a tat. And I'm like, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, people, I am so done with being told

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<v Speaker 1>who and what I can be. I know, and now

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's crazy. Imagine that from the perspective of

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<v Speaker 1>the youth with the Internet and Twitter and and you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean, where every every post you do,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's telling you why it's wrong. You know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some some young girl wants to wear her hair this way,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's fourteen other girls from different classes in her

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<v Speaker 1>from her school telling her, no, it's this way if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be like us, and the other girls

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<v Speaker 1>are like no, it's this way or you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>young man and this it's like so insane that you

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<v Speaker 1>have to deal with that and they have to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with this, because it's not about who's going through worse.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about the fact that we're all going through something,

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<v Speaker 1>so why not talk about it? And that's the whole thing,

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<v Speaker 1>Like just to be completely blunt, like this song, it's

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<v Speaker 1>so much deeper, Like I'm not the suicide guy. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the human being guy. And you know the music on

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<v Speaker 1>this entire album, you know, everybody, really, let's let you

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<v Speaker 1>all know that. Like I'm an advocate not just for

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<v Speaker 1>mental health and you know, depression, I'm an advocate for

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<v Speaker 1>human beings, for living life, for having fun, for enjoying yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's honestly why I can't even believe that we're

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<v Speaker 1>on the phone right now, because this song has given

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<v Speaker 1>me a platform. Like you think this song is crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>just just wait till you hear all the stuff I'm

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<v Speaker 1>cooking up for the future. And I'm so excited because

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<v Speaker 1>it's just all about a message of having a blast,

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<v Speaker 1>having a great time, you know, you know, riding it

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<v Speaker 1>things to the wheels fall off and uh and loving

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<v Speaker 1>yourself at the end of the day, logic. I heard

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<v Speaker 1>a read a statistic the other day I think was

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<v Speaker 1>in the New England Journal Medicine that said, the average

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<v Speaker 1>teenager today in America has more mental stress and anxiety

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<v Speaker 1>than a person in the fifties that was hospitalized for

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<v Speaker 1>mental illness. No way, yes, way, So the average kid

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<v Speaker 1>is walking around dealing with more stress and anxiety from

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<v Speaker 1>just what you said, you know, social media pressure, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to fit in, trying to pay bills. They have to

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<v Speaker 1>pay their phone bill, they have to pay this bill.

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<v Speaker 1>They have to get a job, they have to go

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<v Speaker 1>to school, they have to get so many credits, blah

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<v Speaker 1>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. They have

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<v Speaker 1>more stress today in than the average mental patient had

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<v Speaker 1>back in the fifties who was hospital list. That's insane

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<v Speaker 1>and that's just you know, that's just the world we

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<v Speaker 1>live in. It's the world we live in. So yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>for you to get the message out there to live life,

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<v Speaker 1>love life, love your friends, love yourself, and have fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Well no, wait a second, can we just say yea

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<v Speaker 1>for you for even giving me the platform to do

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<v Speaker 1>such a thing. You're welcome and I thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>for caring. Okay, one, I know you've got a busy schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>But what I have a question. A lot of teachers

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<v Speaker 1>listen to this show, A lot of educators. I think

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<v Speaker 1>our teachers are like the unsung heroes. What would you

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<v Speaker 1>say to a teacher, a principal, parent, who volunteers at

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<v Speaker 1>the school, who suspects or knows that a young person

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<v Speaker 1>is contemplating ending their life. Wow. See, it's so hard

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, the first thing is in your heart

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<v Speaker 1>is almost like their loved one, so that nothing extreme

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<v Speaker 1>does happen. But at the same time, you could list

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<v Speaker 1>their loved ones but not really know if their loved

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<v Speaker 1>ones that are making them feel this way, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote their you know, their family, or their this

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<v Speaker 1>or that or whatever. So it's very hard. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think the biggest thing would be too as selflessly

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<v Speaker 1>as possible, UM try to navigate your way into the

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<v Speaker 1>world and into their life without prodding, because we have

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<v Speaker 1>to remember what it's like to be that young. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you're that young, you don't want to talk about anything,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't want to deal with anything. And because work,

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<v Speaker 1>once again we're told you know that it's weaker that

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<v Speaker 1>with this or that. So my my biggest thing would

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<v Speaker 1>just be just just be a be a friend, and

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<v Speaker 1>be of a voice and you know, of compassion and

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<v Speaker 1>and but don't make it all about them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because when you shine a huge light on them and

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, are you going through something, everybody they're gonna no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna do anything, leave me alone and run away.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's almost like trying to feed a deer in

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<v Speaker 1>the wilderness, you know. I think my my biggest advice

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<v Speaker 1>is do your best if you even can, to remember

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<v Speaker 1>what it was like, you know, to be that age,

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<v Speaker 1>but not only that, to be that age, and think

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<v Speaker 1>of reasons why they could even want to take their life.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's it is sad and sickening and dark, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's domestic violence or sexual assault, or bullying or

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<v Speaker 1>this or that, and maybe so many things that those

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<v Speaker 1>principles or teachers never even truly experienced. Maybe it came

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<v Speaker 1>from a good home. So it's it's about kind of

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<v Speaker 1>going into their world, which is going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>dark place. So you're going to also have to get

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<v Speaker 1>ready and prepare yourself for that ride. But I would

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<v Speaker 1>say do your best to go to them and not

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<v Speaker 1>tell them what to do, and not tell them what

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<v Speaker 1>they need to do. Oh you should, you should live.

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<v Speaker 1>But just just ask and just be there. That's I know.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all I needed as a kid, and I never

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<v Speaker 1>got it. I am sorry for that. It's all great,

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<v Speaker 1>don't worry about it. I'm not. But I wish that

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<v Speaker 1>I had known you when you were a kid. Me too.

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<v Speaker 1>You're pretty awesome because I wouldn't have respected those boundaries though, Baby,

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<v Speaker 1>I would have been in your face. I would have said,

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<v Speaker 1>you go sit here and we're gonna talk. We're gonna cry,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna talk some more. Yeah, no, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. Okay, what are you most grateful for? What

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<v Speaker 1>are you so thankful for in life that you just

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<v Speaker 1>want to stand on a mountaintop and just shout because

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<v Speaker 1>you can't believe you're this lucky, you're this blessed. My wife,

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<v Speaker 1>she's my best friend and she she's always there for

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<v Speaker 1>me through everything, and you know, she's really she's very

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<v Speaker 1>extremely supportive, and she also tells me like it is

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<v Speaker 1>and she's so honest, and um, you know, because like

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<v Speaker 1>your gut and my gut is like oh, to be

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<v Speaker 1>financially stable, and the fact that I'm here right now

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<v Speaker 1>and I have all these things, and I'm so blessed,

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<v Speaker 1>and I came from nothing and I have this, But

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<v Speaker 1>what is the entire world with no one to share

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<v Speaker 1>it with? So I think, I think that's the most

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<v Speaker 1>important thing in the whole world. I can't believe I

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<v Speaker 1>have such a beautiful, suite wife who's also a kick

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<v Speaker 1>ass pop singer and you know, doing what she loves

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<v Speaker 1>in life, and I get to be her cheerleader. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's really special. You are indeed blessed, young man. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for your song, Thank you eight to five five.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for engaging people in the conversation. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much. All right, thank you logic God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being on the Delila Chew amazing. Have

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<v Speaker 1>a have a good night. It's so down and Les