I feel like one thing that I find really interesting about you and really compelling is you take so many different emotions and you put them into your music. But you also are, you know, you're really obviously a deep thinker. So I'd love to get into that a little bit. The book details it in a way that's much more eloquent than what I'm doing right now. All in all, it's just, it teaches you about being present. It helped increase my quality of life a lot. What does it change in your day today? How I connect with people, how I hold space for myself?"
Jessie Reyez isn't afraid to make you cry when you listen to her music. The R&B artist, who was born in Toronto to Colombian immigrants, has amassed more than a billion streams globally, performed at Coachella, and been nominated for a Grammy. In this episode, Jessie opens up about her songwriting process and the journey of turning heartbreak into music. Then Jessie shares tips on how we can all create space for our emotions through art, and discusses why staying present is essential to creativity. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts