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The Tim Ferriss Show

#124: Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories

Dec 6, 2015
02:29:31

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Quick takeaways

  • Music played a significant role in Jamie Foxx's life, with his grandmother teaching him classical piano and his love for performing live music.
  • Jamie Foxx learned the importance of confidence and overcoming fear from his grandmother, who instilled in him the belief that there is nothing on the other side of fear.

Deep dives

The Influence of Music and Impersonations

The podcast episode explores how music played a significant role in the speaker's life from a young age. His grandmother taught him classical piano and he would perform at various events. He also learned to do impersonations by mimicking comedians he saw on television. In second grade, his teacher allowed him to tell jokes to the class as a reward for good behavior.

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