John Powers

It's part of this sort of this world that I was living in, I guess, as a defense mechanism. You know, I'd hear music and it'd sing out loud in the middle of class. And then they would think, well, what's wrong with this guy? And he's got this lot of good he's carrying around and he's doing all of these zany projects and he's. You know, he's really unique, to say the least.

And at one point, one of my teachers had a conversation with the dean. And then there was a whole thing where everybody kind of co-signed this notion that maybe he should see someone. Maybe there's something up with this kid. He needs to go. And so I sat down. And I had an evaluation with the counseling department at Juilliard.

And at one point, one of my teachers had a conversation with the dean. And then there was a whole thing where everybody kind of co-signed this notion that maybe he should see someone. Maybe there's something up with this kid. He needs to go. And so I sat down. And I had an evaluation with the counseling department at Juilliard.

And at one point, one of my teachers had a conversation with the dean. And then there was a whole thing where everybody kind of co-signed this notion that maybe he should see someone. Maybe there's something up with this kid. He needs to go. And so I sat down. And I had an evaluation with the counseling department at Juilliard.

And it was a beautiful exchange that I didn't really see as an evaluation or any sort of problem. It just was a conversation for a long time that led to the conclusion that I didn't have any issues other than that. You know, they and I mean, I'm still humbled to hear. But he says this guy is a genius. The likes of Charlie Parker, which we have haven't seen here and we're lucky to have.

And it was a beautiful exchange that I didn't really see as an evaluation or any sort of problem. It just was a conversation for a long time that led to the conclusion that I didn't have any issues other than that. You know, they and I mean, I'm still humbled to hear. But he says this guy is a genius. The likes of Charlie Parker, which we have haven't seen here and we're lucky to have.

And it was a beautiful exchange that I didn't really see as an evaluation or any sort of problem. It just was a conversation for a long time that led to the conclusion that I didn't have any issues other than that. You know, they and I mean, I'm still humbled to hear. But he says this guy is a genius. The likes of Charlie Parker, which we have haven't seen here and we're lucky to have.

That was what they said.

That was what they said.

That was what they said.

Yeah. I mean, that's what they said. I don't know if I believe that, but that's what. then they kind of left me alone until junior year, a little bit.

Yeah. I mean, that's what they said. I don't know if I believe that, but that's what. then they kind of left me alone until junior year, a little bit.

Yeah. I mean, that's what they said. I don't know if I believe that, but that's what. then they kind of left me alone until junior year, a little bit.

They didn't really leave me alone, but until junior year, I got to the point where the things I was doing outside of school, I was touring and I was playing shows and I was coming in and I was doing the work, but I also was not following the pattern of the ideal student. And it became a question of Is my ambition going to pull me out of school before they kick me out of school?

They didn't really leave me alone, but until junior year, I got to the point where the things I was doing outside of school, I was touring and I was playing shows and I was coming in and I was doing the work, but I also was not following the pattern of the ideal student. And it became a question of Is my ambition going to pull me out of school before they kick me out of school?

They didn't really leave me alone, but until junior year, I got to the point where the things I was doing outside of school, I was touring and I was playing shows and I was coming in and I was doing the work, but I also was not following the pattern of the ideal student. And it became a question of Is my ambition going to pull me out of school before they kick me out of school?

And they wanted me to make the choice.

And they wanted me to make the choice.

And they wanted me to make the choice.

My mother, she's, you know, the reason I play the piano. She's the one who's kind of always there to see me through if I have a question about, you know, this is something that I believe in, but doesn't seem like it's clicking. She was like, you know, you got to think with your own mind. Nobody has... Anything that they know that is more than you, you respect people and you learn from folks.