> ..."Confidence comes from realizing there will never be another you. You are the only version of you that exists."

Very helpful point to remind oneself in those times of doubt. Thanks, Jon!

Jon Batiste is a ray of light in an increasingly bleak world, what with wars and economic hardship ahead. May his light shine brighter.

Strange how he has so little to say on Colbert's show. As in, he comes across as shallow, when it seems he's actually not. Maybe he's still a bit camera shy.

I think it’s partly just the format. In his interview after the Grammys he was pretty thoughtful

Oh, man. I’m definitely trying that red beans and rice recipe.

Are we now hiding food recipes in interviews? The next step after blogging life stories, I guess.

It’s a fine interview in which Jon mentioned that red beans and rice was a favorite COVID recipe. And the recipe looks damn good, too. Your cynicism is misplaced.

I love Jon. It was just a stupid quip about the complaints about food blog recipes, and I recognised the similarity. But the downvotes are probably justified.

I had no idea Jon Batiste was so beautifully insightful and wholesome -- well worth the read!

Really enjoyed this, thank you for sharing!

Agreed also enjoyed it