Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician PJ Morton stopped by the Tamron Corridor Present on Tuesday (Nov. 12) for an unique daytime efficiency of his music “I Discovered You.”
Stationed behind his signature piano, Morton delivered a shocking rendition of the ballad, which even had host Tamron Corridor singing alongside within the viewers.
“I Discovered You” is lifted from Morton’s newest album, Cape City to Cairo, which he recorded throughout his month-long journey in Africa, the place he visited South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt.
Whereas on the Tamron Corridor Present, Morton additionally mentioned his new memoir, Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning, which is out in shops right this moment. The memoir chronicles the New Orleans native’s journey from a preacher’s child to a genre-spanning artist. (Morton completely revealed the e book cowl on the present earlier this yr.)
Throughout his interview with Corridor, Morton opened up about overcoming an “unstated expectation” of following his father’s footsteps to develop into a pastor.
“For me, the trail was set out for me. I imply, not solely was I his son, however I used to be his solely son. I used to be named after the person,” Morton stated. “And that’s what occurred: Sons took over their dad’s church buildings. For me, I simply was listening to one thing completely different. I used to be like, ‘Man, I don’t need to disappoint folks.’ However I felt like I couldn’t not do what I felt in my soul.”
He continued, “Like, I had to do that. It wasn’t that I simply needed to do it. It was a have to get these items out. And so my father, man, thank God for him. That dialog, when he stated, ‘You don’t must be me,’ [that] unlocked the remainder of my life, unlocked my profession. I’m simply without end grateful.”
In a press assertion, Morton expressed what he hoped listeners would collect from the e book. “I hope Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning will encourage others to pursue their goals, regardless of the challenges they face,” he stated. “Wanting again on my journey jogs my memory how highly effective it’s to comply with your path, and I’m excited to share this reflection with others.”
Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning: Staying True to Myself from the Pews to the Stage is offered through Hachette E book Group.
Watch PJ Morton’s unique efficiency of “I Discovered You” and his interview on the Tamron Corridor Present under.
PJ Morton’s “I Discovered You” efficiency on Tamron Corridor Present
PJ Morton discusses Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning on Tamron Corridor Present