{"id":3630,"date":"2020-01-20T14:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T13:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hhv-journal.com\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2020-07-23T22:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T20:41:17","slug":"pj-morton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hhv-journal.com\/en\/features\/pj-morton\/","title":{"rendered":"PJ Morton: From New Orleans to the Bretagne"},"content":{"rendered":"

PJ Morton<\/h1>\n

From New Orleans to the Bretagne<\/h2>\n
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Words: Thorben Kaiser<\/em><\/p>\n

The question \u00bbDo you know this man?\u00ab next to a photo of PJ Morton<\/a> could lead to many overwhelmed faces. That\u2019s about to change. Because PJ Morton is promoting his third album on a world tour and in addition surprises with a collaboration with French headwear brand B\u00c9TON CIR\u00c9.<\/a><\/p>\n

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PJ Morton has been in the game for several years and quite successfully so, but he never made a fuss about himself. The artwork of his new album \u00bbPaul\u00ab<\/a> mentions his name very modestly, while his guests are in the limelight. There is no gossip, no scandals. His grounded demeanor may be due to the fact that he grew up in the household of a popular pastor of two Full Gospel Churches, Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr. He was born in the cradle of gospel – not just anywhere, but in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. So he found two disciplines that became second nature for PJ. Add the Nineties and various styles of Hip Hop to that, and you know where he\u2019s coming from.<\/p>\n

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With open arms and an open heart for regional and global sounds, he matured into a composer and singer. His first album was released via Young Money \/ Cash Money Records in 2013. Its first single \u00bbOnly One\u00ab, a collaboration with none other than Stevie Wonder, landed him his first Grammy nomination. Twelve more nominations should follow. \u00bbHow Deep Is Your Love\u00ab from the 2018 album \u00bbGumbo Unplugged\u00ab finally brought him the popular trophy home. The joy was great as this album was just the second release of this newly founded record company \u00bbMorton Records\u00ab, a label which PJ Morton sees in the tradition of \u00bbMotown Records\u00ab. A fresh label with a fresh grammy. Chapeau. Motown Records as a yardstick is a high standard, but above all, a nice view ahead of what we can expect from him. With \u00bbPaul\u00ab, his third solo album, the chances to succeed are not that bad at all. In addition to further establishing his own style, this time PJ surrounded himself with guests like Rapsody, Angela Rye and JoJo, who add vocal variety to the album with a spectrum between classic R&B, hip hop and funk.<\/p>\n

An exciting time for PJ Morton. The beginning of the year takes him around the world. For the first time as a solo artist, not just a part of the band Maroon 5 which he joined in 2012. Playing the keys and adding vocals as the second voice, the band and fans equally appreciated PJ’s input. No reason to go nuts. When asked what he does for a living, he simply says: \u00bbMusician!\u00ab<\/p>\n