Inside the Maya Angelou Experience (thoughts from Cep)

Earlier this week, I had the esteemed pleasure of being a fly on the wall during an interview that featured the one and only Dr. Marguerite Ann Johnson (you might know her as Maya Angelou) and Mr. Julian J.Kwest Deshazier.

If it wasn't enough to listen to her speak about her inspirations, and her thought process when being creative, to hear her commend J and his work took it over the top for me. It was amazing to hear, arguably, the most preeminent voice in poetry say that she thanked God for a talent like J. It was truly one of the most validating moments I can say I've experienced.

I could see J was nervous as the interview started (and rightfully so) but once the conversation shifted to the PM Movement and what he truly believed his purpose was as an artist the flow got natural…for a minute it didn't feel like it was their first conversation…

(real quick though: Oprah is a goon at it, we all know this…didn't hit me till I realized I was parked in front of the wrong Harpo Studio's building…as in more than 1…because Oprah is EXACTLY "who we thought she was"…but I digress)

All in all it was a humbling and encouraging experience cause like I said when I walked out the door (in complete knee jerk style) in the words of the Great Ricky Bobby…"That just happened"… stay tuned to the PM Blog and Jkwest.com for more info…until it airs we got some teaser video for you down below…

"And I'm out yall, and I'm out"…(you'll get that when you hear the interview J )