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By Kyle Bylin, author of Song Stories
My name is John Seay and I am an entertainment attorney at The Seay Firm. I work exclusively with artists, and the majority of them are musicians. I have a lovely wife and two lovely daughters (3.5 years and 18 months).
What song have you most recently played non-stop or on repeat?
Hiss Golden Messenger – “Biloxi”
What song most compels you to sing along when it plays?
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Boy Problems”
What song do you play when you need to feel motivated or inspired?
The Replacements – “Bastards of Young”
What song are you most embarrassed to admit that you enjoy?
Beauty and the Beast (Soundtrack) – “Belle”
What song in your library has developed a personal or deeper meaning?
Sam Cooke – “You Send Me.” It was the first song my now-wife and I ever danced to together, was the song for our first dance at our wedding, and I had the title engraved on the back of a watch head that she wears around her neck.
What five artists most influenced you when you were a teenager?
1) Prince – “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
2) David Bowie – “Sound and Vision”
3) Led Zeppelin – “Good Times Bad Times”
4) A Tribe Called Quest – “After Hours”
5) Radiohead – “Paranoid Android”
What year did you graduate from high school?
1999
What were your favorite activities or hobbies in high school?
Listening to, playing, and writing about music. I was an “indoor kid” primarily. I read a lot and wrote a lot. Music was always a major part of my life and something that I was known as being connected to.
What five artists best represent your favorite music today?
1) Prince – “I Wanna Be Your Lover”
2) David Bowie – “Modern Love”
3) Marvin Gaye – “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”
4) Jimmy Cliff – “Many Rivers to Cross”
5) The Cure – “In Between Days”
What is your most prized music possession or memorabilia?
The first time I went to SXSW as a speaker, I saved my badge, which I have hanging on a board in my office. This was an important moment for me, because it was this nice moment of validation of my career. I’d attended the festival for years as a journalist, later as a law student, and even later still as a lawyer, but this was the first time I’d been invited as a speaker.
How would you describe music’s role or importance in your life?
It can’t be overstated. It’s so much a part of my life that I had to make it my career too. Although I no longer play (except around the house), I work exclusively with artists. I listen to music all day every day, pretty much, preferably loudly. Music helps clarify my moods.
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Kyle Bylin is the author of Song Stories: Music That Shaped Our Identities and Changed Our Lives, a collection of essays about songs that impacted people's lives. Read an excerpt here.
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