It was the 70's. The time of music was this era. And we were ready to rock and get to the top. We were ready to conquer Pop too with R&B and Blues. We were still young. Still kicking it. We were ambitious. We were brothers. We cared for each other. We stick up for each other. We lift each other. Our dreams were the same. Our dreams were one. Our band St. James was the new sound. We were to new rockers of our time. We were hopeful. We were strong willed. And everybody knew it. I am Johnny. My other band mates are Jonathan, Caleb, and Bradley. Jonathan was the oldest and he loved to rock the guitar. He always had the itch to add funk to the song. He really was a true rocker. And the fans really love him. Caleb was the youngest. Caleb was everybody's little brother. He always would do something risky on stage and get the fans rowdy. And Bradley was the songwriter, every beat and every word that gets to him, he would make into a song. And the song would take over the airwaves. And me Johnny I was the bandleader, I was the lead singer who could bring the act together. We were upcoming stars. We were on our way to stardom. We were ready to be legends.
After touring for sometime. Boys will be boys. As any band we face issues. We wanted new music. We wanted to get into the new thrill of the time. I wanted more Blues. Caleb and Bradley wanted more Rock. And Jonathan wanted us to stick to the same music. So we agreed to disagreed. Then Jonathan came up with the idea to do it democratically. He wanted us to vote after choosing a manager. And after awhile, we were hopeless and bitter. Each member wanted someone from their point of view. And we could not agree that we had to cancel and postpone the tour. And as the bandleader Johnny I forced the guys together and demanded that we met and anyone who does not come would be out of the band for good. So we met at our favorite restaurant. Each introducing their manager. Jonathan said that we should see their resume first. Two had the best resume. We have to play shoots and I won so I got to choose the manager. But first I asked every member what they think of each managers before I choose. We secretly hurdle before we finished the meeting and chose a manager.
We were ready with a new manager that we all could put up with. We had direction. We had focus. And he helped us decide to do Rock 'N Roll. We were excited. Our manager told us that Rock is here to stay and that we all could Blues at one time, and up beat the same music to get more reviews. And we were getting bigger and bigger. We were getting paid more and more. We were super stars. And our brotherhood was tested. We started to date. Caleb wanted a hot model. Jonathan was into foreign woman. Johnny wanted a woman from his hometown. And I wanted a woman from the crowd. Now we all had mates, and going in and out of relationships during the 70's, we were wild and free, living the life of a superstardom. Everywhere we went people were waving, kissing and dancing. We were a live party. We could do anything we wanted. We could be anything we wanted. Our lives were golden. As the 70's were coming to end, tragedy, Caleb got on drugs. And Bradley was caring for Caleb. Our band was falling apart. And Jonathan was depressed. The band was officially over. Then the manager after several years into 80's brought us back together. We all needed the money that ran out. We needed to show the world we still got it. Caleb became clean and married. Bradley got a degree. Jonathan got his degree and love for music. And I was stage ready. We were back, bigger and better than before. And life did not hold us back anymore. We conquer. We succeeded. We survived. And now it was our time to enjoy life and brotherhood and our legacy.
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Matthew Primous
I am a Black Scholar, International Scholar, & Google Scholar, & 3-Time Eber & Wein Best Poet., Nominee for Poet of the Year, 2020 Black Author Matters Winner, 2 time Akademia Excellence Essayists,& 2022 Honorary Muckrack Journalist.
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