Clarity Sessions | Coco Jones

“For me, finding clarity is just going back in time and reminding myself that this is my dream,” says R&B singer-songwriter Coco Jones in our new Clarity Sessions video series, created in partnership with Trident. Jones initially made her name as an actress, but her first love was always music—she just didn’t know how to break into the business. Fortunately, she’s found her way, and earlier this year, she won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance for her song “ICU.”

In the video above, Jones discusses her approaches to songwriting (phone, not pad and paper), recording (candles welcome), and touring (glam is good). They’re three parts of her job that require focus and clarity, and that sometimes overlap, as she explains in the section about honing her live performance skills.

“When I’m recording my vocals, my mom always taught me to really feel it behind the microphone so that it translates through the speakers,” Jones says. “So I’m kind of in there performing, low key, while I’m recording.”

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Read all the lyrics to "ICU" on Genius: https://genius.com/Coco-jones-icu-lyrics
Watch the Official Music Video for "ICU": https://youtu.be/rtfyUvIYaKw

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