Q&A with J.J. Grey

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Birmingham Weekly: Your music sounds distinctly Southern. Do you feel lucky to come from the region that includes Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta – all places that are renowned musical hubs?

JJ Grey: I think every region has great music and I think the climate dictates everything. Culturally, it’s part of the South to be loud amongst each other. It doesn’t mean that people up North are boring – it’s just different and I love it. There’s nothing more scary than a monochromatic culture. True culture doesn’t change every 10 minutes like pop culture does. To me, there’s a difference between fashion and culture.