After 18+ years, 6 records, 33 states, 2 tours of Sweden, 4 drummers, 3 bass players, 4 vehicles, Radio, T.V., countless associates, and 1 Major Label deal - MEMORY DEAN is still alive and kicking!
I am extremely proud to be a part of a Band/Relationship that has been blessed with longevity and so many triumphs! Especially in a business where that is rarely the case! Memory Dean is still performing select shows and making music! Bubba Dean is like a brother to me. It amazes me that after all this time and additions to our families, our lives and development still mirror one another’s in so many ways! I believe it is admirable that in 12+ years in a very unpredictable environment, we never had the big VH1 "Behind The Music" Blow out - Break up! Mutual admiration & Toleration will take you a L O N G way! Jay Memory, Bubba Dean - Memory Dean!
Lately, my solo endeavor has become my primary musical focus and outlet! My first solo Christian/Folk/Gospel/Bluegrass record "TRUST" has become a reality! My Family Friendly Concerts at Chastain and East Cobb Parks have really taken off and are a VERY rewarding part of my life.Kappy and I have been married many rewarding years and now as a reasonably experienced Dad, I have a sort of reflective view of my ROCK-N-ROLL life and where I feel called to turn at this point. I’ve been able to explain it to people like this:
In the first half of my life, and especially my 20’s, I was very self indulgent. It was ALL ABOUT ME.
All About - MY BAND, MY PERCIEVED POPULARITY, and MY SOCIAL FULLFILLMENT! I tried to live life MY way. I fell selfishly short! The direction of my life for years could have been described as one WHIM after another. Now I’m in the second half! Now my course is set by God’s will - not mine! I have committed the rest of my life to JESUS CHRIST and His plan.
It is no longer about me!
It IS ABOUT using my talents to serve God’s purpose for my life. God gave me specific talents. How ever God chooses to use my talents, and where ever those talents lead me; that is where I will be.
God waited patiently for me to get over ME! Now I wait patiently for God to daily reveal His direction for my life!