PJ Morton Talks “Live Show Killer” R&B/Soul singer and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton just released a new live album/concert film, Live Show Killer , which hit stores and iTunes on July 17. Recorded in front of an intimate audience at the historic Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles in May 2015 (the same studio where “Where Are The World” was recorded), Live Show Killer includes favorites from his Grammy-nominated 2013 album New Orleans , as well as a few surprise covers, PJ’s personal faves, and even special guest appearances from Tweet and Mali Music. He’s also taking this show across country, hitting 15 cities with special guest Dee-1 . We caught up with PJ in NYC and chatted about the new album, got his take on Drake Vs. Meek, and talked his other hustle with Maroon 5. What made you record a live album as opposed to a traditional studio recording this time around? I kept trying to work on a studio album, but every time I’d get to it I thought ‘we really need to show people who we are live.’ I’ve found that people really become fans of mine when they come to the show and see what we do. The albums are — well, I like to think that they’re good — but there’s an energy that happens live with me and my band that maybe doesn’t always translate on the records. Especially having been in Maroon 5 for five years now, and having gone through my Young Money situation, a new fan base came from all of those things, and they don’t know that identity from me. So I thought it was important that before we move on to another studio record, to show all the new fans that this is what we do for real. For your newer fans, how does your independent sound differ from what you do with Maroon 5? It’s much more soulful. I feel like Maroon 5 is soulful pop music too, but I feel like I err on the soul side a little more than the pop side. I think Adam [Levine] is a soulful dude, he has a very soulful voice which is why I think we work well, but Maroon 5 is definitely more on the pop side. If you aren’t familiar, take a listen to PJ Morton and the Crusade’s live sound from a track of his recently new album: Nice, right? Hit the flip for more…
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BOSSIP Exclusive: PJ Morton Talks New “Live Show Killer” Live Album & Solo Tour
