Bobby Hall sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about his career and family life. While recalling his abusive and violent childhood, he openly shares how he found light in the darkest times of his, how he draws inspirations from his roots to pursue his passion for music, and how being yourself can be good because your being open to others and why it can be disadvantageous because you’re showing vulnerability.

Bobby a.k.a. Logic is a platinum-selling recording artist, author, actor, streamer, and film producer with two Grammy-nominated albums out of six. He is the first musician to sign exclusivity with Twitch. In 2019, Bobby released his debut and New York times bestselling novel, Supermarket which was accompanied by a soundtrack of the same name. This year, he released his second book, This Bright Future: A Memoir.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro
02:53 Spending more time with family
04:31 Freestyling while solving the Rubix cube
07:44 Believing in a higher power mixed with common sense
10:28 There’s always something about music
13:48 Making it out of a mentally unstable household
18:38 Raising a child with compassion and open communication
20:31 Redefining anxiety and dealing with it daily
26:16 How do you deal with intrusive thoughts?
32:07 What it feels to be ‘white’ in the hip hop community
37:43 The inspiration behind This Bright Future: A Memoir
40:49 The power of words and learning things on the street
44:36 Having a mentor that speaks your language
46:49 Purposely slowing down to just be yourself
51:47 Drawing strength and positivity from your family
55:30 We all strive at different stages and phases in our life
58:07 Bobby on Final Five

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This Bright Future: A Memoir

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