[MUSIC PLAYING] Can you hear me?

Yes, I can.

All right.

Tell us your name and where you're from.

My name is Tysha.

I'm Dr. Peter James Smith My name is John.

I'm from East Brunswick.

My name is Stanley Myers from Sayreville, New Jersey.

My name is Willow Brown.

And I'm from Red Bank, New Jersey.

There's no state more vocal about how it thinks, feels, remembers, loves, or lives like New Jersey.

New Jersey, you see, is a place for people with plain spoken, often profound, and always point blank points of view.

How would you describe yourself?

An average guy.

A bit quirky.

Artistic.

Sensitive person.

I'm a hick.

I like playing in the mud.

OK. Wow.

This is Here's the Story, "The Voices of the People."

What are you known for?

Ooh, my art in general.

What are you known for?

Photography.

I think I'm known for my character.

What am I known for?

Being myself and being unapologetic about it.

So what are you known for?

What am I known for?

I don't know.

What am I known for?

Being random, being kind, and taking a nap.

I hope that I'm known for my ability to spread joy and my characters of Gene Parker and just being open and being that person for anyone that needs a friend.

When will you be satisfied?

When will I be satisfied?

When will you be satisfied?

When will I be satisfied?

I think I am.

Yeah, yeah, I think I am.

Maybe when I go home and have dinner.

Yeah, temporary satisfaction.

When will I be satisfied?

I'm basically satisfied already.

I'm not like some people who are never satisfied.

I don't need 17 Mercedes Benzes.

When I gain eternal life.

When will you be satisfied?

Satisfied?

When I retire my parents.

I'll be satisfied when I retire my parents.

After tonight, because I'm going to the Kendrick Lamar concert.

You know, I guess it depends on what that is-- what are you basing your satisfaction off of?

Because that could go as so many different-- like, satisfy what in life that you've accomplished things.

I think that life is about balance, and you're always going to be satisfied or dissatisfied with things that come around you, and/or things that come to you or through your experiences.

And that's OK. Maybe being satisfied with being unsatisfied.

I don't know.

I don't know.

When I was younger, I created these-- imaginative milestones, where if I was able to accomplish them all in a time-oriented way, I knew I would be happy, and everything in my life would feel right.

And as I've gotten older, I've realized that just because you accomplish something doesn't mean that you're going to feel an overwhelming sense of happiness or satisfaction from it.

If anything, my feeling that I'm not satisfied is really pushing me to grow from a personal and a professional standpoint.

I don't really know what that looks like yet.

When will you be satisfied?

I'm satisfied now, because the things that I've had, the things that I've had in my life, I mean, they're not luxurious things.

But I'm satisfied, because the things that I find value are not things that have any retail or value like that.

They're things that are inside of me.

They're kindness, going the extra mile for other people, opening a door, smiling, and the vibe.

You know, when you got it in your heart, your vibe changes.

And that's what I was talking about.

Things just come to you.

What do you hope you'll be remembered for?

I really hope that I'll be remembered by my character.

I really try to be kind, empathetic, sometimes giving to a point where it's a flaw.

But I really base who I am upon my kindness.

And that's what I strive for.

Whatever good I was able to do for others in life, my artistic side, how I tried to help with that, whatever little bit I was able to do.

And I call everybody friend.

I tell people you'll never see a statue of me in church.

But I try to live by God's laws as best as I can.

How I cared for people.

What do you hope you will be remembered?

Being a good husband and a good dad.

Like being a nice, caring person, like a fun-- like someone like Tammy, my dad, bro, she was so fun.

She was so nice.

Like, damn, I'm going to miss her.

What do you hope you will be remembered for?

My joie de vivre.

I pray that I'm remembered as an impactor, as someone that impacts in a way that allows people to open up their minds a lot more, as well as their hearts a lot more.

And just help people think.

Because people-- our brains are wired a certain way when we're raised, with whatever circumstances or whatever surroundings we're raised by.

And when we reach a certain age of being able to absorb things on our own, it's really nice to be surrounded by artists or just experiences that allow you to open up your mind and heart in ways that your childhood probably wouldn't have allowed you to.

Helping others, supporting others in their pursuit of happiness and peace and dreams and fulfillment so that they can feel like they lived a fulfilling life and they've been supported.

So I feel like there is a lack of that, you know?

So-- and manifesting their dreams.

Oh, gosh.

You know, it's so funny.

I think lately I've been reflecting-- not exactly in this direct way, but I think because I'm a little unhinged, I may have soiled a bit of my legacy.

But it's all in good-- it's all a good effort.

Like, what I want-- if I were to be remembered, that's number one.

You got to want to be remembered.

Some days I don't want to be perceived by the human eye.

But if people were to hold on to a memory of me when I'm gone, I would really like for it to be my ability to have music bring people together.

Like, community for me is the thing.

And growing up in the States has been amazing, but there's a lot of diseases of despair, a lot of loneliness.

And I just hope that anything I've done-- because I do have to isolate a lot to keep the balance within-- you know, DJing and performing and all the things I do.

But I hope that it's for that.

I hope people at some point can see what I'm trying to do, because really, I don't have enough ego to subsist an artistic career for my own gain.

You know, all the things I do are for organizations I believe in.

And hopefully that tracks at the end.

Walking with love in my heart.

Kindness.

Kindness.

Love opens every door in the universe.

Every door in the universe can be unlocked if you master walking in love.

Love is the key.

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