The Ugandan-born, Austin-based Jon Muq on storytelling in songwriting and discovering Western music.
Jon Muq performs in concert during Luck Reunion's Pot Luck on March 13, 2024 in Spicewood, Texas. was living in Uganda, he experienced a transformative musical moment: While cleaning his cousin’s house, he found a video recording of the 1985 “We Are the World” charity single.
“I was intrigued,” the singer-songwriter tells SPIN backstage at SXSW. “I was like, ‘Dude, don’t pay me. Can I take this?’ So that’s when I got introducedto Western music. … I was so intrigued—I was like, ‘How is everyone’s voice fitting in just one melody?’ Like the tune of the song but all voices can fit in perfectly. I just told myself, ‘I think my voice can fit in between these voices.'”
Muq went on to discover more influential artists , pick up guitar playing, and eventually move to Austin. And with his songwriting—including his debut record, the Dan Auerbach-produced“For me as a person, it’s a story,” Muq says. “I never write without a story. I never write without experiencing a moment. All songs are moments, you know? With that, I think if musicians just choose to do that, somehow your signature comes out of that because everyone’s story is different.
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