Smith & Jones

Episode 16: We don’t want to be perfect

I met Smith & Jones back in June when I was touring my single “Something More”. The venue suggested Abbie and Sophie as the support act and, without meeting them or hearing their music I said ok.

I tell them in this episode that I fell in love with them when I first met them, and I wasn’t at all exaggerating. Also, their show was killer and I have been a TOTAL fan girl ever since. This is one of the things that’s so cool about working in music…. You never know who you’re going to play with and what’s going to come of that. I was so stoked when they said yes to be on the podcast 😍

We talked ALOT about dating apps on this episode! But somehow, it also related to music???? I’m not quite sure how we managed to do that….

We talked about having standards (on dating apps) and in our work and letting go of the fear of not being liked. And what that actually means, practically. And how we tend to put other people on pedestals and “other” each other, creating a pretend hierarchy and constantly striving to “get somewhere” (that place where everyone else seems to be).

This is the first time I chatted to a duo for the podcast and it was so beautiful to see Abbie & Sophie bouncing off eachother and sharing the mic. They’re obviously so close and comfortable with eachother, and talked really openly about how they had to take some time apart in order to come back to eachother. 

They told me that the turning point for the health & happiness inside the band was having that time apart and learning how to say no inside of their relationship - instead of feeling anxious about making each other happy. They talked about the importance of trusting yourself as well as eachother and finding what your passions are outside of the music. It’s a marriage! 

They said something that really struck me…. “we don’t want to be perfect…. we want to be us”

Isn’t that something we’re all striving for? The courage to let go of perfection or expectations (internal or external, real or perceived) and just express our true selves?

Perfect or not, these women made me laugh ALOT and they are so down to earth, real and relatable. Their songs are gorgeous poetry and y’all should go and listen to them NOW.