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The Pop Icon is Here for a Good Time on Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride

WORDS BY REBECCA DAVISON-MORA | SAN DIEGO | ALT.ITUDE

JUN 20, 2023 | ISSUE 12


MYSTICAL MAGICAL RHYTHMICAL RADICAL RIDE


sM | The “Beginner” tattoo on the album cover for Mystical was first seen 15 years ago in the video for “I’m Yours” from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things  How has the meaning of that tattoo changed for you?


JM ── Well, it's definitely a state of mind and I may have evolved but the tattoo has not, which is great because I got the tattoo many years ago when I first started surfing. I felt like such a beginner and all the higher level surfers out there were telling me to get out of the way, go to a different wave, so I wished that I'd had a T-shirt that said “beginner” on it. Anytime I did spot the beginners, they were having more fun. And so rather than a t-shirt, I decided I'll just get it tattooed on my arm and do my best in this life to maintain a beginner's mind, which is always a great place to come from in any project. It reminds me to have fun. It reminds me that even though I may have done this before, I've not done it this way before. I've not done it at this age before. Maybe I've not done it in this studio before. By keeping a beginner's mind, there's always ways to view something you've done in a new light.

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