Burned by his ex, JR Price turns his relationship ashes to record smashes

Out Singer Pays Price of Love; New Album’s Dark Themes Reflect

By: James Booth Special for TRT

J.R. Price is best known for “Body Positive”, a track from his Daydream album that encouraged people to love their bodies. His latest album, Nightmare, is darker in theme but digs even deeper in its messaging. It’s rallying people to love themselves: their inner junk, past trauma and unresolved emotional turmoil. And yes, be a beacon for others, but not to the extent where you become a doormat.

“I had my album release party last week, and people I didn’t know were crying and telling me how my stories in Nightmare inspired them to be better to themselves,” Price says. “That was so important to me because it made me feel like my heartache was genuinely helping people.”

J.R. Price isn’t concerned with pop star fame or living the baller life. “I am just a coat check guy who sings personal songs about my reality,” J.R. Price continues. “I love how music offers a platform for my story to be heard.” The video for “Tiny,” his first release from Nightmare, is on YouTube now.

Q: “Nightmare” digs deep into the five stages of grief. Where are you in journey right now?

JRP: I have more good days than bad days. Releasing the album and letting people hear my story has helped, but I still have bouts of depression when I think about my family abandonment, my poverty, and obviously, the heartache that developed this amazing work. I have emotional burdens, and sometimes I can’t control them. I’m human. I’m allowed to not be perfect and get down about my actual feelings. I will say, however, that I am doing the work and I’m seeing the light of hope at the end of a very dark tunnel.