Helping the Music Industry Cope – Billboard Magazine Article
September 6, 2017 by JodiRocks
Filed under Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Health, Living well, Music, Musician, Singer, Voice
Billboard Magazine’s Hannah Karp interviewed me for a very cool music industry piece in the publication’s News section, “From The Desk Of”. This article appeared on Billboard.com and as a two page spread in Billboard Magazine’s September 2-15, 2017 issue. The article explores how I have successfully combined two very different careers. Drawing upon nearly […]
MusiCares® Talks with Bob Forrest – Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail
MusiCares® Talks with Bob Forrest – Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail It’s very hard to get through to artists when they are engrossed in addiction. Addictions Interventions don’t always work. Even with family and loved ones begging someone to go to rehab, people will walk away from an addiction intervention because they are […]
MusiCaresFoundation® Talks to Slash about Addiction
February 8, 2015 by JodiRocks
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Health, Living well, Music, Musician
MusiCaresFoundation® Talks to Slash about Addiction MusiCares® talks to Slash about coming to terms with his addiction to drugs and alcohol. Struggling with different types of addiction, Slash broke through the denial, found help, and overcame his addictions.
Addiction Captures Amy Winehouse
Addiction captured another talented artist today, Amy Winehouse. The death of a young artist with so much potential for a bright future is heartbreaking. However, how do you help someone who is on a path of self-destruction under the influence of drugs and alcohol? The initial answer is that an addict MUST possess a strong desire […]
Past, Present, Future
February 1, 2011 by JodiRocks
Filed under Awareness, Living well
Past. Present. Future. What thoughts, images or memories come to mind when you read the three words above? Which of the above words resonates most with you? Are you reminded of an experience in your past? Do you think of an experience you are going though right now in the present? Do you envision something […]