KWAJ: Insights on Creativity and Chasing Dreams

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11/03/23 • 99 min

Jon Cerone has his buddy Mike, also known by his stage name Kwaj, come by to interview him to ask him about addiction, recovery and writing. They also chat about the years after they both left Grand Valley State University, while talking about creativity and chasing dreams. The usual good stuff! Stick around.
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FEEL FREE - KWAJ: Insights on Creativity and Chasing Dreams

Transcript

Speaker 100:00:07.509

Yo yo , we're back with another episode of the Feel Free podcast . I'm your host , John Sarone . This week , I got my buddy Mike here also known as Quage rapper , from Lansing in Michigan , here to interview me , ask me some questions about addition recovery .

Speaker 100:00:25.839

We both talk about our stories after leaving Grand Rapids or Grand Valley Sta