Jake Clemons takes a stand for peace with his passionate and powerful new live single Stop The Wars — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The Montreal-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and E Street Band member’s latest solo single is a poignant, heartfelt track that offers the option of a shared new golden age where we can all agree to move forward together. The song was recorded live by Clemons and his band at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, and mixed by Grammy winner Robert Orton (Lady Gaga, Mumford and Sons).
“In my writing process, I like to look at things as they are in reality,” says Clemons. “We are all connected. We are all brothers and sisters. We have one Earth, one place for all of us to live and make things work — and we don’t have to fight. At the end of the day, we could all live for this higher purpose of caring for each other and for where we live. We can replace that insatiable hunger to tear things down and instead build our connections to be stronger and reinforce the beauty of who we are.
“I believe in making a musical offering that speaks on a spiritual level, and not just addressing the recognition of a problem. My hope is that Stop The Wars connects with as many people as possible. I want this song to resonate with people in a way that compels them to attach their feelings to the intellectual aspect of it and motivates them to respond on a human level. At the end of the day, I believe in the light.
“Like most of my songs, Stop the Wars speaks to the human condition, and the most tragic part of it is that it’s constantly relevant. We’ve been watching over time how those dividing lines are always being placed as ‘us versus them’ and the divide has just been constantly driven deeper and deeper and deeper. So, I wrote this song from the perspective of the human condition of constant struggle that ranges from domestic fights and arguments with neighbors to politics and dropping bombs. Why does it keep happening?”
No stranger to international audiences and the ways of the world at large, Clemons will once again be heading out on the road with The Jake Clemons Band before beginning a stadium tour with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band for 16 shows in Europe between May and July. Upon return from Europe Jake will perform at The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St. Paul (July 19) before announcing more shows.
Clemons’ musical endeavors over the past decade have made him a globally familiar figure. He has toured the world performing his own music with The Jake Clemons Band and has spent the last 12 years as tenor and baritone sax player with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, also appearing on Springsteen’s album Letter To You and the companion TV documentary. Clemons has also recorded and performed with The Killers, Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, Prophets of Rage, Roger Waters, US Girls, Arkells and Grouplove (among others).
His previous releases include the Embracing Light EP, Fear And Love (which reached No. 25 on the Billboard Americana charts) and his most recent release Eyes On The Horizon, where he once again created a new chapter, this time taking it a step further by adding his voice to those seeking to find clarity in a complicated world and expanding both his musical vision and philosophical perspective. “We always have to carry that hope with us, we have to use it to look towards the horizon,” he says.
Check out Stop The Wars above, hear more from Jake Clemons below, and find him on his website, Facebook and Twitter.
