On Tour with Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith is an artist, actor, photographer, plus director I’ve been following for a very long time.

It’s unreal at times that I’ve truly watched this kid grow up every step of the way. So to be with him on tour, I was such a fan of his. I remember the first day of tour in Miami for rehearsals. I saw him walk in the area as I watched from afar high up in the arena seats. I knew it was him because of the blonde hair and how much energy he has as he walked into the arena.

This was rehearsal, so the whole place was empty and they were going over the sets and lighting. Jaden sat down and watched as they did play back of his set from afar, touching up on minor details he had left before going on stage.

767778I remember meeting him for the first time, I was a bit nervous because I wasn’t sure if he would be a jerk or a cool ass young kid. I walked up to him at first, he didn’t hear me because of the noise in the arena was so loud. I said his name twice even though I was right beside him on stage. The second time I said “Jaden”, it was like it caught him off guard and I was just eye balling him. But he seemed very cool about it as I introduced myself to him. To me, he just came off as a cool kid that was all about business.

I went on and the tour began. Weeks would pass and I would just always go out and watch Jaden’s set every night, pretending like I didn’t know every word to each song. But his energy was like no other for me. I saw his dad and mom while on tour and they seem like normal black parents, which was weird because everyone was a fan but they seem like they were just parents watching their son be great

808182838485868788Jaden always kinda stayed to himself during the start of tour. By the end of the tour we all seem to be one big family. I would find myself at the same time as him, trying my best not to be awkward and weird. But by the end of the tour we were both getting each other like we knew one another for a while.

Then I started to see how he’s just a kid growing up in a world of fam. With good parents and friends. Trying to navigate through it all and do his best. I think that’s what I’ve learned from him while on tour with Jaden Smith.