Feelings of vulnerability led Grammy-nominated baritone Jubilant Sykes—who performs this week in Northwest Arkansas—to pursue singing.
"I was painfully shy as a kid—deeply insecure," he admits. "Singing was a way for me to express what I could not put into words.
"As I got older and I was learning songs," he explains, "that was the only way I could really say: 'yeah that's how I feel' and express it without being mocked."
Hear the full conversation in the streaming link above and learn more about his recital this week at the Berry Performing Arts Center by visiting John Brown University's website.