1. Jean Dawson is of mixed heritage, with an African-American father from Long Beach, California, and a Mexican mother from Sinaloa.
13 Facts About Jean Dawson
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Jean Dawson's mother learned English by listening to West Coast hip hop.
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Jean Dawson grew up in a musical family, with his parents' interest in each other's culture having been what connected them.
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Jean Dawson would buy studio equipment with the money that he was given to buy books, which led to him dropping out to pursue a career in music.
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On June 8,2021, Jean Dawson was announced as a support act for headliner Brockhampton's US and Europe tour that ran from August 2021 through June 2022.
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On February 22,2023, Jean Dawson was announced as part of the lineup for that year's edition of When We Were Young, set for October 21 and 22 in Las Vegas.
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On January 31,2024, Jean Dawson was announced as one of the 16 artists covering a song from the Talking Heads album Stop Making Sense for the 40th anniversary tribute album Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, set to be released by A24 Music on May 17.
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In 2021, Jean Dawson launched his clothing and merchandise label Turbo Radio, including collections of face masks, shirts, sweatpants, crew necks, and sweaters that he designed.
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On February 25,2021, Jean Dawson released a seven minute documentary short about himself titled Burnout, which he directed himself.
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Jean Dawson is commonly referred to as simply an experimental pop artist.
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Jean Dawson's lyrics cover topics including anxiety, depression, feeling like an outsider, fragile masculinity, drug addiction, gang life, spirituality, and morality.
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Jean Dawson has three dogs: a Dobermann named Midnight, a French bulldog named Mala, and an English bulldog named Oz.
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Jean Dawson has struggled with depression, including a period of persistent suicidal ideation when he was 21 which led him to start therapy and taking SSRIs.