14th June, 2025 in Recommended Reads

I Wanted To Be A Bluesman by David Joseph

“‘I guess I’m just worried, deep down, that your life is better than mine,’ I said. ‘I think that’s what everyone worries about, that someone else’s life is better than our own. I think that’s why we just want everyone to fall in line with our decisions of conformity.’” The short story collection, I Wanted To Be A Bluesman, by David Joseph, guides us through multiple perspectives of the impact that music can have in the human experience and the healing power that can be gained through developed bonds and fond memories. I Wanted To Be A Bluesman explores the different viewpoints that are developed amongst the backdrop of distinctive lives and upbringings that modify our perception of similar, if not the same, artforms, such as the blues, that help us better appreciate each other.