5 People That Changed My Life

what I'm talking about. I feel like I've been very messy recently, and I know last week I was being a sassy a sassy girl about people that I don't want to have on my podcast and people I won't have on my podcast, and so I feel like this week I really wanted to switch it up, and I wanted to talk about some of my favorite people in the world and about some people who truly came into my life, changed my life for the better, made me realize things about myself, made me realize things about family,

about friendship, and really give you the rundown on five people that changed my life. Now, before I get into that, I just wanted to say that this world I'm living in right now is actually Nana's guilty pleasures finally out in the universe doing all these performances. It is so real. It's interesting. This whole plan of this EP has changed so many times when I was doing the posts that we're like, look like I'm changing my plan. I truly was changing the plan. The original plan was to have

Choose a freighter come out. Then it just like it wasn't. I never wanted choose a fighter to come out first, but my team, you know, thought it was the best idea. And I tried to tell everyone. I was like, no, it's it's guilty. It's guilty. It's guilty, like that has to be the vibe, that has to be the leading force, and no one really believed me. And then finally one day, literally my label called was like we believe you, Like let's switch gears, and I was like, let's go. And

then I figured out the game plan. We got guilty. We did the EP, and like now that is just all out and it's all in the universe. It feels so good, Like it feels so free, it feels so nice,

it feels so fun. I'm like, fuck yeah, like we made it, we did it, and like I am your guilty pleasure, and whether you like it or not, I'm your guilty pleasure like that is it ended up being so perfect, even though like the fact that I have the writer's credit on this song and a couple of other songs also on the EP, like it just kind of takes everything that the world is said in the last six months and been like look here you go, you know what I mean, And it makes me makes

me happy to see the response to it and to see where we're at now versus where we were six months ago. And I just I'm truly grateful, I really am. I and at this weird point where you know, obviously publicly I'm very wild right now and I'm on stage doing wax shit and drinking alcohol and touching and doing

all the things. But like, deep down inside, when I'm doing all of that, there is this other side to me that, ah, fuck, I shouldn't reveal this to y'all, but like there is this other side to me that like truly just like sits there, and it's just like looking at all this and just like whoa, Like this is so surreal to me, Like this is everything I've

ever wanted. These crowds that are showing up, I mean the crowds that are showing up with the performances are crazy and it's so awesome, it's so fun, and I just, I don't know. I just think a moment of gratitude was much needed, because as messy as I am nowadays, like there is this other side to me that the world doesn't know and the world doesn't see, and I keep it messy. My job is to entertain you, and you are entertained when I am messy, So you're welcome again.

I'm your guilty pleasure. But I yeah, I don't know. I just I'm having a great time. I'm grateful for everything. Thank you for getting me to do this shit without you, without me being your guilty pleasure, would never works, So I appreciate you for that one. Anyways, let's die freaking right in. We got five people that changed my life now. The first person that is on this list honestly changed my life in so many ways that I could ever imagine.

And that is my first girlfriend. If you followed me for a couple of years now you know who this is. She's honestly still one of my very good friends of the day. But she she made me realize a lot about myself. She she literally texted me this prible was like happy Pride month. You're welcome for making you realize you're gay like that, like are like literal joke. But the thing is, it's not a joke. She did make me realize that I was gay. She was my like

official gay awakening. Of course, I had my gay awakenings when I was a kid that was like, oh wait, what's this And now that I look back, I'm like, that's what it was, you dingis. But yeah, she she definitely came into my life and she changed it. She was my first like teenager friend, if that makes sense, and I don't know, I kind of got an insight onto like normal teen life and that was a very cool thing. And then when I realized that I had feelings for her, she was the first person that I

came out to. And it was very hard to tell her that I had a crush on a girl because she was the girl that I had the crush on. And I never thought it was gonna go anywhere. I thought she was gonna stop me my friend, because you know, she used to ran to me being her best friend about being like, hey, like all my friends have crushes on me, Like I hate this, And so I was like yeah, that's so annoying. Uh oh, like I have a crush on you? What fuck? Anyways, but it ended

up being fine. She ended up becoming my first girlfriend. We had so many great times together and I don't know, I think she taught me the value of love. I would say she was my first love for sure, and whether that be love love, puppy love, any kind of love, it was love and it was very sweet and very innocent, and I am forever grateful for that. I'm forever grateful for that realization. I'm lucky that she's the person I

got to come out with. I think without her being so chill up with things, like he said, it was very scary. No one knew what to expect with me coming out, and I didn't expect it to be as big as it was, Like I didn't realize that it was gonna be a thing, I guess. But she was very good about no matter what at the end of the day, like she never cared about like the world.

She cared about me, and that was I mean, she was the most genuine love that I've ever felt, for sure, besides from like my parents and my brother and like close close friends, but in a relationship standpoint, she was definitely the most She is definitely the most genuine love I've ever felt before, and so I will forever cherish the way that she's made me look at things, the way that she made me realize I was gay, The way that we are able to be friends now, I

think that's so fucking inspiring for people out there, like it is okay to be friends and just except like, hey, look, we don't want get in a relationship, but like, yes we could be friends, like we have fun together. Ah, that is the best thing ever. I'm so grateful for that. All Right, now we're gonna flip a little bit. We're gonna talk about some friends in my life. So I got two friends that I'm gonna talk about. First. One

is mister Tyler. Mister Tyler Cameron. Now me and Tye we met on Special Forces and Tye is like literally my family without like if I didn't have my family, he would be my family. And I was Actually I was on a plane the other day this guy sitting next to me was asking me like, oh, where you from? And so I'm from California. Now I used to live in Nebraska and he was like, oh cool, and I was like, Oh, where are you from. He's like, oh, I live in Florida. I was like, oh cool, what

part of Florida? And he was like northern Florida, Like you go there often? And I was like, Oh, I have family down in Florida. I was like, so, yeah, actually I do go down there often. And he was like, Oh, where's your family at And I was like, well, I'm a brother up in Orlando and I have a brother down in Jupiter. And I stopped myself and the guy was like, what's going on? And I was like, he's not my he I mean, he is my brother, but he's not my brother in Jupiter. And I was like wait.

I was like, he's literally my family. I was like, but he's not my family. And I was like, this is crazy. My brother lives in Orlando. I was like, my brother's there. I was like, but I have a best best friend Tie and he lives in Jupiter and so I go down there all the time to see them. And I was like, clearly his family. Like it just like flew out of my mouth fast, like a grab it ted gives me a lot of reassurance within myself. He's such a good best friend. He's such a good like.

He keeps me young and lively for sure. I mean we obviously we have a ten year age gap, but he is he's just a fun best friend for me, and he's really been there for me in times that I need. We met on Special Forces and he was the first person on Special Forces that kind of gave me a shot. And on Special Forces we would get in trouble all the time for our wardrobe if we

weren't match again. So I decided I was gonna become the wardrobe police because I could see if one button was undone, and I would tell everybody be like Jack, your button, Tom, your shoe tight tight is different, and like they wouldn't and then we get in trouble for that. And so Tyler was the first person I was like, wait, she's right everybody, and everybody loved Tie and so everyone kind of jumped on board with that, and I'll never forget.

It was like day five of Special Forces and I used to be the wardrow police and like bug all the boys and like they were all get annoyed by it. Finally, Tie is the day five comes up to me. He's like hey, Jojo, and I was like yeah. He was like, you check my off it for me, and I was like absolutely, I can't. That is right. I would be delighted too. It was just cute. Men. There's this grown man coming out to me like can you look at my help at police? And I was like, I got you.

But ye know, He's given me some of my most fun times. I'll never forget. My twenty first fucking birthday with ty was so fun. We were planning on because my birthday's on the nineteenth, so the eighteenth at midnight when it switched the night, we were planning on having like a drink cause the next day we were gonna go to Disney World drink around the World at Epcot, and so we wanted it to be like a chill night, like you have to have a drink at midnight, but like,

let's go to sleep. Tyler comes in the room. This man had brought cowboy hats, he bought streamers, He brought more alcohol than we already had. He brought a pool noodle that we could use a beer bong. He brought water guns they could squirt shots into my mouth. Like this boy came prepared and I was like, oh, we're doing this tonight. He was like, Yeah, we're doing this tonight and I was like, all right, here we go.

And this this fuck he he put like the worst whiskey in his water gun that he squirt it into my mouth and his aim was spot on. It went all in my mouth. It was so nasty, but I mean it was the best laugh and we all had the best time. And then the next day at Disney, we all had the best time. He truly is just such a good boy. He's such a good friend. I we always talk about our future together and how excited we are to like just do life together, and it's

it's cool. I don't think anybody would have predicted that him and I would become like as tight as we are, but he, he truly is one of a kind. We have a joke that we're gonna get tattoos of each other on our foot and I'm gonna get a picture of his face and He's gonna get a picture of mine, Like we just he's just he's just that one for me and I I fucking love that dude with all of my heart. He wanted to do this thing where we did a roast on my twenty first birthday and

I let him roast me. I'm not gonna say what he said to me, but that boy had a good roast and I have a damn good roast for him and I will use it when I need to, but I don't need to yet. We haven't done a roast yet. We were going to, but we did it, so I'm gonna hold onto it. So another person, And this is kind of funny because this this story kind of intertwines that I'm about to tell with these two people. They

actually intertwined really interestingly Tyler. And then the next person that I'm gonna put on this list of top five people that change my life is g Flip. Now, Flip has become such an important person in my life since my first birthday. I didn't realize how missing that friendship was in my life with them, but they, I mean they they they made me realize something about my life that I didn't necessarily realize. And I'm gonna tell that whole story because I think it's a very interesting story

and it connects to Tyler. It's very fascinating. Then we got to spend Disney together again with ty It was everybody. Flip was there in Disney and spending my birthday with g was fucking awesome. Got to meet their best friend, Herbie, and now we all became best friends. Were literally true. We had the best day in New York together. Oh my god, I'll tell the New York stories. It's so fun. But I want to explain the story on why they

changed my life, and I don't. I think I told them this story briefly, but I don't really think Flip knows this story very well because I didn't. I never really like it's not like a story to tell. But since I'm here and I get to yap and say whatever I want on this podcast, I'm gonna tell it now. So anyways, it's after Special Forces now. The reason why I tapped out on Special Forces because I wanted to

live my personal life more. I was like, fuck living for my career, Like I am living for my personal life only now. And I realized that that. Now, I realize that that wasn't the right mentality, but in that moment, that's how I was feeling. That was what I cared about. So whatever. So anyways, I'm in rehearsal with my girl group and I get a text from Flip and they were like, hey, and mind you. Me and Flip were

friends at this point. We were mutuals, like we somehow had each other's number, but I genuinely don't remember how, Like it was very just like we knew of each other, right, And so they texted me and they were like, hey, like, I'm doing a show in LA, like I would love to have you come before. Now anyone who does know g Flip, they are an incredible artist, so foking talented. They are a drummer, a singer. Their vocals are insane, their drum skills are actually crazy, like just the most

talented person I know by a landslide. And so they were like, I'm playing a show in LA and I would love to have you come out on stage sing gay for me with me the crowd of their minds like would you ever be down? And I actually responded and I was like, hey, when is it? Like let me know. They told me the day and I was supposed to be in Florida with Tyler. I was going to spend a week down there just to go have fun, go be friends, go on his boat, go chill, like

just take a week for like fun personal life. And I so they sent me the dates and I was like, ah, I was like, I'm so sorry, Like I get to Florida and like that's on day two when I'm supposed to be there, Like shit, I'm so sorry. I can't move this trip, like cause in my head I was like, no, this is a career thing with Flip, like do not say yes to that because you're you're putting your career first, then, like put your personal life first. This is what you

learned on Special Forces, right, so I take something. I was like, man, I'm so sorry, like I can't do it, like I would love to, but like let me know if there's another one. And they were like all good, it's all good. Don't sweat, like there'll be another one. And then about an hour passed and I literally like my head got pulled out of my ass and I was like jojo, what the fuck? You don't say no to this? And so I went outside the studio and

I called Flip and I was like hey. I was like, first, I'm so sorry that I said no. I don't know what I was on. I was like, I'm gonna make it work. I was like I will be there, tell me what time you get me there count me and

like I'm fucking there, let's go. And they were like really like they like didn't believe that I changed my mind, and I was like yeah, I was like and I told them a little bit briefly, like I was supposed to be in Florida for her friends, but like fuck that, I want to do this fine, And so the universe just kind of test to me. I still went to Florida for twenty four hours. I was like, I'm not missing this Florida trip. I will go for twenty four hours.

So I flew in, flew back home, got on a plane, went straight to soundcheck after the plane with Flip and got there and I remember watching them do their sound check before I went on stage and joined them, and they were playing the drums and I was like, holy shit. I was like, they are the coolest human that exists. What are they doing right now? I've never seen somebody like rip on drums like that, and I was like wow. So anyway, as we go, I do soundcheck. This is

our first time meeting in person. Like, they're cool. Laurence Sanderson's also there. They're really cool. She's really cool, and so I was like fuck, yeah, this is the best vibe literally ever and didn't really think twice of it. Happy that I made the decision to be there, but honestly I was kind of regretting it, Like I just said bye to my friends in Florida. By the time by to my brother, I was like this. I was

like fuck. And then I got mad at myself after soundcheck and I was like, this is what I said no to doing, Like I said no to putting my career first, and that is exactly what I'm doing right now. I'm putting my career first. Why did I do this?

I should be in Florida er And then it came time for the show, and I remember watching Flip because gay for Me is very is the last song on the set, second to last song in the set, and I remember watching them perform their whole show and just being like wow, like if I want to be anything, I want to be them like that. They are so so talented, and like fell in love with their music that night, like just I mean, it was the greatest non of my life. And then I went on stage,

had fun like it was a ball. They were fun to perform with. Went home that night and I was like I want to become a drummer, like this is my new hyperphixation, Like, let's go find a drum kit. So I looked online whatever, YadA, YadA, YadA. Two days later, Flip and I then had like texted, like talked like that was a fun whatever fine anyways. Two days later, Flip was like, Yo, if you ever wanted to learn drums,

like I would for sure teach you. I'd for sure give you a lesson, Like, then you want to help getting a kid setting it up, like let me know? And I was like, wait, you have no idea, Like I was literally like saying this and you have no idea about it. And so then they helped me get my drums set up. They helped me, they gave me a first lesson. And what I realized as they were giving me this drum lesson is I was like, holy shit, Jojo,

you made the right choice. And that was when I learned that life isn't about only your personal life or only your career life, because I thought I could only have one or the other. And so it was kind of an interesting phase where from when Special Posts ended in July to when I performed a flip in October where I didn't necessarily give my career any attention and that wasn't okay either, you know what I mean. So

Flip really got me to find that balance. And they don't even know this, but they found this balance with me without even knowing it, and it ended up really fixing a problem that I had of like saying fuck all to my life that I knew right and just now living to be a personal life, like I don't it's very confusing to explain. But then yeah, then they

they just taught me what a good human is. You know, a lot of people shit on me because they're like, you're trying to be g Flip and I was like, fuck, yeah, everyone is trying to be g Flip. Who doesn't want to be g Like literally, if you're all right, candid, if you say you don't like everybody does. And they came out and they did some interviews and people asked them, They're like, what do you think about this? And they were like, look, I'm fucking honored, like Jojo like yes,

get it, do your thing. And then they ended up coming to my twenty first birthday with me, and that's when we all became really good friends. And that ever since then. They helped me get over my last breakup, which was very hard, and we had the best fucking day in New York together. We had so much fun we had yesterday lost my phone in the middle of the day in the fucking lake. Didn't care because we were having so much fun it. Actually, it also is

Flippo's fault that I lost my phone. They knocked my hand and dropped it straight in the lake. So that's their fault. That's like my little leg. Yeah, it's so your fault. Yeah, No, they're just they're great human being. They got me to start drums, which are my fucking love. Like I anyways, rant about them for long enough, rand about time for long enough. We all got to have

the best day on my birthday together. Those two friends for me are like currently the friends that I have, like really changed my life and really given me like a big, big picture on life. Anyways, Next is I got two more for you, Freddy Mercury. This is very self explanatory. Freddie Mercury entered my life. Freddie Mercury is not with us anymore, unfortunately. But when I saw Freddy Mercury for the first time in the movie Bohemian rhop city.

I was like, whoa this human. It's kind of the same thing as Flip, Like this human, I want to be this human. And I pull a lot of my inspirations from different people, right for like my obviously for drums like Flip, and then for performing it's like Freddy. But then for you know, like videos and shit and choreography, it's Gaga, And for costumes it's Miley, and for personality

it's Miley. Like there's like a little bit of different personalities that are trying to pull from my favorites and from the greats, and I I definitely Freddy is absolutely one of them. And this boy he used to be very scared of singing live, And then I heard Freddy say a quote he said, no one can take my songs better than I can. And I sense that I sing live and fuck all what people have to say about the vocals, like, I don't care. It's my song.

You can't think it better than me. It's literally mine. Anyways, the last person on this list, I think you're gonna love it, Miss Abby Lee Miller. Now, Abvi Lee, say what you want about the girl. That girl changed my life for the better. I would be fucking nothing without her. She taught me so many life lessons. She taught me how to sink or swim. She taught me how to fucking pick up choreography like no others. Taught me how to be tough but not cruel. Now that is something.

This is something that I've realized over the last few months with me is my experience on dance songs was tough, not cruel. And a lot of people did have cruel not tough, and that's tough, but like it is what it is, that's your journey. But for me, it was tough and not cruel, and so I'm very grateful for that. But yeah, miss Abby Lee, that girl. I text her honestly, like twice a week. She's a massive person in my life. I I don't know, I think, I just I will

always appreciate where I came from. I will always appreciate the people that helped me. I will always appreciate the people that were there for me when no one else was, or the people that went out of their way to be there for me. And Abby has, trust me, had her fairshop of not doing that, but she has had her fair shof of also doing that, and I don't know I Ever since I left Dance Moms, I've grown

a big, big, big love for her. On Dance Songs, I was fucking terrified of her, obviously all of us were. But after the show, I love that girl with all my heart. I always will. I will always thank her for saying jo joo, Have you learn nothing? Because no, oh, I fucking haven't, and I plan not to thank you very much. Clearly, me learning nothing is doing me wonders. Ah. Anyways,

that was a lot of fun. Rants I think without a doubt you can tell by this I love, I just love, and I love my people, and I care about my people so much. And I have a bubble, or as I have a bubble of probably like twenty people that are my golden people. And these people are my golden people. I say, there's a difference in like best friends and golden people, and all these people are people that are golden people. I know if I called them they would answer. I know if I said I

need help, they would say, I'll be over. I know if I said I'm in trouble, they would say where are you? And I also know this is this is how I decide if somebody is a golden person or not. If I called you and said I need help, right, you would help me? And then would you hang up? And would you call my mom? And if you wouldn't, you're a best friend. And if you would, you are

one of my golden people. Because people know me, they know my mom, and they know that she would need to know if something was going wrong in my life, and so all of these people are people. Even Abby the other day text her at two in the morning and it was no, it was two in the morning for me. It was four in the morning for her. And I was like, oh my god, I'm so sorry.

I thought you were on the East coast, like I didn't realize it was this early for you, and or some some somehow it was like different times ones like that, it doesn't matter. And I was like, I'm so sorry I didn't resistiarly for you. But why are you awaking? She was like, well, when you text, of course I'm going to wake up. In answer, I was like, oh my god, Abby, go to sleep like it's four in the morning for you. But yeah, no, I know. I know. If I called my first girlfriend, I know if I

called Abby, I know if I called Flippo. I know if I called Tie and I obviously I can't call Freddy Mercury, but I know if I called those four they would they would always have my back as I would have. There's fucking love all these people. I love all my people. There's a lot of people that I didn't mention in this video, but we're not doing the

twenty people. We're doing the five people. So I had to narrow it down, and I had to pick based off of good stories that I have and good things that y'all would want to hear, and I figured these were these are a good top five. So you know, I love y'all. Thank you for listening. Remember huggy people every day, be a good person, have fun, live life, mess up, fix your mess ups, don't do anything stupid. And I love y'all. I'll see you next time. Go

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