GRAMMY® winning singer and producer, PJ Morton , has published his inspiring and life-spanning new book, “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning,” via Worthy Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. Aside from recent TV appearances on the Tamron Hall Show and CBS Mornings, Morton held book signing events in his native New Orleans, Nashville, New York City, and at his alma mater, Morehouse College, in Atlanta.
The memoir finds the 5x GRAMMY®-winner recounting and reflecting upon a journey that continues to defy expectations and straddle the fences of music and faith, race and culture, expression and identity. As the son of beloved singing pastors (Bishop Paul S. and Pastor Debra B. Morton), PJ Morton grew up grounded by the sound of the Church, but soon found himself drawn to R&B, pop and soul, writing songs that the industry, his family and community struggled to understand. In the face of mounting pressure, rejection and constant mis-categorization, he committed himself to a steadfast path of independence: making music on his own terms, launching his own record label, joining one of the biggest bands in the world (Maroon 5) while staying true to his New Orleans roots. The risks he took paid off, and through his trailblazing transformation from preacher’s kid to the busiest man in showbiz – performing everywhere from his local congregation to the Super Bowl with Maroon 5, collaborating with everyone from his father to Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Jon Batiste and Lil Wayne – PJ Morton hopes to encourage readers and listeners to overcome obstacles as they seek their dreams.
Morton’s current R&B radio single “I Found You” from his “Cape Town to Cairo” album, written and recorded in Africa, is currently No. 13 on Billboard’s R&B Airplay chart. Morton is also promoting to gospel radio, “Here He Comes Again,” his collaboration with The Clark Sisters from his Grammy winning “Gospel According to PJ” album.
