Beautifulmind isn't Resse, nor am I Beautifulmind. I was born Tyresse Lydell Bracy; son of Theresa Johnson and Benjamin Bracy (the former is cooler). A majority of my growing both physically and mentally was done on the red dirt roads of Grand Bay, Alabama. My siblings are Zechariah Bracy and Clyde Moore, I love them so.

But I digress.

My odessey towards becoming a street performer began some 6 years ago, in Dublin, Ireland. Where I met a guy by the name of David Loudon who had setout from Seattle, Washington with a one way ticket to Europe to busk. His hopes were to become such a great violinist, that passer byers would tip him enough to make it back home.

Young me knew nothing of such bravery. This kid was magnetic. I had to be apart of whatever he was.

The next morning at hostel breakfast I asked could I join him. With no hesitation he replied "yes". The shit was sealed! I was going to dance; alone, on streets, for offerings, for the first time ever. I could barely catch my breath, let alone think of what I wanted to do with my 6'3, awkward fucking frame.

We find a spot on O'Connell Street. Next to the Spire. He unpacks his bow, next his violin, he begins to play. As the crowd begins to form, my nerves begin to betray me.

I think to myself, "this crowd will never see you again". So what if they laugh...

I kick my shoes off and begin to move; nervously at first, hesitant, unsure. Some people leave and in my mind I'm writing the entire experience off as a disaster but David continues pull and slide his bow over the bridge of his violin. If he's not stopping nor should I, I tell myself. This dance and violin collaboration continues, it gets easier, it becomes so simple to do what I already knew how to do, that the crowd vanishes before me, I began to play around with my dance, I began to enjoy the spectating eyes of foreign faces.

Some 20 minutes in, it began to rain. David had to pack up due to the fragility of stringed instruments.

We marched back to our hostel. Where he attempted to split the earnings but I couldn't take anything from him. David had taught me a great lesson. David's taught me how to measure success in my life. David taught me that nothing should precede my happiness. David taught me that if you allow action to preced thought you could just about accomplish whatever the fuck you wished.

And so the Beautifulmind Brand was born. Personally I felt the need to always be reminded to measure my life in happiness, and to never spend too much time thinking but to act.

I some how feel that the world could use this ideology a bit as well.

Love you David, wherever you may be.

*HANDS TO HEART*