about>>>

Jonathan Atchley is my name - the music under it is seperate from "The Odd Lamb" and "Neenu Naanu" because it's my traditional singer/songwriter type of music. It's as simple and as personal/honest as I get. Not much experimenting - just raw/desperate passion. Foundation exposed. I sing what I have to.

It's much more immediate and I can get much more out because it takes less time - like my marker drawings. This is mostly the music I make now.

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Hi - Why do I do what I do?

I do all this art/music stuff because I just have to - because that's how I was made I guess. It's my gift and/or plague to the world. It's my salvation - in the worldliest way. For better or worse it's "yes" to an inner voice that I don't understand much at all...a voice that I can't control. It comes from where my actions come from - before thinking (brain sometimes catches up later)...

From light hearted/funny to the scariest things - my art is like what effects/inspires me the most - from T.V. commercials all the way to God/stories of faith in the Bible. I sing that song...

As the artist - I say what others don't know how to say...just doing my small and necessary part. I think this builds community like other peoples gifts do. I hope to learn how to do this better.

I'm just a witness (not a teacher) of what I know to be true - what I know from living out my own life under the sun.

My passion in life/art is purley to reflect/move towards/be in relationship with absolute truth - at all costs. To somehow help others in their own race. To get it to those who get it. To play my part no matter how small,weird,confusing,quiet,IMPOSSIBLE!....etc.

Besides all that - a lot of times I like to just be funny and make jokes.