J.T. WAS BORN IN THE STATE OF OHIO. AT THE AGE OF THREE HE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WITH HIS FATHER"JOHN POPS THOMAS" POPS THOMAS HIMSELF WAS A MUSICIAN, AND WOULD SPEND A LIFETIME PURSUING HIS MUSIC CARRER. SINCE A YOUNG BOY JT WOULD ALWAYS WATCH AND STUDY HIS DAD PLAY, AS HE MIXED JAZZ, R&B, POP, AND BLUES INTO HIS OWN STYLE. BEING A HIP HOP JUNKIE AT THE TIME, J.T. LEARNED HOW TO COMBINE ALL FIVE STYLES OF MUSIC THUS CREATING HIS OWN UNIQUE SOUND OF MUSIC. POPS THOMAS LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER AT THE AGE OF 54, AND HE NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELEASE HIS DEBUTE ALBUM "MUSICAL THOUGHTS". J.T. PROMISED HIMSELF THAT HIS FIRST EVER ALBUM RELEASE WOULD CARRY THE NAME "MUSICAL THOUGHTS" THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO POPS THOMAS FOUNDER OF MUSICAL THOUGHTS, MAY HE REST IN PEACE!!!!!