NOTHING MORE, "Jenny," 2015

By Karen Bliss 4/6/15 | www.samaritanmag.com

Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins wrote “Jenny” about his sister’s complicated and self-destructive struggle with bipolar disorder and his mother’s final year. Now the Texas-based rock band is using the song to expand the discussion about mental illness.  Of the 1 in 5 people who have a mental illness, only 41 percent will seek help, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Lyrics include “You’re beginning to drag the ones you love down / Will this phase ever end? / A thousand arms to hold you /But you won’t reach for any hands.” Buy the new single here and watch Hawkins talk openly about his family history in this videoKaren Bliss