Jean Dawson: An Interlude

Jean Dawson is typically in the studio every day from 7 p.m. through 7 a.m., so an 8 a.m. call time fell right in the middle of his REM sleep. Waking up today kicked my ass, but it was great. I need that sometimes, says Dawson, who finds humility in the mundane.Waking up early isnt a foreign concept for a now 29-year-old Dawson, who grew up as David Sanders. He split his time between San Diego and Mexico, having to wake up before sunrise to walk to the bus to the U.S. border, where he and his yo...