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"Maroon Mentality" is a piece that is meant to inspire a new mode
of consciousness that acknowledges the past, engages the present, and
prepares for the future. The slavery-era Maroons escaped the grips of
their captors to establish their own communities in a foreign land. The
Maroon Mentality is a modern-day adaption that enables people to
establish a mental and spiritual space that is separate and free from
the psychological trappings of neo-colonialism. The effects of post
traumatic slavery disorder are prevalent throughout the world, so there
no longer exists any physical escape from it. But we can adopt and
nurture a mindset that allows us to author our own life story amidst the
madness.
The inspiration for the song comes from Mercury's day to day
experiences working as an educator in the inner cities of New York and
Baltimore. Too often he has seen students and families in emotional
despair, with little hope for a better tomorrow.
A Maroon Mentality would give people an understanding of their
situation, which would in turn nurture the wisdom to allow them to find a
way out of the depravity. While Mercury's work allows him to interact
directly with these families, he recognizes the power of music to also
influence lives. There was a time in recent history when people were
aware and making conscious efforts to better themselves. In a very short
period of time, we have lost that drive, and the moral emptiness of
today's music does little to inspire.
