Exclusive: Jordin Sparks Shares Emotional Story Of How Husband Dana Isaiah Saved Her Music Career

“I’ve stepped into my power as a wife, a mother, a friend, an artist, a songwriter, a woman, a human, and I just feel like sometimes there are times when other people try to restrict you and put you in a box. But sometimes, you can be your own worst enemy, and you can do it to yourself. You can hold on to outdated versions of yourself. You can hold on to things that were said that don’t apply to your life anymore.”

“That’s the space I’m in,” she continues. “I’m dropping all of those things. The ball and chain of people’s opinions because everybody’s going to say what they’re going to say. I feel like I’ve always had pretty thick skin, but now I’m just like…and?”

"I’m dropping all of those things. The ball and chain of people’s opinions because everybody’s going to say what they’re going to say. I feel like I’ve always had pretty thick skin, but now I’m just like…and?"

Moreover, if it wasn’t for her husband, Dana Isaiah, Sparks would have walked away from music as a whole. She recalls having the U-Haul packed and ready to head out until their paths crossed.

“This music would not be happening without him,” reveals Sparks. “I really was, like, my house was up for sale. I had a storage pod halfway packed, and then he came into my life and said, ‘Why are you running?’ And I was like, sir, I do not know you well enough for you to ask me this. I didn’t say that, but I did laugh in my head. He was right, and I was running because I was just tired of the games. I was tired of all the craziness, and he really loved me back to life, to be honest.”

She adds, “He helped remind me who I was, like, ‘No, we need your voice. Your voice needs to be heard.’ It took me a second to be like wait, Oh yeah, I did that. He’s really put me on his shoulders. He has elevated me to levels that I never thought that I could be.

"And in terms of a relationship, to have the freedom to just be myself and to do the things I love and go for what I’m doing without the fear of anxiety, like this is going to cause a fight, or this is going to do this or whatever the fears we can get within relationships can be. I never have that. I’m very much like, alright, babe, what do you think about this one? I fell in love with his mind and I fell in love with his heart, so I’m always asking his opinion and asking what he thinks.”

For Sparks, it's important for their son to see his mother not only being loved out loud but also having the freedom to flourish and just be.

“It’s important as a woman and as a mother for your child or children to see you living your most authentic self and doing things because you love to do it and because it makes you happy and it fulfills you,” says the “No Air” singer.

“It may not happen at the time you think it’s going to happen, but for me, I’m always like what’s meant for me will never miss me. I’m just really happy that he has parents that are like that because my husband’s that way, too. He’s very much like I’m going to do my own thing. He knows what he wants, and so I’m really grateful that he’s got parents that have that kind of mentality to just speak up.”

Sparks and hubby Dana Isaiah tied the knot in 2017, and when a position for management came open on her team, she knew that he was the only one who could fulfill the job she needed at the time.

"It’s important as a woman and as a mother for your child or children to see you living your most authentic self and doing things because you love to do it and because it makes you happy and it fulfills you."

“It was an easy decision because I was like, nobody knows the story of what I’m trying to do more than he does, so if I want this to be put out the right way, what better way than to have somebody who is, every single day, knows who I am. He knows my heart. He knows my dreams, my goals, and he just wants to see me achieve them. That just made it an easy decision.”

“It’s been a couple of years, and he never took that spot to be permanent, so I now have a manager. His name is Silas White, he’s amazing,” Sparks continues.

“So Dana now does like day to day and Silas does the overall, which has been great because I get tired of it being about me all the time. We’re always together, so once he came into that position, it was like everything we talked about outside of it was always like work or something that I needed to do, so I was just like, I’m ready for this not to be about me.”

Outside of music, these days, Sparks finds enjoyment in, of course, the family time that she shares with her husband and son, but also her spiritual development and spending time to be one with nature.

“I always imagined that I’d get there, but now I’m here, you know?” says Sparks. “I’m in the space where I can see the signs very clearly. I’m very clear with my path and what I’m supposed to be doing, and I know I’m supposed to be here singing and bringing joy to people and healing people, making them feel something, through my music. So with that being said, it applies to having no restrictions as well. It makes things very clear and simple.”

No Restrictions is now available for streaming on all digital streaming platforms.

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