“It’s funny because I identify as a creative,” he laughs.
That presents itself in the form of the shoe wall, a collector’s dream that leans on an appreciation of the artistic value in design. It comes to light in fashion and a willingness to take risks to express oneself. And it exists in a dream that he dabbles in even now.
“A couple of dreams I have is like, music could be cool or on the side I would love an Apple Music channel because I make playlists. That would be cool to me, like a playlist a month.
“You know, I think (artists and repertoire) would be something; I’m very good at curating a selection as far as like technical ordering, so basically, A&R, you help put together an album.”
While all those traits and interests are part and parcel of who Jonathan Cooley is, it’s never the whole picture. They all satisfy a part of who he hopes to be. The only thing to ever truly engage the whole of who he was, is, and will be, is football. The sport takes his passion for the game, one he played for years, and combines it with the ability to tap into both sides of his brain.