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Thoughts on Time and Loss
A conversation yesterday prompted me to think about time and loss in a personal way. Think about it: as a musician, it seems like one is always surrounded by greatness in terms of performances and songs. Upon close examination, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurricane Katrina, legacies, loss, songs, songwriting, time, work
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Songwriter Blues
A songwriter walks on the slimmest of threads to balance what’s in his heart versus his head; sometimes, random thoughts will inspire him to sing words that aren’t about his life or any damned thing. Emotions in motion, a mood … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged blues, emotions, expectations, inspiration, misunderstandings, relationships, songwriting
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Kris Kristofferson
Light up another cigarette, crack open one more beer Let’s drink to those who lived and ended up with a career Who suffered the indignity of having their gold panned Who didn’t end up dying quite as young as they … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, irony, Kris Kristofferson, martyrs, songwriting
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Thoughts on Willie Nelson
Thoughts on Willie Nelson: I read a quote recently where someone said (and I paraphrase) that “considering all Willie Nelson has done for America, he should be exempt from paying taxes for the rest of his life.” Well, I agree. … Continue reading
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Tagged country music, influences, inspiration, music, songwriting, Willie Nelson
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Obviously Lefty Frizzell
I’ve always been obsessed, thematically, with silence, journeys, and the contexts in which real “life-changing” epiphanies occur. It seems to me that one of these places is on the road touring (and it seems to be backed up by what … Continue reading
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Tagged America, epiphany, influences, inspiration, Kris Kristofferson, Lefty Frizzell, nature, songwriting, touring, transportation, travel
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Soundtrack for a New Age
Each historical age is determined by the predominant societal position given to the individuals, groups, nations or empires that can produce or have the resources to acquire whatever substance that age equates to its varied definitions of power. The Bronze … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, history, legacies, music, music education, songwriting, soundtracks, time
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Just a Quick Thought on Tragic Heroism
As a singer-songwriter born in the 60s and raised in the 70s and 80s, I suppose there are two major shadows under which I labor: I refer to the long shadows cast by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-heroes, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, heroism, songwriting, tragedy
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