Sunday, March 11, 2012
Short Story Songs
I've been writing songs for over 30 years. I wrote my first song at the age of 17 and was called THAT I KNOW. It's a song I still perform. I've never published and of my songs and I never had a record contract. I did however have most of the songs I've written recorded at jam sessions or live gigs that I played at. This has turned out to be a great thing because there have been songs I had forgotten how to play and I can learn again. I've been listening to recordings these songs and they hold up for me. Each song is a snapshot to my past. I always approached songwriting like that of a storyteller. The thoughts & memories of those times always come back to me. I feel the integrity of those words.