Reflections on my upbringing, fatherhood, and trying to be a better person.
What you’re hearing is the exact moment right after I had the idea for what would eventually become “Making All Things New,” my most popular song. As of right now, it has been streamed on Spotify almost 100 million times. I don’t say that to brag; I say that because based on the iPhone recording, […]
From Gibberish Snippet to 100 Millions Streams Read More »
I bet you didn’t know that I created my first album artwork in Microsoft PowerPoint, did you? I bring this up to say I didn’t know what I was doing. I also didn’t have any money in my Wells Fargo checking account to hire a graphic designer. I did, though, have one of those old
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Below is an email thread between me and a fan who was upset after hearing the f-word in my song “Hello, Lou”off the album Passages. He graciously said I could post our email exchange as I thought it might be helpful for others who had the same concerns.
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My family didn’t own a TV, so my dad would rent one for must-see events. To the best of my knowledge these included Operation Desert Storm and the Olympics. We rented the TV set from Frank’s TV and Repair. It looked like the kind science teachers would wheel into classrooms on days when they showed
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My dad had an office in the basement. He never used it. In fact nobody really used the basement. It was like a dungeon. Musty and dark. The laundry was down there. So was the deep freeze. That’s about it. So as it were, the basement was the perfect place for a 15-year-old boy to
John Denver, the Dungeon, and Thanks for Being Here Read More »