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Blow A Seam
My parents took me to Annie when I was six-years-old. I sang “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” every morning for months. Sometimes I think I’m singing it still. I walked to work today loving life. I had finally tackled the pile of dishes in the sink, I had three cups of coffee, and even…
View Post The Journey Is The Destination
The race is on. The Almost Home master, artwork, and my $1600 payment is en route to Acme CD Manufacturing Corp. So now, I wait, and hope my 1000 copies make it to me in time for the November 20 tour kick-off. The good news is that Alan made the track listing change I mentioned…
View Post Mastering ‘Almost Home’
I don’t listen to my records once they’re done. But I got the Almost Home master last night, so I kinda’ had to. After all, I want to be sure it’s perfect for you. I was surprised how great it sounded, and how painless it was for me to listen. See, I know every mistake,…
View Post Sing
I woke up early this morning. It was bright blue and gorgeous outside. Instead of the usual NPR, I threw the CD player on shuffle. And for some reason — sheer exhaustion, marathon anxiety, nicotine withdrawal (sorry Mom, I’ve been making a rock record) — every song left me on the edge of tears. On…
View Post ‘New York’ Video Shoot
Chris and I were up and off to Times Square this morning at 5:30 for day two of the ‘New York’ video shoot. As we wrapped across from The Dakota at 8:30, Yoko Ono wandered into the shot. The premise of the ‘New York’ video, you’ll recall, is that I am walking home from LaGuardia…
View Post All The Advil At Duane Reade
I woke up at 4:58 a.m., fully-dressed, in bed, on top of the covers. It was that kind of Friday night. I just stood here in my bedroom, staring out the window while the coffee maker gurgled over my shoulder, and tried to piece everything together. I don’t think it’ll take you long to see…
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