Origins

Sometimes I find myself listening to a song and I wonder what the artist was doing at the very moment the song popped into their head and flooded out through their hands onto paper. Who was the song about, if anyone? And what fantastic experience was it that led to such emotional words? 

Let's take the Eagles song The Girl From Yesterday. What sweet woman was the spark to ignite this release? Or was there even a woman at all? And how about Naked by the Goo Goo Dolls...

"...You're naked inside your fear 

You can't take back all those years
And shots in the dark from empty guns
Are never heard by anyone 
Never heard by anyone..."

What were the feelings when this song was written? The human mind is so complex and I am blown away by the amazing things people can come up with. What, in time, will I come up with?

Long-awaited Salutation

I never aspired to be a singer/songwriter. In fact, the very sound of my unattractive singing voice may be objectionable to some. But I find in my first experiences with this guitar that I feel an urge to write a divine melody. And if this offensive voice of mine can cooperate, it may even include some lyrics.

When a song is playing through these white wires and the sound waves enter my ears, I feel it inside. The music, the words, the essence of beauty. I want to be a part of it. And although I am already a part of it just by the experience, I want to share the gloriousness that radiates through me with everyone I can...

"records are experiences.
things to submerge into.
cause then… they save you.
like connecting to the right person,

just when you are needing them most."
-Matt Nathanson