Long Time in the Making

Making a decent CD is a heck of a lot of work. That said, parts of me are ashamed that I have placed my music in such a low place of priority throughout my life to have waited this long. Other parts of me have low self-esteem and wonder what business I have doing this at all.

So why now? Well, why not? I'm not horrible. Drunk people seem to think I'm fantastic. My friends like me. Sometimes my songs make people cry although I wonder if it's more because they are sympathizing with the sometimes sad parts of my life.

Song selection has been an interesting process. In the most literal way, I have to thank God for my producer. He has asked many good questions and got me thinking. What if I never do this again? What if these 10 songs are all I leave behind me? What's important enough to say? The lyric pages of songs I thought I wanted to cut quickly fell to the floor-- temporarily discarded. Instead, I chose songs of hope. I even rewrote bridges and lines to focus more on the positive, the love, the light, the goodness that I wish we could all embrace as easily as we take in the bad. I hope I picked the right ones...

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