Although I have officially been writing songs for about six years, I remember the first song I ever wrote. I had to have been around seven or so, and I was in the grocery store with my mom. As we were waiting in line I made up a song about marriage called “Kiss the Girl.” Ah seven…the age of innocence .

     Now that I am much older, my lyrics are representative of nature. There is always some reference to the Sun, moon, stars, clouds…air…etcetera in my songs. At times I get tired of my nature themed lyrics because they are so different from what is being heard today in “mainstreamland.” My songwriting seems like it came out of the sixties mainly due to my internalization of Jimi Hendrix and early Lenny Kravitz songs. Even the spirit of The Beatles and Janis Joplin can be felt in my writing…talk about being born too late. I have tried to write more up-to-date, contemporary songs, but it’s not my throwback style.

     I’m the type of person who likes to take pictures of the outdoors because it gives me a chance to, if even temporarily, get away from it all and visually get lost in the scenery. I have a very vivid imagination, so for me a great song needs to take me there, wherever there is. I tend to visualize songs I hear, so much so that I have created several video concepts for them.

     From listening to countless songs over my lifetime, there have been many songs I wish I had written. Songs of that nature seem to sum me up, and say what I would or should have said. Great lyrics can be used as an anthem, a personal motto, and even to fill in the blank when one word just won’t do. Who knows; maybe one day my nature themed lyrics will change the world.