In my day, artists wrote songs.
I’ll never forget coming home from soccer practice in the second grade and hearing Live's “Lightning Crashes” for the first time. That was the song that brought my appreciation of popular music to a new level. It made me realize that just because something was popular, consumed en masse, it didn’t have to lack integrity and could still take bold and exciting chances. Throwing Copper came out at a very particular time in popular music, a time when people were ready and hungry for something new. I don’t think it would have fared as well if it had come out at any other time in music. But it was exciting to me, at only 9 years old, to be able to turn on the radio and be stimulated through pop.
Nowadays, all I hear is a bunch of noise. Like this “John Wiese” character. Just a bunch of squeals and bleeps and bloops, this guy. Did I miss something? Jeez. I mean, helloooooo, am I right? C’moooon. Seriously? Who does this guy think he is? What’s the deal here? You know what I’m talking about.
Hey, just kiddin' -- love this guy!
Solo Dates:
Sissy Spacek Dates:
08.15.08 - San Francisco, CA - Bay Area 51
10.06.08 - Las Vegas, NV - TBA
