Triumphant Hearts is a really eclectic record. What were your starting points when it came to writing it?
My starting points were always to write what I was feeling. I think more along the lines of wanting to tell my story to music, or wanting to make a funky kind of song to honour Prince and use a solo I never used but really liked, or I want to build another type of feeling in a song and use my favourite guitar solo of mine, or I want to compose music that feels like the desert vacations and spaghetti westerns I love.
And since I have always loved classical music and have always incorporated it into the music I was playing or writing, I want to include some classical tunes and I want them all to have feeling and soul and substance.
How long, on average, does it take you to compose a song?
It is different for every song. I worked on Hold On To Love for many months. Actually, it started with the intro solo, which I wrote in the nineties, so that took twenty years! I was new to lyrics, and it was very personal and I wanted it to really convey my story, what I think and how I think I can (mostly) remain sane. Maybe two years before it was ready for a play-through, because it took a long time to find the right singer.
Triumphant Heart took about a month to write and sound good, but it took a lot more time to record all of the musicians. We Are One took a couple of years too, but to compose, it took a few months. Alongside the soaring, classically rooted elements, there’s a lot of rocking out there.
Which rock guitarists that you listen to the most?
These days I love Aleks Sever, and all of my old favourites, like Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, AC/DC, The Beatles and The Band.
Thanks for the music “Triumphant Hearts” Its beautiful as heart felt♥️ Your Blessed with all that really Love you…. Your words touched my heart so deeply the song,,,, as the musicans who put so much passion with your feelings from your ♥️ it brought tears to me the 1st few times I played your CD I bought….I’ve listened to it a lot it’s so beautiful as those you had sing your words the feelings are there🌄 for your song great singer beautiful done with such passion..I sure feel you ♥️..I live North of you the gal who talks with Philip in England he took me to your family for answers for my partner of 28 years great musician and gifted artist working on keeping his lecasey of art over 30 years he made Sculptures and Models we traveled all over the US taking pictures as measurements of buildings that no longer stand so it’s a bit of history in my mind.. His models I’m going to get them built up as he talked of for years,,but the time wasn’t enough with making patterns molds and casting them so I’ve got the time to talk with those in the bussines to grant his wishes and I will….We can never give up on anything🎸 as one thing always leads to another 🎇in life,,,,something I’ve lived bye simple words of truth….So you keep your beautiful songs coming there fantastic….I know theres tuff times but you’ve got a purpose to fulfill and cant ever give up life isnt easy for many and I’ve see a lot with friends all those with real hardships as children that have debiblity diseases and what a lot dont know is a bad vaccine was know about for years and nothing was said from 85 too 91 DT..P Was bad and caused Polio Austisim and MS so much harm was done brain damage my friends daughter didnt make it pass 12 brain damage from the vaccine theres so much they want tell us as the rich just keep getting richer knowing the harm their doing but all are connected to each other drug companies insurance Drs get paid millions to use so many appliances as knee hips all get 3 million to use these as drugs they precride they all get paid too use drugs etc.Ive learned so much with the wrong done too me.But I want give up we cant theres a time for us all..I always try to find the good from the bad its tuff at times but like losing Scott last year to ALS it was fast 8 months but I stayed bye his side through it all this hospital isnt a place to go more have been hurt here small towns with Drs who dont listen Its where I had to take Scott that night as all are 3 hours away he couldn’t breath they wouldn’t listen to me so I took them oxygen masks,, tubes arent enough up the nasal but he left that night Nov 2017. I ran in there as they left him in a hall way for 4 freaking hours I kept saying what he needed but they know it all.Shit learn we never stop learning. It took over a year before I could talk about him as now I’d break down as I miss him… So when able I had a celebration with good friends of his life musians he played with and others but only really good people I’ll let in my life.So the good as I said I’ve always looked for from the bad he got out right as he became paralyzed my younger son carried him to my van that night when he couldn’t breath he tried to speck for an ambulance why my son carried him to my van much faster.I didn’t talk about how sick he was with others I just stayed by his side other than cooking that’s why I spoke too one, via of a text preparing for the feeding tube one there told me what they did for your needs.. I was so Thankful but again he got out before that was needed I fed him So you’ve lived with this sickness for years but you’ve never giving up please keep your songs coming you’ve written beautiful music.I sure enjoy your Songs.Please continue your songs you’re are fantastic song writer your music is felt bye many that’s what you want with your tunes.Thank You
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