Writing a biography can be similar to writing a song, I suppose. If I make a commitment to preserving my stream of consciousness and resist the temptation to stop and judge myself it might even be as therapeutic. The problem is the scope. Thirty-three years is a long time to squeeze into a few paragraphs and I’m not sure my inner voice is capable of being so concise. Where do I begin? Where do I end? What do I include? What do I leave out? Yep. This is a lot like songwriting.
I’ll start with the present—the so-called gift of now—though I’m home alone and it hardly feels like a gift. Shannon and the boys (ages 4 and 5) left yesterday to visit family in Ohio. I would’ve gone with them, but I’ll be leaving first thing in the morning for a string of dates in the Southeast. The empty house is unnaturally quiet and it’s driving me nuts. Surprisingly, I find myself longing for the noise and commotion that I’m normally trying to suppress. It goes to show that sometimes I don’t know what the hell I want.
Release Date: June 21, 2011 Producer: Rick Beato and Corey Smith
About The Broken Record The Broken Record epitomizes where I am, both personally and professionally. It is my salute to continuity amid the trumpets of change, reconciling the freedom and recklessness of my youth with the security and responsibility of the present. It contains old songs brought to life with more color and drama as well as new songs stripped down to their essentials. For newcomers, The Broken Record will be a comprehensive introduction while long time fans will discover it is my most revealing self-portrait, underscoring the familiar alongside the unexpected.
