David birthday dinner tonight. It was a surprise party but i accidentally spoiled the surprise so he had to fake it. I was walking with a student rambling about my busy week. “And I got this david surprise party on Thursday!” I said, a bit too loudly. Of course he was sitting right there.
His gf, who set it all up, still doesn’t know he found out. So I do feel terrible about that. The LIES the LIES. I hate to lie.
I play in another band with david called Molly. I think that is the name that has stuck. We try to sound like the strokes.
But mostly I’ve been thinking about this new song I wrote at 2AM the other night. Unable to sleep with Alyssa beside me, I wrote the lyrics as a little poem on my phone. KEEP THE BRIGHTNESS LOW AS NOT TO WAKE HER!!
then I snuck to the back room with my guitar to lay it down. One of the few times I write the lyrics before the music. and i had a vision of just a classic rock type song with RIFFAGE.
It may be out by now. it's the song that goes:
“We’re in real low place with the rock roll band
Tuko says we might have to the sell the van
Break it all down on the lot for parts
Only play for pleasure when the weekend starts
Tuko says that we gave it all we got
You really gotta know when it’s time to stop
But I’ve been dreaming of this all my life
The only other way im gonna (I’d ever) live is on the street
Or something like that, I’ve been trying to get the lyrics where I want them as I am going to do the final vocal recording session tomorrow morning. I want the vocals to be smooth, Siamese Dream-breathy like, to contrast with the obvious rock n roll vibes of the music. The scratch vocals are more rugged. We will see what works. Whatever ends up having the most personality.
So that song is what’s been on my mind.
I like it as an allegory for the musicians plight. Torn between a “normal” life and this Hail Mary desperate need for SUCCESS. And as I get older I feel the need to succeed in music more and more … because it’s the one thing I’m really good at. At least to garner a fan base. If I don’t make full time money off of it, I at least want a fan base to appreciate what I’ve spent all my life trying to perfect.
Just some thoughts before I go to sleep. Good people in my life. Did the drums for that song yesterday at Alyssa’s house with that Alesis kit. Double the snare up with that MT-kit. The free popular one. Was happy I didn’t have to do TOO much comping of the drums and that I’m getting better at knocking out solid takes to the click.
Anyway, just some thoughts to those who ever get interested in these songs. I’m really writing for you, the fan. The type of sh*t I’d want to read about my favorite songs.
But it's late so I sleep now. GOODNITE!!