“Woman to Woman” began life, as some of my songs have, specifically written for a church service; in this case it was an observance of…
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I started writing this song sometime in 2013 after watching a documentary on Paul Simon’s Graceland album. I wanted something with some strong rhythm, and…
I had the idea and title for “Sapiosexual” in the early 2010s, but it took a long time to germinate. I was kind of inspired…
I believe this was the first song I completed after Chameleon Red’s Skeleton Crew was released, in February of 2014, to be exact. In fact,…
I wrote “Soulshine” in March 2021, trying to find some mental equilibrium in the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection and the ongoing pandemic. The demo…
After Chameleon Red’s Skeleton Crew album was finished in 2013, that band continued on playing occasional gigs. I continued writing new songs, because that’s what…
The idea for “Pariah” began while I was sitting in a cubicle at work. Everything was oppressively quiet and there was a heavy feeling of…
This song has nothing to do with astrology! I started playing around with the concept in my head around March 2001. I was feeling alienated…
Written in December 2001. Maya is a Sanskrit word meaning roughly “illusion”. The perception that each of us is an island, that what we do…
I think this was the first song I wrote with drop-D tuning on the guitar. It was written sometime before November 2000, and I feel…