The Story: THE ORANGE SONGS
was my 13th album and it came out of nowhere. In early 2004 I was in
the studio laying down the early tracks for the album that would turn
out to be NOW'S THE RIGHT TIME TO FEEL GOOD. In tandem with these
recording sessions I was finishing up my Associates Degree and
going to therapy.
My favorite
class in school was "Psychology of Personal Growth" taught
by Norma Caltagirone. In lieu of a final exam the class culimnated
with a final creative project. We were asked to create a poem, a
collage, or a short story. My original plan was to turn in one of the
NOW'S THE RIGHT TIME TO FEEL GOOD songs.
Sitting on my
bed one afternoon I hit a pretty chord on the acoustic guitar.
That guitar chord led to me writing a brand new song for Miss
Caltagirone's class. Over the next few days that one song turned into
two, which turned into three, then four. And by the end of that week I
had written THE ORANGE SONGS.
I postponed
production on NOW'S THE RIGHT TIME TO FEEL GOOD. These 14 new acoustic
songs called for immediate release.