Rainy, overcast Friday in New York City. I've been getting a few things together today for my short trip to Birmingham, AL this weekend. I'm back at Workplay Theatre, which will be very cool. But, I'm solo acoustic...a kind of show I haven't done in awhile. It's a bit bizarre for me to say that, though, because I started the first 4 years of my career doing nothing but solo acoustic shows (over 400 of them). So, why would I feel odd about going back to my roots? I guess I'm just really comfortable now with the guys I'm playing with. They know my songs well enough to tell me when I made a mistake in rehearsal.
Moving on....There are also a ton of new ideas for songs in my proverbial "song hopper." The topics have changed slightly from direct love ballads to memory and nostalgia. I find it fascinating how small elements in life trigger really profound and poignant memories. A song on the radio, a smell in a restaurant, a scene in a film. All of these things have become the backdrop and the under-coating of many of my new songs.
I don't think one ever forgets a memory. It just needs to be resurrected sometimes by a link between past and present. Comments?
~Alex
POSTED BY FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK @ 12:35PM
