The gtr came first, then the vox, then the bass. Bass players tend to really like this song.

This was supposed to be a lot heavier and darker, but it sounded totally cheesy. I lightened it up, added piano and did about 11 different versions of the vocals for this, each one with completely different lyrics and melodies. The end part was…

This was supposed to be keyboard only, then the gtr part came and just kind of took it over. You should hear the original demo, it is very, very different. I happen to really like this song though, and for some reason love my little keys solo…

I was lost for a chorus, and a title. Then...Bruce.

Cover of the Glen Hansard track from the movie "Once".

from Live at KXCI Tucson, AZ studio session: When I was in the 7th grade, I used to skip school on Wednesday mornings so that I could watch the Nat King Cole show on PBS. I was mesmerized by his music. I could feel his vocal influence as I wrote…

The events in this song took place on and around an interstate outside of Detroit, MI named Seven Mile Highway.

I woke up from a vivid dream and wrote about it in "And So It Goes".

I wrote "Pioneer" about an idealist kind of man/relationship.