The Music Inside, Intro

If you wonder why that familiar song

Plays inside your head all day long

Maybe it's the blues or the radio

Awakening a memory from so long ago



Someone finds a rhythm that you can't ignore

Takes you to a place where you've been before

Recalling the words from the singer's voices

The soundtrack of your life and so many choices



Tunes that are so hard to define

Point the way as your travel guide

Attaching like a shadow to your mind

.....It's the Music Inside



THE MUSIC INSIDE is about the joy of the music in us that won't go away. It most likely will not be a complex jazz or classical piece but rather something with a contagious hook -- whether we like it or not. Dancers groove to it but in my world dance is more frequently a foot tap to a beat. Some are players (I'm one) -- learning an instrument in hopes of emulating our heroes, playing as an outlet to relax or even creating our own music. Or we may be more attuned to lyrics, messages, symbols and perspectives from artists. The rhyming words become stories about people and emotions, often providing insight to the world around us.



I have been inspired by a personal legacy found in the lyrics and style of John Lennon, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Prine and, more recently, John Mayer, Norah Jones and others. They have given me a strong sense of who they are and how they view this planet. I am in awe of the guitar genius of Eric Clapton or Carlos Santana, the melodies and harmonies of America and the Beach Boys, the powerful rhythms of African or Cuban music, the intricacies of Mozart or Wynton Marsalis, the speed and skill of a bluegrass mandolin player. You no doubt have your own list of musicians, singers and songs that have excited or inspired you. It's your ever-changing playlist residing in your head. Listen to it.