Posts by steveprottsman
Life Changes Colors
There was dancing … Some years back, I spent a night of celebration dancing with my daughters and daughter-in-law. It was amazing. And I think they had fun too. Somewhere along the line I realized I had never danced with my daughters before. Ever. On one hand, it made me feel great. But on the…
Read MoreThe Dream
Where is paradise … really? In my last post, I told you about the easiest lyric of all the songs on the record. This post will be about one of the hardest – The Dream. Over the course of 5 years or so, I went through at least three different themes and working titles, all…
Read MoreThe Answer
Telling this story was easy I’ve mentioned in previous posts that lyrics don’t come easy for me. However, The Answer was the lone exception. My children grew up hearing the story of when Martha and I met, and they can all tell it (or their version of it). So, telling the story of meeting the…
Read MoreStill Chasin’ Dreams – Part 4
MY BIGGEST FAN “Thanks, Mom”, said every musician ever. Idealistic, perhaps, but I sincerely hope that’s true. It was certainly true for me. And there is no way I can tell you the whole story of this record without introducing you to my mom, Mary Lou. Mom was many things, but family was the center…
Read MoreStill Chasin’ Dreams – Part 3
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Meet the musicians When I wrote the song, it was mostly just for fun; IE, I had no intention of doing anything with it. Just something to play in the living room. But then I received a gift from my dying mother that would literally change everything – a Gibson J45…
Read MoreStill Chasin’ Dreams – Part 2
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Something has to come first. And for this record, it’s this song – Better Late Than Never. And for this song, it was the music. Actually, I’m a “music first” songwriter and the music comes first for all of my songs. As I mentioned in my first post, music is pretty…
Read MoreStill Chasin’ Dreams – Part 1
I’m guessing it’s fairly common for people to shrink back from good intentions. And I imagine it’s even trickier when we’re talking about life aspirations and dreams. From what I’ve gathered over the years, I think it’s safe to say that the struggle between dreams and reality is ongoing for musicians. Or artists. Or athletes.…
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