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Mark Irwin

Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft. ....Bob Dylan

About Me

Songwriter...originally from New York, living in Nashville,TN since 1986...some of the artists I've been fortunate enough to have had cuts with are: Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Hank Jr, Chely Wright, Tracy Lawrence, Chris LeDoux, Highway 101, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffet and George Jones

Married to a great girl...just adopted 2 awesome kids...still loving my job... Who could ask for more?

My Interests

Check out "Deaf Dog Music" to hear some of my tunes....
Here are some CDs I've had songs on...

I'd like to meet:

My dog Jack's previous owner...if he's out there. Jack's an odd dog and I have questions. Other than that...I guess Woody Allen...if he's in a good mood

Music:

Yes please

Irene Kelley - A little bluer than that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kduGN19uzqE

Here's a video of Irene Kelley doing a wonderful job on our tune "A Little Bluer Than That"



Bruce Springsteen - Early Thunder Road 1975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqEfg8VwpIw

Thought you'd enjoy this early version of my favorite song

Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider(Part I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVDf1oH-z68


This is what its all about

Movies:

Most by Woody Allen, Most by Martin Scorsese, "Waiting for Guffman", "Tender Mercies", "To Kill A Mockingbird" (almost as good as the book), "The Buddy Holly Story", "The Natural", "Ed Wood", "The Verdict". "Memento" (and other films by Christopher Nolan), "Boogie Nights", "The Truman Show", "On the Waterfront" (I coulda been a contender!), "Young Frankenstein", "The Godfather" (I and II, hell I even liked III)..."Die Hard", "Lust for Life" (Kirk Douglas...awesome movie...turned my life around) And of course its always fun to watch Jack Nicholson do his thang

Television:

NYPD Blue, Frasier, Flintstones

Bill O'Reilly Flips Out — DANCE REMIX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE

Funny shit

Books:

1984 (George Orwell...'nuff said), To Kill A Mockingbird, Tortilla Flats (first John Steinbeck book I ever read), On The Road (Ok I'm just saying that to be cool. I've never read it), Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder series, Winter's Tale (Mark Halprin), My Autobiography (Charlie Chaplin), Lonesome Dove, The Alienist (Caleb Carr), Groucho and Me, Ball Four (Jim Bouton), Stephen King (short stories mostly), did I mention Lonesome Dove?

Heroes:

Parents, Teachers, Soldiers, Cops... and Jerry Garcia

My Blog

Bruce Springsteen singing at Obama rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJI74wwZe1E ...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:54:00 PST

If you grew up in NY when I did...you loved Bobby Murcer

Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62 By BEN WALKER  21 hours ago NEW YORK (AP)  Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly fr...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:22:00 PST

Tim Russert

Tim Russert always seemed like he was having fun. You could tell he really loved his job, loved talking to people, interviewing people and basically loved getting to the heart of the matter...wherever...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:27:00 PST

Barack Obama

Recently, my candidate's credentials have been called into question.Lets take a look at some facts:Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 570 bills in the 109th and 110th Congress.Senator Obama h...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:49:00 PST

STORM INSIDE OF ME

Here's the Robert Oermann review of Rio Grand's cut on our song...Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:27:03 +0000> RIO GRAND/The Storm Inside Of Me> Writer: Chris Tompkins/Mark Irwin/Josh Kear; Producer: Anthon...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:50:00 PST

BEST QUOTE EVER!!!

I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war- Cicero
Posted by Mark Irwin on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:50:00 PST

JOHN LENNON

I don't believe in killing whatever the reason!John Lennon If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.John Lennon If someone thinks that love and peace is a cl...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:11:00 PST

COUNTRY

"Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow. Country music should speak directly...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:35:00 PST

JAZZ

"Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny"...Frank Zappa"Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom& In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and indep...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:55:00 PST

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Mahatm...
Posted by Mark Irwin on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:23:00 PST