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XAVIER

About Me

FINDING HEAVEN: In October of 2005, I brought my old Guild Acoustic guitar out of the attic, where it has set since 1999. In addition, I had begun playing around with my 5 year old son’s electronic keyboard. It wasn’t long after that during Christmas, that my Mother became ill with cancer. Also, my wife was in the Philippines for the entire month of December, which gave me time to reflect on all of the chaos in my life. My Mom died on May 5th, 2006 and from that experience, I was able to write alot to help me deal with my loss. I discovered that I can still write, play my guitar, and almost sing. This is just a little of what has been brewing inside me. Thanks to my loving wife, Crefe and my boy, Jay Jay. I am truly Blessed. And thanks to my Mom & Dad for all of the good things that they taught me. Praise to my Lord for all of my Faith, Hope and Inspiration. I play guitar, piano, do vocals and write all of the lyrics. Also, I record and mix my own music, but I need to clean it up to sound a little better. I am still learning. I have approximately 25 songs to complete for "Finding Heaven".

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Member Since: 23/02/2007
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Influences: Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Harry Nilsson, Mercy Me, Randy Newman, The Beach Boys, Woody Guthrie, Donovan, B.B. King, Loudon Waingwright III, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jackson Browne, Muddy Waters, Brad Paisley, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, James Taylor, Pearl Jam, Joe Cocker, Guess Who, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Yes, Seals and Croft, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, India Arie, Anoushka Shankar, Jewel, Yuka Honda, Green Day, Thenewno2, The Fray, Daughtry, and Five For Fighting. I'll add more later.
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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

INSPIRATION FOR SONGS OF "FINDING HEAVEN" PART V

"I Can't Believe Your Gone" Words and Music By Francis Xavier Hawkins  Written on July 13th, 2006INSPIRATION:Again, inspired by my Mother's death.  I wrote this 3 months after my Mom died.&n...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:12:00 GMT

INSPIRATION FOR SONGS OF "FINDING HEAVEN" PART IV

"Raindrops" Words and Music By Francis Xavier Hawkins.   Written on April 28th, 2006. INSPIRATION: I wrote this song only a week before my Mom died.  I probably was thinking about her...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:38:00 GMT

INSPIRATION FOR SONGS OF "FINDING HEAVEN" PART III

"Finding Heaven" Words and Music by Francis Xavier Hawkins, written on January 28, 2007. INSPIRATION: I wrote this song early this year and was inspired by a friend that I care about alot. ( I'll just...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:59:00 GMT

INSPIRATION FOR SONGS OF "FINDING HEAVEN" PART I

"FALLING" written by Francis Xavier Hawkins on April 12, 2006. I think I found out sometime in December 2005 that my Mother had cancer.  For Christmas that month, Faye bought me a Martin gu...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:00:00 GMT

INSPIRATION FOR SONGS OF "FINDING HEAVEN" PART II

"EMMA'S SONG" Written By Francis Xavier Hawkins on March 23, 2006 THE INSPIRATION: Again, I was thinking a lot about my Mother's pending death, and I wanted to write something that let everyone know...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:00:00 GMT