"Mostly, I get up in the morning and try to reveal my heart and my thoughts in sounds and words"
Hello, my name is lanky. No, it's not my real name, it's my MONIKER! I write songs. I sing them too. I've had a sarcastic bio up here for too long and I guess I have a bit of the serious bug biting at me so here's more of the "bio" type info.
I was born in NYC. My Mom from the Bronx and my Dad from Brooklyn. After a few years of marital bliss they moved the family to a rural part of Northern New Jersey. I grew up with cows and farms and have no regrets about it. Later I moved closer to NYC. I rocked it out in a few bands. Aspiring for the record contract and riches and fame. One day my head and heart decided to go in another direction. So me and my guitar made our way into the world of troubadouring. (I don't know if that word exists but it does now.)
I made some recordings in my basement on an eight track tape machine. I dubbed the project 'lanky' and would soon form a band around me. The songs turned out good and were released on a small indie called Imposter. I started touring to promote the cd. Two weeks turned to four turned to another eight. And then another tour and then another and then another. My plans to form a band never materialized.
Solo show after solo show would help create my next release, Last Chance for a First Impression. It was a postcard from the road. Recorded live at shows, it was a collection of new songs I was writing while touring. A song called 'Lovesick' would stand the test of time out of the batch. it's one people still want to hear and luckily one I still love to play.
180 to 200 shows a year continued through the release of a third cd called Odd Hour Work Week. A tongue-in-cheek title for the life I was living and still live. No nine to five for me, no sir.
Back to the here and now. I just landed my feet in Nashville after about two years of toying with the idea. The songs I recorded over the summer are about to see the light of day. And I have finally started building that band.
Stay tuned....
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