Frank Michaels

Hey! I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Michigan formerly in the notorious bands "The Happy Bastids" and "The Iconix". I've had a bunch of fun with these bands: I've made many good friends but also had to deal with some real defecto's: but now I'm looking to start another project that will consist of some of my original material that I've been working on these months past....in the meanwhile I'll be playing guitar with BB in "Round and a Distant Few", an alternative/original band out of Essexville, MI. I enjoy writing songs/music from my own personal experiences; I suck at formula songs. I'm interested in the TRUTH, whether it be found in a smile or a demonstration or in someone's eyes. They say that the eyes are the window to the soul- check it out!. Although I've done the Blues (love 'em) and some acoustic stuff, I prefer music that rocks. I've been into music forever it seems, from the gigs in the music room at St. Anne's Elementary to choir in high school to the progression of bands to where I am today. My music has taken me all over this state I call home and to the streets of Boston and a few places in between. Some of the stuff I've written that I'm most happy with are the songs that only took a few minutes to write, thinking at the time "whoa, where'd that come from?". Other times I think I've got something to say and........nothing. I always try to write from my own experiences to keep it real. Song writing is a humbling mistress at best but also really cool when it works. My infatuation with music has taught me that there are mostly pretty cool people out there with a sprinkling of egomaniacs/stalkers/a**holes in the mix. Just gotta learn to deal with it. Mostly though I like to roll old school. Thanks for checking me out!I edited my profile with The Help Of My Son (www.strikefile.com/myspace)