Lisa

Hello!
I'm Lisa and here is a little info on who I am and what I'm about.
I'm a songwriter & lyricist, originally from Austin, Tx.
I'm a LEO born on August 16, 1971. I share my birthday with one of the greatest female performers of all time, MADONNA.
She is the epitomy of a Leo and I love her.
***ME IN THE PAST***
I began writing songs at an early age. I think I was 12 when I became serious about it and started trying to put my own words to existing melody lines of my favorite songs in order to learn how lyrics should flow in a song format and not have them just be a poem.
Soon after, I began writing non-stop, about every topic under the sun. I owe a lot to my Dad who turned me onto a lot of great artists that were before my time like David Gates and Bread, America, Three Dog Night, Supertamp and Austin songwriting great Shawn Phillips.
Although I was into the 80's rock of the time like most my age and loved everyone from Motley Crue, Skid Row and the Bulletboys to Metallica, Megadeth and Tesatament, I also had an appreciation and love for Piano greats, Billy Joel and Elton John.
When Kurt Cobain hit the scene it changed a lot, not only for music in general but it made me take a look at my own writing to see where I could improve and how I could reach the emotional depth of where Kurt was in his writing.
I guess you can say I am obsessed with lyrics. There aren't many artists that I consider favorites that I can't recite nearly every lyric on every album they've done. Its a blessing and also a curse to have that many words in your head all the time on top of your own.
I would say that my three main lyrical heros would be Nikki Sixx, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain (Two Saggs and a fish!). I keep a journal with me at all times and when inspiration hits, which could be anytime or anywhere, its as if my hand goes on auto-pilot and it just flows from me to the point that sometimes I don't realize what all I've written until its done.
Aside from just being fascinated with great lyrics and words, I also love great musicianship. I love fellow Austin-born Guitarist Eric Johnson (a fellow LEO as well!) whose debut album, Tones will always be an all-time fav. I admire his drive and dedication to perfection and it shows in every note that flows from him. Other guitar greats I love include Blues Saraceno, George Lynch and Steve Vai. (two Libras and a Gemini in that order ha)
As You can tell, I am also an Astrology fanatic and have tons of books on the subject and can tell you just about anything you want to know about someone based on their sign. I do peoples astrology charts for fun.
***ME IN THE PRESENT***
After years of writing songs for my own enjoyment and need, I have finally meet up with a musical soul mate in guitarist Jimmy Adcock (a Cancerian Cardinal Crab!).
Along with being a great guitarist, he is someone who shares my same love for my hometown and its musical and cultural history. His group, Jimmy Adcock and the Texas Surfers is a Texas Rock / Blues band that encompasses all that is great about Texas music. From soaring instrumentals in the style of Eric Johnson to beer soaked blues a'la Stevie Ray Vaughan to melodic, lyrical journeys in the vein of the Arc Angels, to story-telling epics of the Lone Star state a'la Pat Green and Charlie Robison. Together we have developed a strong bond in filling each others needs in another musician. I am a co-songwriter and lyricist for the group. Jimmy is one of the first people that has been able to take my lyrics and interpret them in the musical way that I hear them in my head. Sometimes, the songs take a different turn than I originally expected but thats how a colaboration works. More often than not, we read each others minds as to what we feel the song needs to be.
We are currently working on the debut, Texas Surfers CD and if your interested in hearing any of our songs, you can get a taste by checking out the music on my player. The first song, BLUEBIRD was the first one we wrote together for the upcoming album and was also my first attempt at a traditional Blues song upon Jimmy's encouragment. We will have more posted as we get them recorded but you can hear a few of their Texas drenched instrumentals like Blind and Aspen Sky to get a taste of the other side of the group.
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Thanks for stopping by!!
Lisa
Sun Sign: Leo
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Moon Sign: Cancer
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Rising Sign: Sagittarius
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