06 October 2007



A new love to my ears:


"Ferraby Lionheart wants to be like Gene Wilder.He wants people to care about the planet.He wants people to care about other people.He wants a garden, and some chickens.He was born in LA, although it is often written that he was born in Nashville.This is because he grew up there.And perhaps because his music sounds a little country sometimes.His sister watched Mary Poppins a lot when he was a kid, so maybe that’s why he likes show tunes so much.His 8th grade Algebra tutor had a guitar. That’s where he got the idea.He practiced singing to Chet Baker records when he went to art school in Chicago.Ferraby started making 4-track recordings when he was 18.They might have been a little crappy.He kept trying to write songs for a long time.He moved back to LA because Chicago was too cold.He tried being a grown up, but it wasn’t very good.He is pretty smart.But not that smart.He served pizzas for a little while.Jon Brion played shows next door, and somehow Jon knew one of his songs and invited him on stage one night.He was so nervous.Ferraby had a rock band, but after a few years he got sick of it.He’d rather sing softer."


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