My husband loves his job.  He loves being on the road, living out of a suitcase, driving a van, booking shows, performing and meeting new people.  While he’s busy working in the music business, sometimes the passion for music gets lost.  It becomes work, a job.

I had a few friends in high school who were talented athletes.  There was a professional baseball player living in my neighborhood that all the boys looked up to.  A friend of mine asked him if he still loved playing baseball and he said that he did but that after a while it becomes a job.  There is so much pressure to perform, to stay in shape, to be the best – that you kind of lose the love of the game.  I think that being a musician can be the same way.

My husband writes a lot of music that doesn’t fit the genre of the band he’s in so it just gets played (every once in a while) at home, for pleasure and sometimes for the ears of our friends.  I wanted to give him a break from his job and renew his love for music, to forget about the deadlines and song writing sessions and impending tours and use his creativity.  We’re heading to California to record some of his songs just for the fun of it!  I’m so glad we have this opportunity to do this because I really love his songs.  Even if no one ever hears them but us.