One of my biggest inspirations has been music. Growing up in the Bronx, there was no escaping it. KRS-One blasting in a crunchy old Honda with brand new speakers…Marc Anthony blasting out of an old lady’s window in 95 degree heat…Pearl Jam rocking out of my old Aiwa speakers…
Whenever my house isn’t playing music I think it’s safe to say that things feel out of place.
I’ll spare you the cliches…I will, however, share with you some music that I really, really love…
An instrumental “post-rock” group out of Austin, TX. You might have heard some of their music on Friday Night Lights (the movie and TV show) and, I think, a Cadillac commercial. I met these guys once before a show right after 9/11 in New York City. They were the nicest people and we talked about how vulnerable the country was at that time…I’ll never forget how awesome it was to hear “The Moon is Down” that night…amazing. Now, whenever I am copywriting, I have to hear one of their songs…that’s not the most memorable moment for me though…
A few days Lucas was just born, I held his tiny little 6lb body in my arms and swayed to “Your Hand in Mine.” I cried so much…
I DARE you to try and listen to that song without being moved…it’s impossible…
They’re also a helluva live act too…here’s another of my faves from them “The Catastrophe & the Cure”….enjoy…
