I started writing music in San Diego over 25 years ago. I was in a band with my cousin. We were influenced by Peter Gabriel, Sting, and U2. Things didn't work out. I learned how to use a paintbrush and devoted an extended period of time to creating oil paintings through 2011. Then, I picked up my guitar and started playing again, writing songs and lyrics. This is what I came up with; the first album from the band that never was.