The story is a newer story than some of the other songs. Generally, an artist often must make choices when creating. That’s because we have this silly eating and bill paying habit. There are several documentaries that have been made over the years, where this fact is illuminated. One is “It All Starts With A Song” and another is “Tennessee

The story is a newer story than some of the other songs. Generally, an artist often must make choices when creating. That’s because we have this silly eating and bill paying habit. There are several documentaries that have been made over the years, where this fact is illuminated. One is “It All Starts With A Song” and another is “Tennessee Whiskey: The Dean Dillon Story”. I highly recommend both of those.

I found myself writing, playing, and working in ways that I thought might make me a little more money or get me a little more recognition. I even grew my hair and beard out because I thought that’s how I needed to look in order to be taken seriously as a songwriter. Sometime after Texas opened back up to 100% and some of the COVID19 restrictions were lifted, I felt a personal kind of rebirth. I was tired of my hair being part of my story, tired of being referred to as Jesus, and tired of keeping my true self hidden for the sake of a mock-up.

This song addresses those issues as I admit to having scars, being older than most people in this career, but the truth, my real story, is better than anything else I could tell. I’m proud of this song and I can’t wait to share it with you.