Everyone Is A Singer: How I Came To Write This

As a small child, I sang freely.  Singing was one of my favorite activities.  At age 7, for no apparent reason, I  “lost my ability to smile”.  I also became ashamed to sing. Something happened, maybe at school.  I was loud and precocious.  Perhaps I attracted derision.  I don’t know.  My parents love singing, and have always encouraged me.   Maybe I already sounded like Nina Hagen, David Byrne, or Edgar Winter, all of whom I have emulated at times.  … Read More