An inspirational song written for a church member lost in April 2025, "Sweetest Words" is a look at her gentle personality and the decades she lived and survived through. https://t.co/GnoOaTY5BZ

"Prisoner Of Passion & Pleasure" - about special kinds of addiction. Anything that takes over life completely so reality pales by comparison & never measures up to unrealistic expectations is the message, wrapped in up-tempo dark new wave. https://t.co/Jb06vHSRMe

With acoustic guitar inspired by Bonnie Raitt and Nancy Wilson (of Heart), "Zimo's" is a true story of friends stopping one night for dinner at a Ruby Tuesday somewhere in West Virginia. The lyrics are true. Fond memories & hope they feel the same. https://t.co/6tm2jxAbyC

Musically, "Where's My Hat, What's Your Hurry?" is a blend of early mellow Elton John combined with R&B like The Temptations. Lyrically, someone’s been taken advantage of for their money. Title stems from my grandma looking for her hat playing Monopoly. https://t.co/jljVNWWpm8

Acoustic guitar inspired by Nancy Wilson (of Heart) & a song idea inspired by Mitchell Musso, "I'm Not Coming Back" = aftermath of a friendship gone bad. The person moved on & won't return. A real event from my life. Video clues hint @ letter receiver. https://t.co/ic7K4KuQGJ

Written to go with a sequel to XANADU, "Hollywood To Alpha Centauri" is filled with classic movie images in its lyrics. The video is filled with some of my concept ideas brought to life with the magic of A.I. https://t.co/N2Ozw0Ho1N

Based on the 1797 poem "Kubla Kahn" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Livin' In Xanadu" is my take on it musically and visually. Playing intensity matches and surpasses Rush's "Xanadu". My lyrics dive deeper into a forever unfinished fever dream. https://t.co/BdnCIVtUAB

"Brainiac 9" - my musical identity 1984-1992 - 1980s influenced power pop track about how we see ourselves more larger than life than we really are. Pictures represent creative projects that haven't found homes or were never finished completely. https://t.co/axe4eZwayW

Running as fast as a Sammy Hagar song, "Quasitronic Boy" looks at how music makes the player feel and how immersed in every part they become. An instrumental was recorded in 2018. This is the new and improved 2025 version. https://t.co/NjyfyKuQOD

Bluegrass, quirky lyrics inspired by Bob's Burgers, and spaghetti flinging fun in the video create the comedy landscape of "Banjo". Spaghetti Westerns should always be this fun! https://t.co/uWD08rZA6E

Hip Hop and R & B meet acoustic guitar and spacey soundscapes in "Falling Up", a power ballad about gazing up into someone's eyes and falling deeply in love. https://t.co/hl75P5N0Iv

A fun Rock & Roll anthem straight from Mars 150 years in the future, "Rock & Red" is filled with images of explorers, scientific discoveries, fairy tales, and the reminder to anyone who likes a good party - raise your glass in a toast to freedom. https://t.co/Wehkz4ZoxD

Naked truth, harsh reality, and the symbol of enlightenment fill out "Lady Godiva", a song inspired by Duran Duran and Ann & Nancy Wilson (of Heart). https://t.co/uAQCzSzmzN

"Rocktropolis City Limits" is a fantasy. The song was written in 1995 about one of the first streaming internet radio sites as if it was a real city anyone could visit. https://t.co/NWfJS13LhV

With images borrowed from Elton John combined with the famous lost pilot, "Amelia" is a contemporary power ballad written in 2015 about a real person and her incarcerated lover pleading to keep looking at the stars with hope until he gets back home. https://t.co/CicAyRw2xK

Inspired by a hair color, given a rhythm guitar New Wave Power Pop arrangement, "Runaway Red" was recorded days before VOCAL DEMOS was set up for release. The song, escapism adventure coupled with reality catching up to pull the plug on fantasy. https://t.co/F2fWDofcMA

An impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco wrapped in romantic 1980s New Wave is the map of "Ocean Beach Drive". https://t.co/co261V2vzr

Imagine David Bowie as the Goblin King from The Labyrinth starring in a pop version of The Phantom Of The Opera with parts played by creatures in Jabba The Hutt's palace in Return If The Jedi. Then you'll get "Freak Show". https://t.co/2g38RrrbQX

Inspired by A-Ha, built around early 1980s New Wave, "Magenta Agenda" looks at the concept of reality as a huge computer simulation and discovering how to manipulate it. https://t.co/Rpay9QDbg7

New Retro Wave Power Pop lays the foundation of "Violet", a song written about someone who seemed to believe in me, then revealed her true thoughts in a way I wasn't intended to know. https://t.co/nIq4l0E6GS