Song writing for me is a love/hate process. There's no simple formula when it comes to dreaming up the lyrics and music for a song. Rarely I'll bump into an idea that seems to grow over the period of a few days with the whole song falling into place. But usually the process takes much longer. For some songs it takes years before everything comes together. Every song requires a lot of effort and a little "magic".
Outlaw with no Name was a long time coming. Not so much due to lack of energy, but more so lack of focus. Once the commitment was made to complete the CD in 2015, everything came together in a matter of months.
This was a really fun project for me -- a long-time rocker -- 'cause I really got into laying down some interesting acoustics tracks with acoustic guitars, Dobro, mandolin and even some banjo. What could be better?