“Well, Smoke n' Mirrors has very much a world music flavor and it doesn't park itself in one country. It borrows heavily from the Brazilian angle, which is dear to my heart, and I recorded several albums with that flavor. Probably even more so than the Brazilian flavor, there's an African, South African and West African influence and on a couple of other tracks there's some Latin flavor and there's some Indian tables on one track, all centered around my jazz guitar and acoustic guitars, and very much a Lee Ritenour sound.” WorldWellsHeartCountrySoundInfluenceCoupleMy HeartMirrorsTablesJazzWestSouthGuitarDearTrackAlbumsSmokeIndianParksLatinSouth AfricaAngleFlavorAcousticsWorld MusicAcoustic Guitar Author:Lee Ritenour
“I don't know why it is, but I just love soul music and all that old country stuff. I guess somehow my heart mixed them both together as I made my albums.” KnowsHeartMadeSoulCountryTogetherStuffMy HeartAlbumsMusic Soul Author:Billy Currington
“I want to do a stripped-down album. That style is actually where my heart is - storytelling and just letting the voice and the lyrics talk for themselves. I still want to write the perfect song and sing it in the most honest, undressed way. But I feel like I have to gather more experiences and more layers in my voice. I have to live more to be able to tell this tale. So I'm saving my folk record. I have a feeling nobody will understand it.” WayWantFeelsWritingHeartStillsFeelingsAbleSongVoicePerfectRecordsHonestStyleMy HeartFolksAlbumsTalesStorytellingSavingLayers Author:Lykke Li
“A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my heart. That's what my doctor said." And we'd say, "Yeah, but not for breakfast." Unfortunately, it was the thing that killed her. I felt inspired to write a song about her and what that meant for her life and for all of us. I was writing it in Michael's house.” WritingYearsFirstsHeartSaidUsedSongHouseFeltVoiceMy HeartRedYears AgoDoctorsSickDiedYeahWineInspiredAlbumsStayingBreakfastPilotsAlcoholismGrandmaWriting SongsComplicationMy GrandmaRed Wine Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“I really like the melody "Red Wine Is Good For My Heart" and people respond to it. I decided to put it on the album.” PeopleHeartMy HeartRedDecidedWineAlbumsMelodyRed Wine Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“Definitely giving it my heart and soul from my life as I see it. That whole album [My Brother] is like that, that's how I feel.” GivingFeelsHeartSoulWholeBrotherMy HeartAlbumsMy BrotherHeart And Soul Author:Styles P