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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Are you a songwriter?
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Are you looking to turn your songwriting passion into a
full time gig gig? Whether you are just at the
start of your songwriting journey or a seasoned industry professional,
this show is made for you. You we would welcome
to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news, interviews, and communitating.
Now welcome your host Sarantos.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Thank you so much for tuning in, and welcome back
to the Songwriter Show. I'm your humble host Sroantos. I'm
a solo music artist who's been writing lyrics forever. Words
just mean the world to me, and that's why I
love to host this show for you every single Tuesday evening.
I believe in my heart that every song is a
special story. Tonight, I'm so excited to have on the show.
(00:47):
John Tarros. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen
and also was in his first band. He grew up
playing Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. Alice Cooper got out on music
in his twenties to start a family and started playing
the church bands in two thousand and four. From there
he came back strong to doing his thing and.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Now welcome this week's special.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Guest guest, Yes Welcome to the show. John. How are you.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I'm doing great, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
You're welcome. John. So you know you're talking about Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper. So I got this like rock
vibe with you playing your guitar in there. Tell us
a little bit about those influences.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
All my influences. Yes, so the early days. Yeah, the
influences were you know, led Zeppelin, Big Time, Black Sabbath,
and I mean I started really at an early age
getting into music. I got into my parents sold forty fives.
I had the Beach Boys and the Beatles and Elvis,
and from that, as I grew I discovered led Zeppelin
(01:48):
and took off with that, and I begged play an instrument,
and my parents finally got me a guitar and guitar
lessons when I was thirteen and I came home playing
Smoke on the Water the very first time, like everybody
pretty much, And from there it took off. I started
learning songs pretty rapidly. I learned how to play by ear,
(02:10):
and I just throw on an album and sit in
jam with it and ended up getting a band with
some guys and kind of took off from there.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
What was the first tune you learned how to play.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
First tune I learned how to play with the guitar.
It was my first guitar lesson. I went and I
learned Smoke on the Water. I came home and played that,
and then I sat down with some of the records
and I learned Dallas Cooper's eighteen. Is It My Body
kind of just took off from there.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Okay, And what is your preference? You like that analog
saw on you the vinyl? Do you think the modern
city or digital is better?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
You know, I love it all, but I grew up
with the vinyl, you know, setting a needle down on
the vinyl and listening to the tunes and working them
all out. And yeah, so I think I really kind
of leaned that. I love the analog.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Tell us, do you perform routinely? Are you doing gigs
like every week once a month?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
No, I'm really not. You know, I was playing in
Christian bands and getting out every week doing that. I
did that from two thousand and four all the way
through twenty twenty and kind of backed off from that
and just recently started kind of doing my own thing.
Because I play almost every day. I pick up and
(03:29):
I started just spewing out songs and decided to start
doing something with it.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
And what's your favorite thing about writing lyrics?
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, it's such a passion for me, playing and singing
and writing lyrics and the life experiences that we have
by my age especially, you know, these life experiences just
it comes from the heart and you're really telling a story.
And that's what you want to do, is you're speaking
(03:59):
to somebody when you're singing that song, and you want
it to be relatable. I think most of my songs
people can listen to it and relate. A lot of
my songs are about falling in love or heartbreak and
just stuff that happens in life. It's very relatable.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Yeah, I think you're right about that. I could tell
you that early on. I thought I knew that, but
I really didn't. And you start to realize that if
it's not relatable, it could be quirky, it could be weird.
But if you have such an unrelatable song, it's not
going to really vibe or connect with anybody. Absolutely absolutely,
So how do you get started with a song? Do
(04:36):
you use your guitar? Do you use a melody? What's
your preference.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
You know, it just kind of happens. Sometimes I'm sitting
at the piano and I'll start playing something and I'll
like how it sounds, or a lot of times it's
strumming something on my guitar. I'll come up with a
good lyric that sounds good, and you know, you can
get that melody in your head and then it's just
a matter of taking that melody from your head to
(05:01):
your fingers and putting it all together, finding the right notes.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
I love that line, taking the melody from your head
to your fingers. That's cool.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, that's how it happens.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Ye tell us about this song that we're going to
hear in a little bit. What inspired this one?
Speaker 1 (05:15):
You know, everybody, we get out there and you see somebody,
especially when you're young, you know, and single, you see
somebody that just blows your way just so beautiful, and
you don't want that moment to end. You want that
person to sit down and talk with you and just
make things happen from there. And that's kind of what
(05:37):
this song is about.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
All right, tell you what, John, Let's take a listen
and we'll come back and talk tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Okay, sounds good?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
All right, everybody check this out. Here we go.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Jo, how long the way? Smile? Won't you say it
with me?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
When?
Speaker 4 (06:35):
Then I join? When I look getting to the rides,
it makes me feel so hold you hold this a
(06:59):
little away the spar and your.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
In a dreamway the world to holding your clothes, holding
your time, little just long was.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Stitching with me in a dreamway? Were man? I join?
(07:55):
Love to taste j when I'm kissing you, says.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
The ango, when you're lying next to me, I love
to be your heart be.
Speaker 6 (08:24):
In the dream of yours? Where wants your be, holding
your clothes, holding your time, loved, want to stand with me.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
In the dream where you is where I drew.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
Well cube, pulling your clothes, holding your tie to start
with me?
Speaker 3 (10:27):
John, thank you for sharing that song with us.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Hey great, I'm glad you played it. I hope everybody
enjoyed it.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
If you had to do it all over again, if
you could rewind, would you still choose this career? Would
you do anything differently?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
No, not at all. Music is a part of you.
It's not really even a choice. It's just there. It's
a part of you. It's in your soul.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Do you have any advice? To people just starting anything
you would warn them about.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Yeah, you got it, definitely in the industry, Steer away
from the bad influences and just, you know, know what's
right and follow your heart. Sing from your heart, play
from your heart. Every time you're doing that song, reach
deep inside so that people can feel the passion that
(11:17):
you're trying to project. And it's going to come across
and people are going to love that.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Yeah. Is there a song that you're so proud of
but you haven't shared yet with the world.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
There's a few coming up. There's a few that are
coming up.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
What's the strangest place where inspiration struck you for a song?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Wow, that's hard to say. They just hit I'm driving
down the road in my car, sitting at a restaurant
eating and you see somebody or you see something happening
and it makes you think about something in your life
that's happened, and all of a sudden, you start thinking
a song lyrics of what you would say to somebody
(11:56):
and how you'd say it.
Speaker 3 (11:57):
If one of your songs was a movie, Which movie
would it be?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Oh, that's hard to say. Probably a pretty woman, Pretty woman?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Okay, all right, do you think in your experience. Do
you think there's a specific formula for hit songs or
is it all about a feel.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
It's all about a feel and the passion. Like you say,
if you dig deep in your heart and you're telling
a story and it projects, well, it's going to be
a hit. People are going to feel it. And that's
what you want, is for people to feel that.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Tell us what you do when you release a new
song or album? Do you do anything special?
Speaker 1 (12:34):
I just I give it to everybody that I know.
I get everybody I know involved and say, hey, listen this,
what do you think?
Speaker 3 (12:41):
How About on a personal level, it's something you do
personally when you're at home.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
I just smile a lot. I love it. I absolutely
love it. It's like that came out of me.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
You know, sometimes these things they get all bound up
inside and it's like you gotta let it loose. And
that's what it is. It's that feeling like Okay, yeah,
that one's free. Now, now I can start to work
on the next one.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Okay. Are there any apps on your phone that you
can't live without?
Speaker 1 (13:09):
YouTube?
Speaker 3 (13:11):
Is there like a certain channel that you're obsessed with
on YouTube?
Speaker 1 (13:15):
No? I just go on and I listen to a
lot of the eighties hairband stuff because that kind of
influences me a lot. Right now, A lot of my
music that I'm putting out is kind of very similar.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
Is there a certain item that you got to have
with you every time you're practicing.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
I've got a Dean six string acoustic and that's kind
of my go to. I just grab that and then
later on I plug in the electrics or whatever and
all the effects. But yeah, I'd just like to grab
my Dean acoustic.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
Now, this is a very interesting question. I'm going to
ask you. What is the one question you wish interviewers
would stop asking you.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
Oh that's a pretty open book. So yeah, I don't
mind any questions. I think they're all fair.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
All right, what's the most adventurous food you've ever tried?
Speaker 1 (14:08):
John, Most adventurous food? I've traveled all over the world,
and there is a some stuff in the Czech Republic.
I can't even tell you what it was called, but
there's been some pretty adventurous things there. I've tried, one
of them being a I don't remember how they call it,
but it's a blood pudding.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
Oh yeah, I've tried that.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Yeah, all right, I prefer chocolate pudding.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Yeah, absolutely, no doubt about it. So what's the most
memorable fan in Connor? You've ever had?
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Somebody actually walking up to me and asking for me
to sign an autograph? That was pretty cool. I got
done playing a song and somebody actually walked up to
me and wanted to get a picture and hemy sign it.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Yeah, that is cool.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
That's pretty cool. Yeah. Yeah, because I wasn't thinking much
of it. It was kind of just a low key
thing and I didn't expect that.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Some of the coolest moments I've had is where you're
just kind of having a rough day and all of
a sudden you get like a chat or an email
or something from a fan, and I'll tell you it
just makes my day. Man, every Tuesday night after the
Songwriter Show, I will get inundated with emails and I
just love it. People are being very cool, you know,
Happy New Year's just all sorts of comments and I
(15:31):
love it all the time.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Yeah, that's pretty cool. It's nice to know that you're
appreciating that people are listening to what you're doing. Yeah,
for sure, I really appreciate what you're doing, that's for sure.
This is cool.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Thank you, Thank you, John. So John, last question, tell
us about your socios. Where can people buy your stuff?
Stream it?
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Right now? The best way is on my website. As
this evolves, we're going to keep all the information on
the website of where to go, where I'll be, everything
that's up and coming, all my songs will be posted
on the website. So that's the best way is to
keep in touch with that right now.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
All right, awesome. I want to thank you so much,
John for being on the show tonight.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
You're welcome man. To all the fans out there, thank
you for tuning in tonight. If you're a songwriter with
a story of share, we'd love to hear from you.
To all the fans out there, thank you for spending
a little bit of your precious time with us. Every
single listener is important to us, and we hope this
episode has inspired you to explore your own stories through music.
My name is Toronto's and it's been a pleasure having
you with me tonight and this awesome Tuesday evening. Join
(16:38):
me every single Tuesday evening to hear other amazing stories
from incredible artists around the world. So then keep creating
and sharing because every story deserves to be heard. I
love you all, have a great night.
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without even trying to. And she doesn't need it, but
she sure wants it.
Speaker 8 (17:17):
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Speaker 4 (18:06):
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Speaker 7 (18:08):
She's in control, the hardest worker she knows, loves a
smell of fear in her back. You men survive in
the shadow of a star, where she's most alive.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
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Are you a songwriter?
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Are you looking to turn your songwriting passion into a
full time gig gig? Whether you are just at the
start of your songwriting journey or a seasoned industry professional,
this show is made for you. You we would welcome
to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news, interviews, and communitating.
Now welcome your host Sarantos.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Thank you so much for tuning in, and welcome back
to the Songwriter Show. I'm your humble host Sroantos. I'm
a solo music artist who's been writing lyrics forever. Words
just mean the world to me, and that's why I
love to host this show for you every single Tuesday evening.
I believe in my heart that every song is a
special story. Tonight, I'm so excited to have on the show.
(00:47):
John Tarros. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen
and also was in his first band. He grew up
playing Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. Alice Cooper got out on music
in his twenties to start a family and started playing
the church bands in two thousand and four. From there
he came back strong to doing his thing and.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Now welcome this week's special.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Guest guest, Yes Welcome to the show. John. How are you.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I'm doing great, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
You're welcome. John. So you know you're talking about Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper. So I got this like rock
vibe with you playing your guitar in there. Tell us
a little bit about those influences.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
All my influences. Yes, so the early days. Yeah, the
influences were you know, led Zeppelin, Big Time, Black Sabbath,
and I mean I started really at an early age
getting into music. I got into my parents sold forty fives.
I had the Beach Boys and the Beatles and Elvis,
and from that, as I grew I discovered led Zeppelin
(01:48):
and took off with that, and I begged play an instrument,
and my parents finally got me a guitar and guitar
lessons when I was thirteen and I came home playing
Smoke on the Water the very first time, like everybody
pretty much, And from there it took off. I started
learning songs pretty rapidly. I learned how to play by ear,
(02:10):
and I just throw on an album and sit in
jam with it and ended up getting a band with
some guys and kind of took off from there.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
What was the first tune you learned how to play.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
First tune I learned how to play with the guitar.
It was my first guitar lesson. I went and I
learned Smoke on the Water. I came home and played that,
and then I sat down with some of the records
and I learned Dallas Cooper's eighteen. Is It My Body
kind of just took off from there.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Okay, And what is your preference? You like that analog
saw on you the vinyl? Do you think the modern
city or digital is better?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
You know, I love it all, but I grew up
with the vinyl, you know, setting a needle down on
the vinyl and listening to the tunes and working them
all out. And yeah, so I think I really kind
of leaned that. I love the analog.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Tell us, do you perform routinely? Are you doing gigs
like every week once a month?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
No, I'm really not. You know, I was playing in
Christian bands and getting out every week doing that. I
did that from two thousand and four all the way
through twenty twenty and kind of backed off from that
and just recently started kind of doing my own thing.
Because I play almost every day. I pick up and
(03:29):
I started just spewing out songs and decided to start
doing something with it.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
And what's your favorite thing about writing lyrics?
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, it's such a passion for me, playing and singing
and writing lyrics and the life experiences that we have
by my age especially, you know, these life experiences just
it comes from the heart and you're really telling a story.
And that's what you want to do, is you're speaking
(03:59):
to somebody when you're singing that song, and you want
it to be relatable. I think most of my songs
people can listen to it and relate. A lot of
my songs are about falling in love or heartbreak and
just stuff that happens in life. It's very relatable.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Yeah, I think you're right about that. I could tell
you that early on. I thought I knew that, but
I really didn't. And you start to realize that if
it's not relatable, it could be quirky, it could be weird.
But if you have such an unrelatable song, it's not
going to really vibe or connect with anybody. Absolutely absolutely,
So how do you get started with a song? Do
(04:36):
you use your guitar? Do you use a melody? What's
your preference.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
You know, it just kind of happens. Sometimes I'm sitting
at the piano and I'll start playing something and I'll
like how it sounds, or a lot of times it's
strumming something on my guitar. I'll come up with a
good lyric that sounds good, and you know, you can
get that melody in your head and then it's just
a matter of taking that melody from your head to
(05:01):
your fingers and putting it all together, finding the right notes.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
I love that line, taking the melody from your head
to your fingers. That's cool.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, that's how it happens.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Ye tell us about this song that we're going to
hear in a little bit. What inspired this one?
Speaker 1 (05:15):
You know, everybody, we get out there and you see somebody,
especially when you're young, you know, and single, you see
somebody that just blows your way just so beautiful, and
you don't want that moment to end. You want that
person to sit down and talk with you and just
make things happen from there. And that's kind of what
(05:37):
this song is about.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
All right, tell you what, John, Let's take a listen
and we'll come back and talk tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Okay, sounds good?
Speaker 3 (05:43):
All right, everybody check this out. Here we go.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Jo, how long the way? Smile? Won't you say it
with me?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
When?
Speaker 4 (06:35):
Then I join? When I look getting to the rides,
it makes me feel so hold you hold this a
(06:59):
little away the spar and your.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
In a dreamway the world to holding your clothes, holding
your time, little just long was.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Stitching with me in a dreamway? Were man? I join?
(07:55):
Love to taste j when I'm kissing you, says.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
The ango, when you're lying next to me, I love
to be your heart be.
Speaker 6 (08:24):
In the dream of yours? Where wants your be, holding
your clothes, holding your time, loved, want to stand with me.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
In the dream where you is where I drew.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
Well cube, pulling your clothes, holding your tie to start
with me?
Speaker 3 (10:27):
John, thank you for sharing that song with us.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Hey great, I'm glad you played it. I hope everybody
enjoyed it.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
If you had to do it all over again, if
you could rewind, would you still choose this career? Would
you do anything differently?
Speaker 1 (10:40):
No, not at all. Music is a part of you.
It's not really even a choice. It's just there. It's
a part of you. It's in your soul.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Do you have any advice? To people just starting anything
you would warn them about.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Yeah, you got it, definitely in the industry, Steer away
from the bad influences and just, you know, know what's
right and follow your heart. Sing from your heart, play
from your heart. Every time you're doing that song, reach
deep inside so that people can feel the passion that
(11:17):
you're trying to project. And it's going to come across
and people are going to love that.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
Yeah. Is there a song that you're so proud of
but you haven't shared yet with the world.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
There's a few coming up. There's a few that are
coming up.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
What's the strangest place where inspiration struck you for a song?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Wow, that's hard to say. They just hit I'm driving
down the road in my car, sitting at a restaurant
eating and you see somebody or you see something happening
and it makes you think about something in your life
that's happened, and all of a sudden, you start thinking
a song lyrics of what you would say to somebody
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and how you'd say it.
Speaker 3 (11:57):
If one of your songs was a movie, Which movie
would it be?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Oh, that's hard to say. Probably a pretty woman, Pretty woman?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Okay, all right, do you think in your experience. Do
you think there's a specific formula for hit songs or
is it all about a feel.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
It's all about a feel and the passion. Like you say,
if you dig deep in your heart and you're telling
a story and it projects, well, it's going to be
a hit. People are going to feel it. And that's
what you want, is for people to feel that.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Tell us what you do when you release a new
song or album? Do you do anything special?
Speaker 1 (12:34):
I just I give it to everybody that I know.
I get everybody I know involved and say, hey, listen this,
what do you think?
Speaker 3 (12:41):
How About on a personal level, it's something you do
personally when you're at home.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
I just smile a lot. I love it. I absolutely
love it. It's like that came out of me.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
You know, sometimes these things they get all bound up
inside and it's like you gotta let it loose. And
that's what it is. It's that feeling like Okay, yeah,
that one's free. Now, now I can start to work
on the next one.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Okay. Are there any apps on your phone that you
can't live without?
Speaker 1 (13:09):
YouTube?
Speaker 3 (13:11):
Is there like a certain channel that you're obsessed with
on YouTube?
Speaker 1 (13:15):
No? I just go on and I listen to a
lot of the eighties hairband stuff because that kind of
influences me a lot. Right now, A lot of my
music that I'm putting out is kind of very similar.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
Is there a certain item that you got to have
with you every time you're practicing.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
I've got a Dean six string acoustic and that's kind
of my go to. I just grab that and then
later on I plug in the electrics or whatever and
all the effects. But yeah, I'd just like to grab
my Dean acoustic.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
Now, this is a very interesting question. I'm going to
ask you. What is the one question you wish interviewers
would stop asking you.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
Oh that's a pretty open book. So yeah, I don't
mind any questions. I think they're all fair.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
All right, what's the most adventurous food you've ever tried?
Speaker 1 (14:08):
John, Most adventurous food? I've traveled all over the world,
and there is a some stuff in the Czech Republic.
I can't even tell you what it was called, but
there's been some pretty adventurous things there. I've tried, one
of them being a I don't remember how they call it,
but it's a blood pudding.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
Oh yeah, I've tried that.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Yeah, all right, I prefer chocolate pudding.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Yeah, absolutely, no doubt about it. So what's the most
memorable fan in Connor? You've ever had?
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Somebody actually walking up to me and asking for me
to sign an autograph? That was pretty cool. I got
done playing a song and somebody actually walked up to
me and wanted to get a picture and hemy sign it.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Yeah, that is cool.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
That's pretty cool. Yeah. Yeah, because I wasn't thinking much
of it. It was kind of just a low key
thing and I didn't expect that.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Some of the coolest moments I've had is where you're
just kind of having a rough day and all of
a sudden you get like a chat or an email
or something from a fan, and I'll tell you it
just makes my day. Man, every Tuesday night after the
Songwriter Show, I will get inundated with emails and I
just love it. People are being very cool, you know,
Happy New Year's just all sorts of comments and I
(15:31):
love it all the time.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Yeah, that's pretty cool. It's nice to know that you're
appreciating that people are listening to what you're doing. Yeah,
for sure, I really appreciate what you're doing, that's for sure.
This is cool.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Thank you, Thank you, John. So John, last question, tell
us about your socios. Where can people buy your stuff?
Stream it?
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Right now? The best way is on my website. As
this evolves, we're going to keep all the information on
the website of where to go, where I'll be, everything
that's up and coming, all my songs will be posted
on the website. So that's the best way is to
keep in touch with that right now.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
All right, awesome. I want to thank you so much,
John for being on the show tonight.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
You're welcome man. To all the fans out there, thank
you for tuning in tonight. If you're a songwriter with
a story of share, we'd love to hear from you.
To all the fans out there, thank you for spending
a little bit of your precious time with us. Every
single listener is important to us, and we hope this
episode has inspired you to explore your own stories through music.
My name is Toronto's and it's been a pleasure having
you with me tonight and this awesome Tuesday evening. Join
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me every single Tuesday evening to hear other amazing stories
from incredible artists around the world. So then keep creating
and sharing because every story deserves to be heard. I
love you all, have a great night.
Speaker 4 (17:04):
She always wants a new lover.
Speaker 7 (17:06):
It's just the matter of when they off of her
without even trying to. And she doesn't need it, but
she sure wants it.
Speaker 8 (17:17):
She's got a taste on the risk getting it.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
She sets a trap.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
Back and she bu was easy.
Speaker 7 (17:30):
Makes her silent craves andthing.
Speaker 4 (17:34):
She's for the cob.
Speaker 8 (17:35):
Bem s where she's a by Coscar. She's hungry, read
a bite tonight.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
Y Cosco. She bite y Cosco. She has to bite.
Speaker 8 (18:00):
It's time for her to face pot to dip butter
makes for.
Speaker 4 (18:06):
A tastey tree.
Speaker 7 (18:08):
She's in control, the hardest worker she knows, loves a
smell of fear in her back. You men survive in
the shadow of a star, where she's most alive.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
She's set a truck bad night and.
Speaker 4 (18:25):
She buzzyasily.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Makes her silent craves adventures.
Speaker 8 (18:33):
He copy dems when she's at Coscar.
Speaker 4 (18:39):
She's hungry.
Speaker 8 (18:41):
Read a bite tonight like Ascar. She by zy Cosco.
She has a bite Bye.
Speaker 4 (19:41):
Gost she lost by.
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Lead all you want she doesn't care.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Thank you for listening to the Songwriter Show. To keep
the moment going, head over to www. Dot songwriter show
dot com. Enjoined our free music community of artists, songwriters
and producers.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
That's www.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Dot songwriter show dot com.
Speaker 4 (21:06):
Many many.
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