Ed Writes/Performs New Song, Stuart Davis Options

[SJN1279]

Found this on: www.stuartdavis.com

Hollywood Blogs / Day Five
Submitted by stuart davis on June 16, 2007 - 1:01pm.
Song of the Day: Heaven / Live
Word of the Day: Phonyxal (a word Eddie K made up last night)

Eddie Kowalczyk (Buddha front man of Live) came in last night. We had Miracle all ready, and sure enough, Eddie arrived and in about an hour knocked it OUT of the astronomical park. Can't say how much it has meant to me to be working with him. His giving, gracious nature (and it goes without saying charisma + talent!) has absolutely blown me away. He's done this twice now. A year ago, we tried to put this song on my album ¿What. We just couldn't hear it. Sitting next to the songs in that collection, it didn't make sense to us. We tried recording a version of it, Eddie spent a day back then (in colorado) building it with us, and his parts were fantastic. In the end, we set it aside, simply not knowing what to do with it. When I called Eddie to tell him it wasn't going on the album, I was quite dejected. Really bummed out, because I believed and felt such a conviction about the song, felt bad after all he'd done for it, telling him it got cut. His response really made an impression on me. He just said "don't worry about it. really. that song will have its time. its time hasn't come yet, but it will. i know it." he was right!

Three days ago, Alex and I sat down and started working on it (starting from scratch), and the music, arrangement, and production simply FLOWED out of us. it was one of the easiest, seamless things we've ever worked on. we thought we'd be rushed to have it ready enough for Eddie to sing on, but in fact we were sitting around six hours before he arrived, trying to think of anything else it needed. but there wasn't. it was as though the song had gestated for a year, and came out fully formed, done, ready to run. eddie arrived, effortlessly put his magic in, and voila'. we sat and talked about movies and ken wilber and spirituality for an hour. it was one of those nights that leaves me wondering how on Earth I got so lucky. it have spent a lot of time lately living in gratitude for the people in my life. i LOVE everyone i work with. i mean i really love them. it is a mysterious recognition, a way of knowing each other that is hard to describe, but impossible to miss. and whether its E and dougie and the people and my new label, or Matt Westgage (who i've worked with for so many years now) or Steve Brill or Alex, the list goes on and on. I am a lucky, lucky man. Love is the way.

In that work-play of love, Eddie is an exemplar to me, has been from years ago. I have learned from him for years. As a father, artist, spiritual practitioner, friend. I have drawn so much inspiration from him as an artist and person, it feels like a profound milestone to have this song come to fruition with him so central to its realization. Thank you, Eddie!

Today we have moved further in working on Fear of Light. Lyrics

Trapped inside a theater
of faces I defend
I say they're only stories
but I am what I pretend
to be

You show me a lover
who has wandered
toward the flash
I'll show you a layer
in the sediment
of ash

All I want to do
is melt back into you
still I fight
fear of light

It's easier
to focus on a figment
in the sky
than look
into the secret
in someone else's eyes
and I know why

This fevered dream
this suffocating night
keeps my heart asleep
in fear of light

All I want to do
is melt back into you
still i fight
fear of light

[Tina]

Wow...thanks for posting that Nick. It was great to read. I hope I get to hear that song. Those lyrics are amazing!!!

[SinfulEyes]

Are these lyrics for a new Live song or by that other guy? If the other guy, who cares?

[J.Sax]

Cool, I'm interested in hearing this song. But I don't think those lyrics are to the song they did together...the first paragraph mentions the song "Miracle" and those lyrics are to "Fear of Light." At least, that's how I read it.

This post has been edited by J.Sax: Jun 19 2007, 11:59 pm

[dangum]

Cool, I'm interested in hearing this song. But I don't think those lyrics are to the song they did together...the first paragraph mentions the song "Miracle" and those lyrics are to "Fear of Light." At least, that's how I read it.

That's how I read it as well.

Do you think Stuart Davis might repay the favour and lay down some vocals on Live's next album? I hope not.

[Wambangalang]

ed needs to stop hanging out with wackos

[Gertjan]

ed needs to stop hanging out with wackos

Sure he should. Stuart Davis is no wacko though, at least not in my eyes. Stuart is a great musician and an incredibly profound guy and great story teller.

I'd love to see them work together more. It could bring back some spirit into Live's music

[SJN1279]

I'm excited to hear the finished product. I'll keep an update on when it gets released.

Oh and Happy Birthday Jsax, I never posted in your b-day thread!

[J.Sax]

Oh and Happy Birthday Jsax, I never posted in your b-day thread!

Thanks, Nick!

[Lively Chick]

ed needs to stop hanging out with wackos

[SecretInsomnia]

But who wrote the lyrics to the song? Ed or Stuart?

I guess it's not all Ed's. But if it is, man... it's much better than the SFBM stuff, although we don't know if it's any better musically.

[Badman]

I checked out the staurt davis guy after I heard smoke. He does seem like a wacko but he really is a good vocalist and whoever wrote the lyrics gets a thumbs up from me. If they released an album together I would fork over the 15 bucks.

[Hoodstock]

Cool, I'm interested in hearing this song. But I don't think those lyrics are to the song they did together...the first paragraph mentions the song "Miracle" and those lyrics are to "Fear of Light." At least, that's how I read it.

I think your right on that. I hope Live plays some of the "future" stuff on this tour. I remember way back when they played a new song they were working on during a concert. It was Cheetah. They should have put it on an album because it rocked live.

[Wambangalang]

dont get me wrong, if it results in better music im all for it. But "i LOVE everyone i work with. i really love them. it is a mysterious recognition, a way of knowing each other that is hard to describe, but impossible to miss"

Seriously. get a real job

[Pokey]

Yeah I'm interested in hearing this, I quite enjoyed Smoke.

But yeah just like Mr Wambangalang says, the whole Intergal(sp?) Naked thing kinda pisses me off, just a bunch of people saying really simple shit in the most complex way to come off trying to sound spiritual and deep.