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My life is pretty much defined by a lyric I wrote a few years back: “dualities struggled with, high wires tiptoed across.” I’ve always struggled to reconcile opposing instincts, conflicting desires, and diverging impulses. No matter the topic; sex, drugs, politics, faith, family, career, music I always find myself in the same place. Prince was different. Prince saw no such conflict. He lived at the crossroads between sin and faith, lust and love, sex and god, funk and soul, rock and roll….and the only struggle he seemed to endure was how far to go down each road at the same time while having the timeRead More →

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Many years ago when I wore a younger man’s clothes, my family moved to Miami. Without going into tremendous detail, it was what appeared to be a can’t-say-no-to career opportunity for my father during a time when there didn’t seem to be a lot of options. I vividly remember my father sitting me down and telling me the decision to move was essentially up to me. I was still in school at the time and in a very…complex…relationship with a girl and he was sensitive to taking me away from her and from my schoolmates so soon before graduation. This was a heavy piece toRead More →