I've always taken that feeling and tried to mold it into something else - to broaden it so it's not just about me specifically. Everybody remembers the first time they lost somebody they loved and those relationships. They're not exactly that way, but I definitely take from life's feelings. RM: I would have to say "Back of My Heart." I always preface this because people ask all the time if these songs are biographical - if they're down to the "T" of exactly what happened. That really opened doors or at least cracked open doors to be pushed open, and it gave me opportunities that really wouldn't have come my way had I not been linked up with something bigger than just a guy traveling around the country, playing music.
Everybody has in their mind the romantic idea of being an actor at some point in their life, so I figured, why not? Honestly, I think being linked up with that program, particularly at that point in my life, was really the deciding factor whether my single "I Don't Want to Be" was going to go big or go home.
When you're working in the TV world, it's like, "You see this X here, made of tape on the floor? That's where you're going to stand when you say this line, and go to this X over here by the time you get to that line." It's just kind of funnier for me to see how incredibly orchestrated the film and TV worlds are, but it's flattering any time you get invited to go do it, and it's a lot of fun. Just the idea of being on set of a TV show or flick - my world, the music world, is organized, to a degree, but no one's telling me where to stand during a certain part of my song while I'm performing on stage. It sounds great to me." It paid off my college loans, bro.
I just need the 'OK.'" So, I said, "Great. This song would be a great match-up with the show." I said, "That sounds great," and he said, "Well, help me help you. Tell me some of your favorite movies." Well, one of my favorite movies is that old flick, "The Outsiders." He was like, "Well, if I could put it in 'Outsider' terms, this is a coming-of-age-type show. Which song?" He said, "It's 'I Don't Want to Be,' and I think it would be perfect for what we're doing. Joe called me up and said, "Hey, dude, I know you've never met me, but I listened to your album and heard your song, and this particular song, I think, would be great for this show I'm coming out with." I said, "OK, great. I got a phone call from one of the creative guys from the show, a guy named Joe Davola - where you get the name "crazy Joe Davola" from the "Seinfeld" days. I had already made my album, and it was on shelves for about a year.
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