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The most affecting music comes straight from an artist’s life, from the heart. For P.J. Olsson, making his new album American Scream was an experience reflecting his life more than he ever had known was possible.
“For me it’s still sort of like a dream,” says the multi-faceted singer-songwriter-musician. “I made the entire CD except for one song in the middle of the woods using an FTP site to upload and download files. I sang every song in my studio surrounded by Mother Nature’s finest, combined with the chaos and love of three kids!”
It’s a story he tells in the album’s closing song, fittingly titled “The Dream,” an account of a true sense of satisfaction.
“‘The Dream’ is about trying not to give up—not in love, not in life!” he says, before explaining the basic recording process of these 12 songs. “My usual day recording starts by moving three pairs of shoes, some crayons, a piece of toy, last night’s wine to a different part of the studio that I won’t be using in the next twenty minutes.” His mom drives up to say hello and “tells me to shave because I look tired.” He picks up a guitar, strums and within minutes has a microphone on and “I’m singing and playing, trying to make this great feeling translate! Right then, the pounding of water on my studio window from the pre-pubescent misplacement of what sounds like the turbo models of all sprinklers startles the song right out of me. This is how I wrote the entire CD. And keep in mind, this all happens by noon.”
“For me it’s still sort of like a dream,” says the multi-faceted singer-songwriter-musician. “I made the entire CD except for one song in the middle of the woods using an FTP site to upload and download files. I sang every song in my studio surrounded by Mother Nature’s finest, combined with the chaos and love of three kids!”
It’s a story he tells in the album’s closing song, fittingly titled “The Dream,” an account of a true sense of satisfaction.
“‘The Dream’ is about trying not to give up—not in love, not in life!” he says, before explaining the basic recording process of these 12 songs. “My usual day recording starts by moving three pairs of shoes, some crayons, a piece of toy, last night’s wine to a different part of the studio that I won’t be using in the next twenty minutes.” His mom drives up to say hello and “tells me to shave because I look tired.” He picks up a guitar, strums and within minutes has a microphone on and “I’m singing and playing, trying to make this great feeling translate! Right then, the pounding of water on my studio window from the pre-pubescent misplacement of what sounds like the turbo models of all sprinklers startles the song right out of me. This is how I wrote the entire CD. And keep in mind, this all happens by noon.”
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A Million Stars
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Holiday
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American Scream
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Mother Honey
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