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JOHN FRANK

THOUGHTS, MUSIC AND LIFE

I tended to take for granted anything that I could do. If I could do it, then I was sure that anyone could do better than I could. Then life and maturity, a self confidence to finalize my songs. Realization that everyone has something. What we choose to do as an accomplishment and finish becomes a marker of who we are. Mine is music and people. Music has been with me since I would lie on the floor of our house on Havenbrook St. in Baldwin Park, California, and listen to mom and dad's classical records. I would close my eyes and imagine that I could see the fingers playing the notes I heard. Chopin, Liszt and Mozart. I didn’t know names, but felt beauty and serenity.

My playing of music was instigated by Mickey Dolenz. His mad cap personality and vocals made me think that playing drums and singing would be a badge of coolness. My Aunt Cuca bought my brother and I a Woolworth black electric guitar to pretend with. We never really plugged it in. There was no need. Electric air guitar and singing along with the records was just as fulfilling as a performance. We had arrived. The bed was our stage. The walls were our adoring fans…we were surrounded..

In freshman year of High School the magic began. Larry, Giulio and I were bonded by our love and devotion to The Who and The Beatles. Not in that order. An airborne eraser aimed at an unsuspecting Larry, a musical kinship had begun. Homecoming dances, weddings, roller skating shows and hundreds of rehearsals later we lived a dream. It died and we went our own life paths.

Songs and music stored and held in a pattern of non-existence. Frustration led to an open mic appearance. It lead to a creative flow that exists to this minute and will continue to the rest of my life. I have had help and it is a continuation of true creative flow. Jason knows who he is. Artists who share my vision will be with me to help share our gifts. If you have read this then you Get It. Thank you and enjoy my journey…..It has only just begun….and you....were there……..

Musically Yours,
John Frank