I am currently seeking a publisher for my latest book of songs & poems as well as my first book I wrote back in 2007. That book, POEMS BY TOM had commentary after each poem and reads almost like a novel...
I've seen Eric Burdon 7 times, The Who 3 times, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Jimmy Page, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and a whole bunch more people and bands live...
I wrote the lyrics to LAST CUP OF COFFEE a week after the 9/11 tragedy. While the country was grieving, obviously, it was strangly united shortly after the tragedy. These lyrics were pulled from a bigger piece I wrote about the unification and all the small things that could lead up to an event such as this...
If I am being totally honest the first poem I ever wrote was about my evil Spanish teacher in high school. I wrote it on a bathroom stall wall in black sharpie marker and it contained obscenities involving her and her cat.
I would argue that ONE SLIP OF THE KNIFE is the most powerful song made from my lyrics so far to date. I write about a variety of topics from many perspectives and not all of them are pretty. This one hits home...
Sometimes fire is the cleanser when it comes to relationships…
Klaus calls his form of music KRAUTROCK because of his German decent and currently plays with several bands in Taiwan. I would describe his category as Bluesy/Jazz...but I'm just a word guy rather than a music man...
I love songs with a positive message and ones that make people think or pushes them to action. Or at least self-awareness. Yes, today just having self-awareness is blessing considering how crazy things can be... VISITED A PLACE captures the conflict between man and nature well I think...
"Kisses and drugs make the world go 'round..." - Not a bad way to start off a song, right? Haha... This world can sometimes come down to a choice between pleasing yourself or pleasing others. What do I choose? AS FOR ME... Well, I'm glad you asked...
These lyrics were inspired by my favorite musician on YouTube named LadyWeaver. We were best friends for the last ten years although we have recently gone our separate ways. Some things are just for the best...
I try to write about important issues when I can and although some may disagree with my opinions I protect every dissenter's right to disagree and I'm always open to changing my mind if the proper evidence compels me...
Tiffany Anne's original song called GHOST is one of my favorites. Her cover of IT'S A MAD, MAD WORLD has brought me to tears. You can check it out by clicking: HERE on this link...
I'm sure that a lot of parents have strangely peculiar relationships with their children. So, tell me about your father...
Musicians from all over the world with all different types of backgrounds and varying levels of talent have made songs from my words. I appreciate them all.
I am open to ideas on how to improve this website and if anybody is interested in helping to build an actual website I'm certainly willing to listen. I think this could be a very profitable venture if done the right way...