Gerry Beckley
Gerry Beckley
Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckleyis a founding member of the band America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1952
CityFort Worth, TX
CountryUnited States of America
song heart writing
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.
years together stuff
If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience but I wasn't scared I was just really looking forward to it.
mean views trying
It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.
song rest-in-peace condolences
I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace...
pops proof decades
Every decade has its ABBA; that's the proof that pop will always be around.
writing people influence
The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.
people alive heavy-metal
When people say, Your music was the music of the Seventies, I say, So was discoteque. The Seventies was also the highest peak of heavy metal. Pick a genre - they were all alive.
adjust age america basic best elements heart matter possibly song subject
All the ingredients are going to be the same. I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age ... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.
mean years voice
Also in Norah Jones, now there's a voice that sounds and I don't mean disrespect but sounds a hundred years old that sounds incredibly experienced. It's just an exciting time.
For anybody who writes, very often, when you finish an album, you are so done with it. You've been listening in minutia, in super-focus.