In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living. Mark Edwards assetbankdecade share on social
I also spend a lot of time on political blogs, and music blogs getting things for my radio show. Mark Edwards bloglotmusic Change image and share on social
I am pretty detached from the local music crowd though. Mark Edwards crowddetachlocal Change image and share on social
At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time. Mark Edwards 000attemptback share on social
I probably had the most fun recording For Richer For Poorer in Nashville. Mark Edwards funnashvillepoor Change image and share on social
The turning point for me was when the Supreme Court installed Bush in 2000, even though he got half a million votes less nationally than Gore. It was nothing more than a bloodless coup and that's when I really started paying attention. Mark Edwards attentionbloodlessbush share on social
Each of my records has a different focus, a different theme. Mark Edwards focusrecordtheme Change image and share on social
Cleveland is the place I grew up and lived much of my adult life, so it will always be a part of my soul. Mark Edwards adultclevelandgrow Change image and share on social
They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don't know if that's good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw to be putting so much of myself out there. Mark Edwards abstractbadcontent Change image and share on social
To me, all war is failure for humanity, though it often is a bounty for commerce. Mark Edwards bountycommercefailure Change image and share on social