Aug 10, 2017
Every Sing 007: Tom Kimmel on How Music Move Us
Tom Kimmel is an award winning songwriter for film (Twins,
Runaway Bride,
Serendipity), television (Touched By An Angel, Dawson's
Creek, Miami Vice), and for a host of major artists including
Johnny Cash,
Linda Ronstadt,
Joe Cocker and
Randy Travis. A
soulful entertainer, speaker, poet, and teacher, Tom tours widely
and has released seven albums and a book of poems.
Tom says: We are drawn to things
that move us, and from a really early age I just loved music.
Tom started out as a singer in
high school, but as soon as he learned three chords on the guitar
he started writing songs and they just poured out.
Lately, Tom feels like he is a
writer first. He's been thinking about things to write that don't
involved performing, including his memoir.
At some point his drive shifted
from performing and making money to sharing and building
community.
Tom's goal for the songs he writes is that they help people
calm down, warm up, relax, and their breath changes.
Tom didn't have any formal training and learned from copying
others until he developed his own style. In the process he learned
that he needed to stop trying so hard - to just sing and be
present.
"Our job in life is to show up. Listen and share.” Tom
Kimmel
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