Daily Discovery: ALL WALLS, “Once They’re Gone”

August 27, 2015 2:51 pm

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ARTIST: ALL WALLS

SONG: “Once They’re Gone” (feat. Jimmy Sweet)

HOMETOWN: Redding, California/St. Louis, Missouri

CURRENT LOCATION: Los Angeles, California

AMBITIONS: To create inspired works.

TURN-OFFS: Pretentious people, naysayers, LA traffic, mayonnaise.

TURN-ONS: Eccentric types, freethinkers, natural beauty, new music as it is made.

DREAM GIG: Opening for Loose Fur at The Troubadour.

FAVORITE LYRIC: “Don’t you try to etch it or permanently sketch it, or you’re gonna catch a bad bad cold” – Pavement.

SONG I WISH I WROTE: “Surf’s Up” by The Beach Boys.

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: The Traveling Wilburys.

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: ArthurFest at Barnsdall Park 2005. The lineup was Sonic Youth, Black Keys & Sleater Kinney.

I WROTE THIS SONG BECAUSE…: I was going through a difficult time in my life. The song is about having to make a difficult decision and questioning whether or not you did the right thing.