Daily Discovery: Zach Maberry, “A Love Song”

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ARTIST: Zach Maberry

SONG:A Love Song

BIRTHDATE: 1985

BIRTHPLACE: The oldest town in Texas.

AMBITIONS: To make a living doing what I love.

TURN-OFFS: Cold soup.

TURN-ONS: Great songwriting and Fall weather… combine those two.

DREAM GIG: Cactus Cafe opening up for Townes.

PETS: Hondo, a half chihuahua, half jack russell mix named after the Louis L’Amour book.

CELEBRITY CRUSH: Bear Grylls.

DREAM VACATION: To a My Morning Jacket concert in the Redwood Forest. We’ll sleep in tree houses and ride zip lines everywhere.
And Bear Grylls will be there.

5 FAVORITE FUNNYMEN: Steve Carell, Brian Regan, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Kevin Farr.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Only you can prevent forest fires.”

I WROTE THIS SONG: and submitted it for The American Songwriter Coffeehouse Tour contest. I didn’t win, but I was one of the 25 Finalists which I was very pleased about.