CITY:
I sit here and stare at the screen for a minute. What should I write? I'll start with I love New York, it's the city where I was born and raised and I will always call it home. September 11th should forever be remembered and those lives lost, honored. New Yorker's are a strong and proud people. I feel the time for mourning has passed and we should all be proud of how New York has bounced back and yes, it's still happening in Manhattan! So all the terrorists can consider themselves cowards and failures. Our women are beautiful, our men, fearless and our freedom, intact. As I've said before, time wounds all heels : )
SONG:
The song was written in one sitting this past Summer. My good friend and screenwriter, Steve Fleming asked me to write the theme song for a new cable TV series called "Manhattan". So the song "Manhattan" was the result. The show is being filmed right now and I've been asked to write a new song for each episode. The show is set in New York, so it's a wonderful opportunity for me to pay homage to the city that never sleeps. I recorded the track right before I left for tour and I mixed it really quick and sent it to the producers. I thought it was just a scratch track but they loved it and DJ Camaza stepped in and remixed the beats and added a whole new element to the song. Next we had a few guest musicians lay down some sweetness and finally C-ROK took it to the lab for the master mix. So alot went into this song and I thought it proper to release it on 9/11. While we always must remember the tragedy, one thing I've learned from living in New Orleans is that you must dance and rejoice, even in death.
I love NY
Sean