So here we are almost 4 yrs since I released my first album. It feels like just yesterday, but now its time to release my second. I know some of you have been askin for it and some havent even heard the first, but it'll be here soon for everyone to hear. Im 3 songs from completion, and for some odd reason I cant get finished soon enuff. I'm not big on blogging but I figured I'd drop a line or two just to keep yall posted on the release. Also myspace is so full of spam these days that I rarely sign in, so some of you have sent messages and comments without a reply/response, I apologize.I appreciate all your messages and support, you guys are awesome friends.
The new album, "Entervention" is an intervention for me in a fashion. There are a lot of things I know you guys dont really know about as far as my past and childhood are concern. We all have a story to tell, so I decided to deal with some deep issues that were taking their toll on my life. The spelling was meant to not only distance itself from the actual word and the show but to kind of bring two important words that describe the album together. Enter and Venting, which is my own intervention that I'm sharing with my friends.
Most of the songs that Ive written and recorded so far are about my mothers drug addiction and my fathers long term prison sentence (20yrs) and how I tried to hide the impact it had on me. How deep in my heart I felt there was still a chance for a happy ending, and how I came to realize there was no happy ending, or an ending at all.
These were issues that I felt deep guilt and embarrassment about. I was so ashamed of my past, my mother,my father and myself. Then I realized that a strong resilience began to ooze from me when I told my story. I started to love what the pain had molded me into, love what I became and love the message that I had to share with those who love me and my voice.
Life, was my first crack at it and you all loved it!! Just wait till you get your hands on "Entervention"!! I bet its not gonna be what you expect but it will delightfully surprise you at the same time. Its classic Havana, always upbeat and putting a smile on a face, so dont at all expect this to be a long drawn out soul album that makes you feel sorry for me, but expect the exact opposite. I accept the past because its allowed me to create something beautiful and I'll never forget it.
There you have it, I'm open and vulnerable, now lets live, love and create.
Havana