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   www.tomkimmel.com   Every Sing Podcast Page: nancybos.net/podcast/ Every Sing Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1711090705861666/   Teadora - the show sponsor - at Teadorabeauty.com with discount code "everysing" for 25% off.