"The law has cramped the flight of eagles to a snail's pace. The law never yet made a great man, but freedom will breed a giant, a colossus"- Friedrich Schiller
"Mr.Programmer I got my hammer And I'm gonna smash my radio"-The Ramones
"We will now discuss in a little more detail the Struggle for Existence"- Darwin
"Mama says yes, Papa says no, Make up you mind 'cause I gotta go. I'm gonna raise hell at the Union Hall, Drive myself right over the wall.
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, Round and round and round we go. Roll this joint, gonna get down low, Start my starter, gonna stop the show"- The Rolling Stones
"What helps it now, that Byron bore, With haughty scorn which mocked the smart, Through Europe to the Aetolian shore The pageant of his bleeding heart?"- Matthew Arnold
"Poets tell how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in a cheap hotel The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, And so the story ends we're told Pancho needs your prayers it's true, but save a few for Lefty too He only did what he had to do, and now he's growing old"- Townes van Zandt
"If hymns were rock music sung to worship whatever you happened to believe in then it would sound like Zak Smith...These are the thoughts of a man in his mid-twenties. Rather than confounding us with wisdom beyond his years he is being true to himself and singing about what he actually knows and with that comes a certain frankness. Combine that with a soulful but raw voice and guitars that are alive with riffs and energy"-Glasswerk.com album review.
This is singer/songwriter Zak Smith's blog. He writes about music and posts his songs and videos here. Go to Zaksmithlive.com for more information.