Ferraby Lionheart

Ferraby Lionheart wants to be like Gene Wilder. He wants people to care about the planet. He wants people to care about other people. He wants a garden, and some chickens. He was born in LA, although it is often written that he was born in Nashville. This is because he grew up there. And perhaps because his music sounds a little country sometimes. His sister watched Mary Poppins a lot when he was a kid, so maybe that’s why he likes show tunes so much. His 8th grade Algebra tutor had a guitar. That’s where he got the idea. He practiced singing to Chet Baker records when he went to art school in Chicago. Ferraby started making 4-track recordings when he was 18. They might have been a little crappy. He kept trying to write songs for a long time. He moved back to LA because Chicago was too cold. He tried being a grown up, but it wasn’t very good. He is pretty smart. But not that smart. He served pizzas for a little while. Jon Brion played shows next door, and somehow Jon knew one of his songs and invited him on stage one night. He was so nervous. Ferraby had a rock band, but after a few years he got sick of it. He’d rather sing softer.