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Want the inside scoop on how Forever Love Forever True came to life?
Neither does anyone else!
But here's a true tale about the evolution of that Slim Song. I'm calling this musical memoir...
Half-Fast is the Key.
I wrote Forever Love Forever True a while ago. It started as a fast song. Had a vibe like Boys of Summer by Don Henley.
It sounded good. But not great.
So I slowed it down. It was better as a ballad. But not quite there. No sweet spot. No secret sauce. No bullseye!
Then I tried it midtempo. Half-fast, if you will. I loved it!
It sounded so good I let out a yell that scared the **** out of the goats here at Slim's Shady Trailer Park.
They're still not speaking to me.
I sent it to drummer Gorden Campbell who laid down this very cool brush track. I played bass and piano. But it needed some different flavors.
The Slim Stew needed some speecy-spice!
I called Peter White. He laid down an accordion part and BANG! It sounded charming. Gave the song that French Café groove. Oui oui!
At this point I was one baguette away from moving to Paris.
But the tune still needed that last dash of savoriness. The one final je ne sais quoi that would turn it into certified Slimness. It needed...
Guitar.
In my oversized horse head, I kept hearing this nylon string guitar part. I needed to get this lick outta my head before my hair spontaneously combusted. What to do?
I turned to Artificial Intelligence. The dreaded AI.
I told AI what I wanted, and to my surprise, Mr. Roboto gave me the nylon part I was hearing.
I got excited. Sent the song to my radio promoter. Is Forever Love Forever True deserving of global release? Worldwide affection? Interplanetary chart domination?
Yes! Radio Promoter loved it. RP was all in.
I told him about the whole recording process. The drums, the bass, the piano, the Peter White accordion. When I got to the AI guitar part, there was silence.
Crickets. A tumbleweed rolled by as I waited...
Then RP told me they couldn't promote the song. Why?
Turns out the Big Radio Conglomerate will not play anything that contains AI. That's a big no-no.
So AI guitar had to go.
The first person I thought of was my goodest buddy, Marc Antoine. He's an absolutely amazing guitarist. Why not!
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