Album Notes

A Literary Self Portrait

I was born in Houston during a time when it was cool for kids to play out in the streets. I am the first of my mother's three children and the son of a biological father who left when I was five. I found at an early age that the soul power emanating from the music I heard was in unison with my own inner groove.
I listened to the likes of Kool & the Gang, The Gap Band, Rick James, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and countless other Rhythm and Blues and Funk artists. Music was my escape from reality, enveloping me in a whole other mental state. I used to run around the house as a kid singing and driving my pops and grandparents crazy trying to soak up every word I heard from the crooners on the radio and on albums. To me, these smooth singers were searching for more seductive ways of falling in love and bedding women, while at the same time not being seen as gigolos. At least that was my interpretation of it. And I liked it. I began to use music to fantasize about what my vision of love would be like. Along with my growing fascination with the female kind, there seemed to be a wild streak growing inside of me. Then there was the music itself. The music was my solace and the peace I was longing for that I could not seem to find anywhere else.
In my late teens, I began to write songs and poetry to express to a woman how I felt about her. Seeing as how my looks had not truly developed, my creativity and charm had to flourish in order to be seen as appealing. And that they did. Throughout my journey of gathering experiences and memories, I loved and was loved, discovering the sexy, sweet varieties of women, physical pleasures, and life. I also grew to understand my inner self and through time became more in touch with my spirituality. I learned that the only way to ensure the brightest light for my karma was to love and treat others the way I wanted to be treated. Through my music, I communicate my spiritual love and energy, the kind of Libra I truly am. It also helps me reveal to you the risqué wild child who is consumed by women on a physical and mental level. There are many facets of my personality to be absorbed through my songs and flow. You are welcome to become lost in this: my life...the Marcel Penn experience.