In fact, the record represents a confluence of firsts for the New York-based artist. He most certainly does on Chip Tooth Smile. Hopefully, that trend will continue until I am ready to stop. There’s a sensibility to the way I write that’s been informed by eighties songwriters, especially. I knew every lyric to every song on the air. “I grew up listening to all of this music from the late seventies and early eighties in the car with my mom. “I’ve always been a radio kid,” he explains. In fact, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Matchbox Twenty co-founder picks up a thread from his formative years and weaves a bold and bright new chapter on his fourth solo offering, Chip Tooth Smile (Emblem/Atlantic Records).įittingly, the experience earned from over two decades as one of modern music’s preeminent songwriter and front men empowers him to do so. Three-time GRAMMY ® award winner Rob Thomas progresses by recognizing his roots.
We reach the place where we began not only wiser, but with more wonder for the bearing of the past on the future. Life, love, and music eventually arrive full circle. Route 66 Casino Hotel presents Rob Thomas: Chip Tooth Tour!