To this day, people stop me at my shows or wherever to tell me how much “The River” means or meant to them at some particular time in their lives. How would you describe the song as a music fan? I think it’s that James Taylor vibe we kinda tune into when we’re together.
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It’s funny though…when Garth and I write, it comes out more folky than anything else I’ve written. He’s very creative musically and lyrically, but will also LISTEN to your suggestions. What has your overall experience been like collaborating with Garth? Ha! A few years later I had the pleasure of being Garth’s opening act at his historic Central Park concert where I got to witness one million fans waving their lighters and singing OUR song! I just thought he was delusional because nobody had done that in country music and it seemed way too ambitious. He KNEW he was going to play arenas some day. We both wanted success so badly though I have to say, he saw it even clearer than I did. That song summed up exactly what Garth and I were feeling. Maybe two hours? It was fast not counting the two hours before of bad ideas. After that, the song came pretty quickly. After a few minutes Garth said, “I got it! Turn it off.” I turned off the CD and Garth started playing the first few lines on the guitar of “The River.” It just started flowing (pun intended). Sometimes playing music frees your mind up to go other places that have nothing to do with what you’re listening to and that’s exactly what happened. What are you into lately?” I told him I had just bought the newest James Taylor album ( That’s Why I’m Here) and so I put it on. Finally Garth said, “Let’s just take a break. Anyway, Garth came over and we tried to come up with an idea to write and nothing was happening. I used to share a house with Jess Leary who went on to write hits like “Where the Green Grass Grows” and “Mi Via Loca.” Back then we were just trying to get noticed. Garth and I wrote “The River” in my little house in East Nashville on McCarn St. When and where did you and Garth write “The River?” There is always some kind of industry event happening almost every night here in Nashville, but I probably only go to one a week if I can help it! Ha! During CMA week I’m out every freakin’ night and I’m very cranky by the end of the week.
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In addition to doing that, my new TV show “Songwriters Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw” just debuted on the new All Arts channel (in assoc with PBS) so I’m usually on the phone with my producer/director Brad Fuss daily because we just got picked up for a second season and there’s a lot that goes into preproduction. The rest of the time I’m either working with Cooper Alan in production, meetings, phone calls…you name it. Nowadays I write about two or three days a week. My favorite thing is breakfast and reading the paper. I love the morning before it all gets crazy. After that I make out with my dog (he’s a Chihuahua mix) and finally get up to start the day. Before I get out of bed I check my phone for emails and the latest Spotify numbers on my new artist Cooper Alan. I am now an empty nester so my days of 6am alarms are few and far. There really is NO typical day in my life… but here are the basics. Walk us through a typical day in the life of Victoria Shaw? “The River” – An Interview with Victoria Shaw