Lone Star State of Mine

"Lone Star State of Mine"
Unreleased song by River Phoenix
Released 1993
Recorded 1993
Genre Folk, country
Length 2:16
Songwriter(s) River Phoenix
Producer(s) Phoenix

"Lone Star State of Mine" is an unreleased song by American actor, singer and songwriter River Phoenix. The lyrics and musical composition are attributed to Phoenix.[1] The song was performed by Phoenix in the film The Thing Called Love (1993),[2][3] but was not included on the soundtrack album for the film.[4]

Background and history

Phoenix expressed his wishes to release music for a film with his band Aleka's Attic, but the group disbanded in early 1992.

Phoenix began writing songs for the film in July 1993, Commenting on the musical direction, Phoenix said "The music has everything to do with me having the best understanding of the character and the movie".

In August 1993, Phoenix described "Lone Star State of Mine", "It originated from deep emotion and solitude and many days of being alone and in LA and a lot of childhood memories. It’s an ode to solitude and preservation of one’s independence and I guess, self-confidence."

In an August 93 issue, Journalist Malissa Thompson from Seventeen described his singing, although underscored with anger, as sounding amazingly urgent and sweet.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Movie Review - FILM REVIEW; A Country Music Triangle Comes Full Circle After Six Years - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Lonestar State of Mind - River Phoenix".
  3. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/film/riverphoenix/madem.html
  4. ↑ "The Thing Called Love (1993)" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ↑ https://aleka.org/phoenix/zines/phoeni15.html
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