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David Bixby went from pothead to folk-legend, from cult member to free-thinker, from sailor to shipwreck-survivor, and from rebel to revolutionary war re-enactor. Through all these superficial changes, he's remained true to his nature. Now, 40 years after his independent music career began, he's a legend among acid folk fans. Yet, he's just getting started.
David Bixby's album, 'Ode to Quetzalcoatl', was self-released in 1969. David began his career in the Michigan folk scene of the late 60's, which, evidently, strived to step outside midwestern morality and taste the heady hedonism of the west coast. After diving straight into drugs, divinity dawned upon David. Feeling free for the first time in years, David sang songs of joy and remorse straight from the heart. Recording independently and drenching his soulful soliloquies in tape-delay, David Bixby begot 'Ode to Quetzalcoatl'.
Though David's songs emanate from a newly found sense of love, they reverberate off of his overpowering regret over his past behavior. It's deeply personal in much the same way that hardcore and punk rock is, though drastically different aesthetically.
David Bixby's album, 'Ode to Quetzalcoatl', was self-released in 1969. David began his career in the Michigan folk scene of the late 60's, which, evidently, strived to step outside midwestern morality and taste the heady hedonism of the west coast. After diving straight into drugs, divinity dawned upon David. Feeling free for the first time in years, David sang songs of joy and remorse straight from the heart. Recording independently and drenching his soulful soliloquies in tape-delay, David Bixby begot 'Ode to Quetzalcoatl'.
Though David's songs emanate from a newly found sense of love, they reverberate off of his overpowering regret over his past behavior. It's deeply personal in much the same way that hardcore and punk rock is, though drastically different aesthetically.
