"They look good on the outside like dodgy politicians, but they're soft and rotten inside" -                                                                                                      from "She's Apples"

Bob Wilson has been writing songs since the 1970s, (although he says he wrote very little between 1985 and 1995), finally emerging with a whole bunch of new tunes for his debut live CD "Little Deeds" in 1998.

This prolific writer (he's a semi-retired journalist) thinks he may have a book or two in him, but for now he's preoccupied with taking the new Goodwills CD "Loungeroom Legends" to audiences and planning his next effort, a solo studio CD of unpublished songs.

"I've always been writing, but like Malvina Reynolds (Little Boxes, Morningtown Ride), I started late in the recording business, so there are 50 or so songs I could happily choose which have not yet seen the light of day," Bob said. "There are nine of my songs on "Loungeroom Legends" and while they might be "new" to people who've never heard us before, we have been singing these songs to live audiences for a year or two now.

"My next effort will probably be a bit dark, because some of my darker songs have never emerged. But who knows - I might also write new ones, happier ones, between now and then!"
"I can't say I've been influenced by anyone in particular,
but I love songwriters who have important things to say
and say them in clever ways,
using melody and tempo to evoke a mood."
Bob Wilson at his writer's retreat!
To read a more comprehensive overview of Bob's songwriting CLICK HERE