Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, Easter is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontman of the 1980s band Let's Active.
Musical career
Early years
Mitchell Blake Easter was born November 15, 1954, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Easter was deeply involved in music from an early age. He attended the University of North Carolina, from 1974 to his graduation in 1978. He played in a number of school bands, some of them with his childhood friend Chris Stamey (later of The dB's).
Record production and engineering
In 1980, Easter started the Drive-In Studio, a professional recording studio located in what was originally his parents' garage. One of his earliest recording sessions was the debut single by R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe." Drive-In Studio became an integral part of the local indie-rock scene of Winston-Salem, recording a number of bands at low "knock-down" rates. Easter closed the Drive-In Studio in 1994, and moved from Winston-Salem to Kernersville, North Carolina, where he opened his current recording studio, Fidelitorium Recordings.
Podcasts:
Mitch Easter
ALBUMS
- Dynamico released: 2007
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by Jennifer Hudson
Why Is It So Hard
by: Jennifer HudsonWell I'm on the fence, I'm undecided
So very tense, still a little upset
But I don't wanna make an angry decision
And regret it later, so I haven't decided yet
Chorus:
But I could never, ever feel like this
When they words "I love you" leave my lips
I mean it when I say, I just hate how difficult you make it.
Why is it so hard? (So hard?)
So hard to love you? So hard to stay?
Why is it so hard? (So hard to love you)
But this is the one time I don't care about the easy way.
(No, no)
Doesn't make sense, irrational me
I'm still around though I can't believe one word that you say.
No, it don't make no sense
I'm always crying, but I'll cry oceans if you ever went away.
Chorus:
But I could never, ever feel like this
When they words "I love you" leave my lips
I mean it when I say, I just hate how difficult you make it.
Why is it so hard? (So hard?)
So hard to love you? So hard to stay?
Why is it so hard? (So hard to love you)
But this is the one time I don't care about the easy way.
(Hey, hey)
(Why is it so hard?)
I can walk out that door (Out that door)
And never come around anymore (Anymore)
But that wouldn't make no sense to me
But see I love you Baby
And the thick and thin this is where I'm supposed to be.
(Supposed to be) Hey, hey
Why is it so hard? (So hard?)
So hard to love you? (Yeah) So hard to stay? (Hard to stay)
Why is it so hard? (So hard to love you)
But this is the one time I don't care about the easy way.
(No, no)
Why is it so hard? (So hard?)
So hard to love you? (Why is it so hard?) So hard to stay? (Hey hey yea yeah)
Why is it so hard? (So hard to love you?)
But this is the one time I don't care about the easy way (Hey, hey)