Amos Lee Gets Deep, Gets Dark, Makes Jokes

Amos Lee has a wonderfully smooth singing voice and plays the
acoustic guitar beautifully. And if you never paid attention to
his lyrics, you might even find his music to soothing and mellow.
If you do lean into his lyrics a little and if you open yourself
up to his tone and phrasing, you will soon find references to
pain, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and trauma. This is
especially the case on Amos’s upcoming album, Dreamland. He says
he’s more comfortable talking about that side of himself now than
on the other seven albums he’s released dating back to 2005.


In this interview, Amos shares plenty, including how he went from
being a second grade teacher named Ryan Massaro to being a
musical sensation named Amos Lee pretty much in one night. We
also hear about a pivotal mental health crisis in college that
realigned his priorities and how he made a woman in hospice dance
when she didn’t think she wanted to.


Visit Amos Lee's website and listen to Shoulda Known Better and
Worry No More at www.amoslee.com. Follow Amos on Twitter @amoslee
and Instagram @am0slee.


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