But now, you can just record it into your phone if you, or if you need to just duck out into a corner or something, which I did once when I was walking in New York, I’ve done it more than once. But it used to be in the past, you know, you would keep a pencil with you or a pen and write on anything in front of you, a napkin or whatever. TBS: I seem to go, well, I’m always trying to keep myself open for ideas. Could you share yours? Do you tend to do it regularly? Or do you kind of tend to jot down ideas and come back to things over time? I just keep trying to write songs try to better myself and try to do things that keep me interested and hopefully others.ĪH: I guess everybody has their own sort of approach to songwriting. There’s no big concept regarding the album, or I would say any of my albums. So, I would come home from touring, rest up a little and then go to work on my own stuff, whether it be writing or recording something I’ve already written. TS: Well, it took quite a long time because I’m busy with the other band quite a lot lately.
Schmit: Oh, yeah, it’s always good.ĪH: How long did “Day By Day” take to do and what was your approach to it? I guess as a musician, it probably is a good feeling to have new music to talk about. We got together to speak with Schmit in between his ongoing travels with the Eagles who he playfully calls his “other band.” Schmit reflected on what life is like now versus then, the health struggles with throat and neck cancer he overcame, the mysterious journey of life and how songwriting takes it all in.Īmericana Highways: Well, first of all, congratulations on the new album. Schmit’s single “Simple Man” can be added to the canon of his most memorable songs as the introspective song is overlayed with multi-layered harmonies and late life musings. It features a stellar guest cast including John Fogerty, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jackson Browne, John McFee, Lindsey Buckingham and Beach Boys alumni Matt Jardine and Chris Farmer. Along the way, Schmit launched a parallel solo career releasing seven albums including his latest Day By Day.
Ironically, Schmit has logged more years in the Eagles since they broke up and re-united nearly thirty years ago. Schmit, who replaced bassist Randy Meisner not once but twice, first in Poco and then the Eagles, spent just a few years in the latter band before they broke-up. Schmit possesses one of the most distinctive voices with an imprint that stretches over the decades with such standards as the Eagles’ “I Can’t Tell You Why” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive,” Poco’s “Keep On Tryin’” and the plethora of songs he sang background on: Firefall’s “Just Remember I love You,” Crosby, Stills and Nash’s “Southern Cross,” Toto’s “Africa” and a trio of Steely Dan albums.
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