Mike Walker and Terrill Mast perform their new single "Learning to Sail" live at Ohmstead studio in Chicago Illinois. Recorded and engineered by Seth Engel and Russell Harrison. Mixed and mastered by Seth Engel.
This is a special video. When Terrill came to visit me in Japan back in October 2022, I was in a tough spot. I was in the middle of a divorce and racked with feelings of guilt, grief and intense shame. I really needed an old buddy to be around and Terrill came through and made everything better. He was there for me when I was down and I'll always be grateful to him for that.
That being said, we had a fucking blast during his stay in Japan. We traveled all over the country, went to stay in Kamijima with our friend Nagi, sailed the Japan inland sea with our buddy Sam and lived life to its fullest every day. It was after a day of sailing and BBQing in Kamijima that Sam, Terrill, and I sat down with our instruments and started writing this song. It was a beautiful moment of collaboration. Sam and Terrill helped me to express how I was feeling at the time.
I really feel like Terrill visiting me helped me get to a crucial turning point where I could finally say "You know what, I'm going to be okay. Things are going to be alright." and that is the sentiment that is expressed in this song. This song is me coming to terms with all that had gone down in the past year and realizing that, with the support of my friends, I'm going to get through it. And I would not have been able to do it without Terrill.
So thank you Terrill. Thanks for being there for me brother. This song wouldn't exist without you having visited me. I think it's one of our best.
PS. This performance was recorded after about 7 hours of me singing my ass off in the studio recording full band arrangements of songs from the upcoming album. As a result, when it came to film this video, my voice was well on its way to being totally blown out. Honestly, I'm lucky that I even got through an entire take of it. So forgive me if my singing is a little rough...
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