had any insecurities about pur-
suing it, but the bottom line
is that I didn’t pursue it,” said
Weiss. “The interesting thing is
now all of a sudden this album,
which I put out ten years ago, is
first being discovered in Europe
right now and getting a lot of
attention.”
His latest single, “I Am Some-
body,” was written in the late
1970s - a period of time after
the success of “Rhinestone Cow-
boy” and a decade in which
Weiss should have been feeling
good about himself. Instead, he
went through a period of wild
swings and emotions. The song
is about believing in yourself.
“I was very grateful that I was
able to write it because it gave
me the understanding that I’m
never alone,” explained Weiss.
“I consider writing a very spiri-
tual thing and am very grateful.
To have something like that in-
spirationally shoot through me
as pits of depression hit at the
time, it changed me. I knew I
was not alone.”
Listen to “I Am Somebody” by Larry Weiss
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