These next four sketches were drawn over a decade ago, when I was in a deep funk over the state of my music career. I had just lost a record deal due to the label's mismanagement and subsequent lack of funds. I can now honestly say it was the best thing that ever happened to me as a singer/songwriter. But at the time, I was very depressed.
When I'd pick up a pen or pencil to draw, all I could come up with were these shadowy, dark figures, as if an unrecognized part of my personality was ripping itself out into the light from the cover of my usual pleasant, optimistic demeanor. Jekyll and Hyde indeed. So, anyway, here's a little departure from the usual tongue-in-cheek stuff, for what it's worth...
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