After 2 years and 5 nights a week Myrick was asked to come to Austin to replace Stevie Ray Vaughn in a band called Kracker Jack. Kracker Jack included Uncle John Turner on drums and Tommy Shannon on bass (the original rhythm sectionof the Johnny Winter Trio.)Shannon went on to be the bass player for Double Trouble.
After 2 years in Austin Myrick moved to California. In 1980 his first album "GaryMyrick & The Figures" was released on Epic Records. Which garnered the Hit Single "She Talks In Stereo" which made the Top 100 of the Decade on KROQ Radio and was also featured in the cult classic movie "Valley Girl" which starred Nicholas Cage in his first leading role.
Myrick's next album "Living In A Movie" was released in 1982. After extensive touring of America and Canada, Myrick needed a change for his third album. The Figures went their separate ways and Gary did completely solo album called "Language." That album produced 2 videos: "The Message Is You" filmed in England and "Guitar Talk Love and Drums" which was nominated for best special effects on MTV. After an American tour, Myrick hooked up with John Waite to jam and possibly start a band. They hit it off and wrote the album "No Brakes" which garnered the Number 1 Billboard single "Missing You" and was nominated for a Grammy. The "No Brakes" album was originally going to be recorded by a band with a "band name." Gary, having been offered a fourth solo album deal by Geffen, left John Waite and told John that he could call it a solo album.
"Stand ForLove," Gary's fourth album was recorded in Los Angeles and New York in Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios. One video was made from the single "When Angels Kiss." After playing a benefit for the homeless of Los Angeles, Jackson Browne asked Gary to play on his "Lives In The Balance" album on the single "For America."
Myrick continued to play guitar and do session work for different artists such as StevieWonder, Queen Ida, Wilson Pickett and others. After meeting up with Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Myrick played guitar in Steve's band supporting Steve's solo album "Mercy" and did a tour opening for the Kinks. Back in Los Angeles Gary met up with the bass player from the Clash, Paul Simonon and Nigel Dixon from the English Rockabilly band Whirlwind. They decided to write songs together and started the band Havana 3 AM. Based upon styles of Texas, El Paso, Latin overtones and English Punk. After a year in Los Angeles Havana 3 AM moved to London to tour in Italy, England and Western Europe. Soon they traveled to Tokyo Japan to make their self titled album "Havana 3 AM." The album was finished for the Japanese Label then licensed to IRS Records. Havana 3 AM made number 4 on Rolling Stone's Alternative chart and appeared on "Late Night With David Letterman." One video was made for the song "Reach The Rock." After tours of America, Canada, Europe and England, Havana3 AM started to change. Paul Simonon left the band to persue an art career, Gary moved back to Austin Texas for a sabatical of six months. Wanting to continue the band, Nigel Dixon came to Austin to work on the project. Nigel Dixon was diagnosed with cancer and after a Texas tour passed away two months later.
After losing his friend, Gary went back to Los Angeles to finish what they had started and wrote the album "Texas Glitter and Tombstone Tales." Gary Myrick and Havana 3 AM/ Burnside Records, 1996.
Gary started composing for films and commercials while working on new music. Between 1998 and 1999, four of Gary's songs were used in three films, "Route 9,""Stranger Than Fiction," and "Partners In Crime." Three songs from"Texas Glitter and Tombstone Tales" were used as well as one new song.
Myrick wanted to escape and create a new world, organic in nature and tap his continuing reference to his roots of Texas. After writing with Victor Bicetti, drummer and percussionist with Los Lobos, Gary rekindled an old friendship with engineer/producer TChad Blake, who had just finished LosLobos' new album. TChad Blake is known for his work with Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waites, Elvis Costello and others. Winning two Grammys in 1999 for the Sheryl Crow Album. Myrick, after writing for one year and trying his all acoustic, story telling songs in the local clubs, started recording in a 100 year old Southern style house in the Hollywood Hills with friend Michelle White engineering. For the first time each song was recorded in full with guitar and vocal (no punch-ins) A string quarted was added, then TChad Blake mixed and put on the finishing touches with Gary. Finished in December, the album is called
"Waltz Of The Scarecrow King."
The Los Angeles Times recently reviewed Gary's latest work saying: "This finger Pickin' Texan serves up unexpected treats of Tumbleweed Vampirology to the Ghost Of Elvis."
In addition to the impressive list of accomplishments in Gary's solo career, he has also worked with the likes of Jackson Browne, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, Todd Rundgren, The Eagles, John Waite, Paul Simonon (Clash), Steve Jones(Sex Pistols), Brian Wilson, Big Audio Dynamite and many others.
Film Credits:
1. (1983)Valley Girl (2 songs)"She Talks In Stereo & Time To Win.
2. (1999)Stranger Than Fiction
(2 songs) Tex Pawnshop AndThe Tremolos & Teenage Mafia
3. (2000)Partners In Crime - (song) Imaginary Western
4. (1999) ROUTE 9 - (song) Cantinaland
5. (2001)(full score/soundtrack) HBO film/documentary Creature.
You
Gary Myrick & The Figures Lyrics
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We live lives of gifted few
You stand by me in my hands
You're the beautiful, the grand
Colorful girls in different dresses
On the waterfront so expensive
Stand in the cold and shiver
She sends a message, coming through loud and clear
She sends a message, even though you're not there
Like a secret code that nobody knows
She just wants to tell you who
The message is you
Do do n do
Lets her hair down for a picture
Sends it to you nationwide
Looks at herself in the mirror
Knows of nothing there to hide
She sends a message, coming through loud and clear
She sends a message, even though you're not there
Just like a secret code that nobody knows
She just wants to tell you who
The message is
In the city, I stand in place
Of the message with her face
From every side she radiates
From every side she radiates
Where we go, no one follows
On the waterfront, stand and stare
At the girls in different dresses
And their message so expensive
She sends a message, coming through loud and clear
She sends a message, even though you're not there
Just like a secret code that nobody knows
She just wants to tell you who
The message is you
Do do n do
The message is you
Do do n do
The message is you
Do do n do
The message is you
Do do n do
The lyrics of Gary Myrick's "Message Is You" describe the connection between the singer and the listener. The singer acknowledges the rarity of their lives, living as part of a select few, and that the listener stands by them. The way they describe the girls on the waterfront is fascinating as well. They describe the colorful girls in different dresseson the waterfront so expensive standing in the cold and shivering with a message to deliver. The girls are delivering a message that's hard hitting and important, even though the lyrics do not specify what the message is.
The chorus of the song is perhaps the most important section of the lyrics. The singer mentions that the message that the girls are delivering is meant for the listener. The message comes through loud and clear, and it's like a secret code that nobody knows. However, the singer knows who the message is for, and it's the listener. The song closes with the repetition of the chorus and the phrase "The message is you," reminding the listener that the message they are receiving is for them.
Overall, the lyrics of "Message Is You" by Gary Myrick are about the connection between the singer and the listener. The lyrics describe the importance of the message the girls are delivering and how it's directed towards the listener. It's a song about feeling seen and heard by someone else, no matter how rare or unusual your life may be.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello, good evening, how do you do?
Greetings, how are you? Our lives are unique and special.
We live lives of gifted few
Our lives are rare and precious.
You stand by me in my hands
You are my support and my rock.
You're the beautiful, the grand
You are magnificent and amazing.
Colorful girls in different dresses
Girls in bright dresses catch our attention.
On the waterfront so expensive
By the expensive waterfront, they stand out more.
Stand in the cold and shiver
They endure discomfort to deliver their message.
With a message to deliver
They have something important to share.
She sends a message, coming through loud and clear
Her message is clear and direct.
She sends a message, even though you're not there
Even though you're not present, she wants to communicate something.
Like a secret code that nobody knows
Her message is subtle and hidden.
She just wants to tell you who
She desires to reveal who the message is for.
The message is you
The intended recipient of the message is you.
Lets her hair down for a picture
She relaxes and takes a photo.
Sends it to you nationwide
She shares the photo with you across the country.
Looks at herself in the mirror
She examines herself in the reflection.
Knows of nothing there to hide
She has nothing to conceal from you.
In the city, I stand in place
In the city I act as the messenger.
Of the message with her face
With her face, I deliver her message.
From every side she radiates
She exudes beauty and light from all angles.
Where we go, no one follows
We lead a unique and personal journey.
On the waterfront, stand and stare
People stand and gaze at the scene by the waterfront.
Just like a secret code that nobody knows
The message remains mysterious and unknown.
The message is you
The secret message is directed towards you.
Do do n do
N/A
The message is you
The hidden message refers to you.
Do do n do
N/A
The message is you
The message is meant for you.
Do do n do
N/A
The message is you
The hidden message is explicitly designated for you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: C. SMITH, GARY MYRICK, J. FERGUSON
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