In the movie, The Empire Strikes Back, Our intrepid hero, Luke Skywalker is trying to get his X-Wing Fighter out of the swamp he’s supposed to use the force. He fails and says, “Moving rocks is one thing, this is completely different.” His mentor Yoda is emphatic that it is not, only different in how you think about it in your mind. He tells him he must, “Unlearn what you have learned.” That is the essence of this song. Recorded in the Forgiveness Unity Studios in Plymouth Minnesota, USA, Paul David rocks hard with his horn band and the amazing Alex Maiers on guitars. I wanted a fun dance track that got you out of your seat and was really fun to sing. In talking about the inspiration for the song, Paul David says, "When I was young I was taught to care about things, and I did. But I don’t remember my elders telling me to only care about the things that inspired me, so I began to care about things like what people thought of me… as most of us do. In high school I could do anything without regard to my reputation. But when I got to college, I wanted to be “one of the cool kids” and liked—I had stumbled upon low self-esteem. When I first figured out I was gay, I met someone whom I consider part of my soul family, but I couldn’t be gay and I was WAY too clingy, so there was a lot of drama around my relationships—ups and downs—like a rollercoaster being driven by my insecurities. Well, if I am to be successful at human-ing, I really need to un-fuck myself—get back to the way I used to be before I dulled my shine.

Gotta Rewind Myself-Single

Gotta Rewind Myself - Single

Gotta Rewind Myself

Composer, Drummer, Philosopher, Dreamer, Be-er...beer too!  #LGBTQ

Gotta Rewind Myself

Paul David Stanko