There is a new section in the Deseret News called MORMON TIMES which has articles of interest on LDS themes. Today I found one on Michael McLean celebrating his 25th anniversary of writing music.
I've met Michael McLean. Back in 1992, he came to present a youth conference program in LaGrande, OR. I had just purchased a video camera, one of those huge heavy ones that you held up on your shoulder. I had nothing to do with MIA at the time, but I loved his music, so I went to every part of the conference. The first song he wrote I think was "You're not alone."
I stood back by the door and took a video of the whole thing. After the program, he was standing in the hall with his wife and others, with his clothes on a hanger over his shoulder.
He said, "Well, I'm going out to my car" and no one followed him, no one that is except me.
We chatted going in and out. Since I didn't think it too cool to try and video him, I left the camera cap on but with the sound recording. I so admired his talent, and being a novice poet, I wanted to learn all I could.
The next week I wrote him a note, thanking him for coming, and mentioned that I was bi-polar (and more than a bit manic the day of the program) He wrote back, saying he could understand the depression because he'd shared the same feelings.
In the article in the Deseret news, by Carma Wadley, he was quoted as saying:
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