Keenan O'Meara

Songwriters on Process by Ben Opipari

Jul 14, 202652:27Music

"The failure is not in writing a bad song. The failure is in writing no song." Keenan O'Meara has always honored the value of work. Maybe it's because he's also a carpenter by trade, but discipline is his asset even thou...

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