Lone Star State of Mine

"Lone Star State of Mine" is an unreleased song by American actor, singer and songwriter River Phoenix. The lyrics and musical composition are attributed to Phoenix.[1] The song was performed by Phoenix in the film The Thing Called Love (1993),[2][3] but was not included on the soundtrack album for the film.[4]

"Lone Star State of Mine"
Song by River Phoenix
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreFolk, country
Length2:16
Songwriter(s)River Phoenix
Producer(s)Phoenix

Background and history

Phoenix expressed his wishes to release music for a film with his band Aleka's Attic, but the group disbanded in early 1992.

Phoenix began writing songs for the film in July 1993. Commenting on the musical direction, Phoenix said, "The music has everything to do with me having the best understanding of the character and the movie".

In August 1993, Phoenix described "Lone Star State of Mine": "It originated from deep emotion and solitude and many days of being alone and in LA and a lot of childhood memories. It's an ode to solitude and preservation of one's independence and I guess, self-confidence."

In an August '93 issue, journalist Malissa Thompson from Seventeen described his singing as sounding amazingly urgent and sweet, although underscored with anger.[5]

References
  1. "Movie Review - FILM REVIEW; A Country Music Triangle Comes Full Circle After Six Years - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com.
  2. "Lonestar State of Mind - River Phoenix".
  3. Johnson, Rebecca (1993). "Young Man River". Mademoiselle. Archived from the original on 10 November 2001.
  4. "The Thing Called Love (1993)" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. Thompson, Malissa (August 1993). "My Own Private Interview". Seventeen. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
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