About
Long-time East Nashville resident Korby Lenker was born in Idaho on the Snake River Canyon, about a mile from Evel Knieval’s failed motorcycle jump of the 1970s. His smart, heartfelt, quirky songs have won several songwriting awards, and he continues to tour internationally. A published author, Korby’s first book, Medium Hero, was released in 2015 on Turner Publishing to warm reviews from such sources as National Book Award-winning author Tim O’Brien, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Kirkus Reviews. Korby’s latest project is a scripted web series called, Morse Code, which he created, produces and stars. The Tennessean dubbed it “quirky and dryly funny”. The 4th episode premiered in May 2019.
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“For me, songwriting isn’t separate from playing and singing. They all go together. That’s probably why I’m asinger-songwriter, and not a pure songwriter. I’m not saying this is the best way or the right way, it’s just what makes sense to me. Creativity isn’t something you do for a few hours a day. It’s a lifestyle. The way you eat breakfast will influence the next song you write, or whether you called that friend in a moment of need…that’s going to be connected in some way to a chord progression you might come up with. You are always shaping who you are, and who you are, becomes what you create.”
– Korby Lenker