On the path to marriage, what did you learn about yourself? And what has been the greatest lesson that you have learned in the game of love?
Patience is power. [laughing] It truly is. You know, in a real relationship I don't think money matters more than people think it does. Your status doesn't really matter much with your ability to be patient with the person through the things that you think are flaws and for them to do the same thing with you. I think it is the most important aspect of relationships and to make sure that you're responsible enough for somebody's feelings, you know, to try and do the right thing for them.
Two of my favorite tracks on Love Is are "We Got Love (That's Enough)" and "My Love Is A Rock." Do you have any special memories attached to either of those two songs?
I wrote those in Nashville with some pretty terrific songwriters. "My Love Is A Rock" was such an easy song. Going to Nashville was such a great experience because everybody was so spiritual. It was a lot different than I expected in most writing sessions. I kind of felt like I was writing Gospel songs every time I went to a session, which was cool for me because I love Gospel music. I grew up in the church and I'm still very active in my church and things like that. Once we were writing "My Love Is A Rock," I asked them, "Why don't we write a song like we're talking to God but based on that, God was talking to His children? I think it would come off as a really good love song." You know what I mean? Me and Bob were thinking of how we can explain what God would say to us if He was telling us about what His love for us was and how would a guy tell his wife and express his love without being ultra-soft. So the first thing that came to my mind was ‘my love is a rock.' After I said ‘my love is a rock,' he said ‘you can build a life on.' Tom started playing the music and we sung it and it worked perfectly. So within the first ten minutes of the session, we basically had the first words of the hook written. The song probably took us an hour to write.
Article comments
1 - carmel
Truly wonderful article. Thank you.
2 - Fan of Ruben
Thank you for such a great article.
3 - Mary
I am so glad you are back with a new cd. I love to hear you sing. I work until the early hours of the morning and every morning, I play Shout to the Lord..Ruben, you are truly an ambassador from Birmingham. You brought the town together during season 2. What I love about your voice is that you are smooth and have such a loving quality when you sing...You are a blessing.