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Mike Zito pays tribute to late wife with “Forever My Love”

Mike Zito is paying tribute to his late wife with the release of his new single, “Forever My Love.”

“In January of last year, I was considering the idea of making an album about the tragedy of my wife Laura having cancer. I wasn’t quite sure how to go about it, but she was very encouraging of the process. I knew I could not write an entire album about this experience and my feelings, but I wanted to write at least one meaningful song that encapsulated my emotions,” said Zito.

“One morning I was sitting with guitar in hand at the dining room table with a coffee by my side. I played a chord and sang “Forever My Love” at the top of my lungs. Laura came into the room and said “What was that? Is that a song you’re going to write?” I said, “I think so, do you like it?” She had an excited look on her face as she said “Yes, I like it a lot.” It just came to me so I went with it and the rest came so fast and easy. The best songs usually come out of nowhere and are very easy to write, like I am not really writing the song I am just the interpreter. The song was written, but I played it and sang it over and over throughout the year. Every morning I would sit at the table and sing it loud and she would listen. She would tell me how much she loved the song, she was really proud. We had hoped she would live long enough to hear the finished version, but that didn’t happen. But, she heard me sing this song 100 times to her at our house last year, and she knew you were going to love it.”

“Forever My Love” is featured on Zito’s upcoming album, Life Is Hard, available on February 23rd. The album is produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith.

One thought on “Mike Zito pays tribute to late wife with “Forever My Love”

  • You mean you sat at the table every morning *that you were home*.
    I quit following you, Zito, when you turned your wife’s stage 4 cancer into a story about your “running”.
    Geesh.
    Make it right. Be there for your children.

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