Miranda Whitus talks to Laura Marie about her personal history, songwriting inspirations, being a parent and being a part of the San Antonio music scene. 



Listen to the interview here : http://tpr.org/post/laura-marie-studio-world-still-needs-unconditional-love

Jeff Wood and Laura Marie talk about songwriting, inspiration and the music scene. It's a mutual love fest!



Listen on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/jeff-wood-35/25-laura-marie



 

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