Songwriting has been inspired by Toni Childs, Nona Hendryx, Sondeheim, various Broadway musicals and a glass of red wine.

"Writing for me is like breathing. It has to happen. I'm one of those writers who will wake up at 3:30 a.m. and write a song, a poem or a passage for a book or a scene for a script. I have had to let go of writing for success and write for the heart."

Some of his favorite actors are: Robert Downing, Jr., Steve Buscemi, Sidney Poitier, Christopher Walken, and the cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

After experiencing "the dark night of the Soul", he has been on an inner journey to wake up from the dream. Borrowing a phrase from writer, Dorothy Allison, he refers to his writing as "biomythography." The voices have told him, "You are a child of the light." So he has been journeying to those dark caves within to bring the Light.

He likes anime, graphic novels, sci-fi moves (good and bad), foreign films, and his current influences for writing comes from channel writings of Barbara Marciniak, surrealist writers, Chinese mythical dramas, Spanish films, and the kindness of strangers.

Buford says he is the path he walks and has been known to stop at the side of the road and become an attraction.

"The journey has been revelatory, inspiring, frightening and having many hours of solitude. Luckily, I like my own company."

Lorenzo is currently seeking representation.

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