European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse E i k o s 1 d by Beth Harris associated press Michael Penn carries the heaviest of show business burdens a family connections. And when one of your relatives Hasa reputation As a hotheaded bully the Load of expectations does no to get much lighter. The older brother of actors Sean and Christopher Penn has caught the Public s attention with his debut album. March a collection of songs about failed relationships set to a Folksy sound that has been compared to the beatles. At 30, Penn knows a thing or two about failure. He s now coming into his own after 12 years of trying to land a record Deal. After graduating from Santa Monica High school Penn spent seven years kicking around the los Angeles club scene with a band called doll Congress. At the same time his former sister in Law Madonna was becoming the pop sensation of the 1980s. A Quot i know that 1 May be possibly too patient of a person. We kept getting so close to getting a Deal where labels were interested and giving is Money to go into the studio. It never happened and yet we still stayed together because it was enough of an. Encouragement to keep plugging away Quot Penn a "1 think it was when i came to the realization that 1 was not completely Happy with the Way things were going that it finally broke Penn departed the band in 1987 and took keyboardist Patrick Warren with him. Their collaboration peaked in Penn s four track Home studio where he wrote the songs that eventually would end up on March. No myth the album s first single Rose to no 13 on the charts and the video received major exposure on music television. Two other singles this and that and Brave new world have received extensive airplay Quot i sort of smiled the Modt about the fact that it popped its head into All different formats. There were people in All these Little Camps that responded to it which i thought was kind of Cool Quot said Penn whose casual attire of a tank top Blue jeans and Cowboy boots kept him out of a restaurants dining room during a recent dinner. The album s title does t have anything to do with the month of March. Quot it was a realization while making the record that have this subconscious tendency to write marches. I m not sure Why but a lot of the beats on the record just Felt like a March beat Quot he said. Quot i think there a a lot of humor in the album. Its not something i really think about its just the Way the songs come out. Certain lines make me despite his resemblance to Sean it s the family name that brings up the comparisons and inevitable jokes about his brother. Instead of getting mad though Penn admits to a perverse pleasure in seeing the frustration of reporters who want to fuss about his bloodlines. Quot what s been interesting to me is that a lot of the press gets frazzled by the fact that they could t make an Issue out of it. The fact that it. Was t an Issue became the Issue they wrote. About because they had to find some Way to include it Quot he said. Even David Letterman resist. Penn sat Down to Chat in his second appearance on the show and immediately got winged. Quot so How old were you when Sean threw his first punch Quot Letterman teased As Penn managed a half smile. Quot Letterman knew it was just a stupid comment and that s kind of his Job Quot he said. Penn says his family has rallied together in the face of a hostile celebrity press and Public. His father Leo is a Veteran television director and his Mother Eileen Ryan is an actress. Quot i Don t think you can be Irish italian and jewish without being a close family Quot he said. While the rest of the family was acting Penn was Busy practising guitar licks in the garage with his first band in Junior High Quot i knew i wanted to do music when t was 8 years old. The songs Are the things that Appeal to me most about music Quot he said. Quot that a what i did As a kid. I never got into sports or anything else. I just bought records and played guitar Quot Penn began the summer As tears for fears opening act in a tour venues. This month hell wrap up a club tour with Lloyd Cole. He s got half the songs written for his next album and he and Warren might head out on an acoustic Lour in october. His biggest exposure yet May come this fall at a music festival in the Baltic Republic of Estonia. Quot the whole thing has basically taken me by Surprise. Just kind of Felt Lucky to have gotten a Deal. I just really wanted the album to sell enough so i could make another one Quot he said. 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