The Ghost Behind the Neon: Why I Had to Write "Forbidden Paradise"

They say a songwriter has two lives: the one he lives in the daylight, and the one he survives through his music at night. For a time, I kept those two worlds apart. But with this new album, Forbidden Paradise, the line didn’t just blur—it vanished. 

A Story That Demanded to Be Told

People often ask if Neon Heartbeat’s music is just a nostalgic trip to the 80s. But this album is different. Forbidden Paradise is a chronological descent into a fever dream. It’s a "musical telenovela" about a love that shouldn't exist...

As I was composing tracks like Sinner in Silk and Undercover Lover, I found myself waking up at 3 AM, haunted by melodies that felt less like "fiction" and more like "memories." I became obsessed with the tension between duty and desire.

Is It Real?

I know what you’re going to think. “Is this about you? Is there a real woman behind 'Lady Goodbye'? Did those midnight phone calls actually happen?”

My answer is this: Every heartbeat in these songs is real. The pain in Broken Wings wasn't invented—it was exhaled. Whether these events happened in a hotel room in the city or in the deepest corridors of my imagination is a secret I’ve decided to keep.

Some of you reading this might recognize a specific look, a scent of perfume, or a "green and cunning" glance mentioned in the lyrics. If you do... then you know. For everyone else, I invite you to treat this album as a mirror.

It’s a loop of passion, guilt, and the inability to let go. I wrote this because I had to. Because some stories are too heavy to carry alone, and the only way to get rid of a ghost is to give it a melody.

Are you ready to enter the paradise we were never supposed to find?