Healer: Leroy Romans on the Music That Came Through Him
In Leroy Romans’ account of making Healer, the music did not begin with a fixed plan. The project evolved through different performances and experiences, connected by a sense of flow that he describes as deeply spiritual.
He remembers moments when his attention seemed to follow a vivid inner journey rather than each note he was playing. Listening back brought a different kind of discovery: details in the performance surprised him, and he was moved by what he heard. For Leroy, the experience felt less like directing every musical decision and more like allowing the music to arrive through him.
For the title track, Healer, Leroy remembers a different feeling: expansion and growth, like a flower growing into a blossom. That image describes how the performance felt to him.
Leroy recalls connected spiritual imagery across The Open Gates and Open Arms. In revisiting the memories, he tentatively associates the carriage journey toward the gates of heaven with The Open Gates. Open Arms, he explains, belongs inside the opened gate: the experience of entering God's welcoming arms. He recalls God seated on a throne with arms open for a hug. These are his personal recollections of the music, rather than a statement about the tracks' running order.
He shares this scene as his personal spiritual experience of creating the recording. It is part of the story behind the music, offered openly so listeners can encounter it without being asked to interpret it in the same way.
“A magical experience” is how Leroy sums it up. Yet he does not want the story reduced to a slogan. The journey, the welcome and the musical ending belong together in his memory; sharing those details is his way of inviting others into something meaningful that happened in his life.
The invitation also reaches beyond his own experience. He hopes listeners find something sincere and personal in the recording: warmth, a moment of peace, and encouragement to move forward into the unknown parts of their lives. He imagines the music as something they can return to, with room for their own memories, beliefs and meanings.
Healer’s origins sit alongside, rather than follow a simple sequence from, The Master’s Plan. Leroy remembers that recording as the beginning of an album project, while Healer developed through its own paths. He also describes his avant-garde performances with Yorel Romans through this language of spontaneous, channeled creativity. Each recording has its own story.
This feature draws on Leroy Romans’ November 14, 2026 interview. His recollections describe artistic inspiration and personal spiritual meaning; they are not promises of a particular experience or health outcome for listeners.
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