Stagedive is a podcast where musicians tell their stories, and their music brings them to life.

Geographer’s Mike Deni is such a cutie, but believe it or not, there was a time when he had a hard time gettin’ chicks. As an English major studying Petrarchan poetry, he figured he could win them over with his words. But then he had to live up to the lyrics he was spoutin’.

Thanks so much to Geographer, Mike Deni and to Snap Judgment — who originally ran this story.