First Take Friday

I wrote a song for my wife back in July. Since I met her, I've been bursting with creativity that I've been needing to let out. I couldn't contain it, so I decided to abandon all of my fears and start sharing my music. I've been playing in bars/restaurants/camp sites/country clubs - pretty much anywhere I could - for a long time and my set lists consisted mostly of covers with a few originals thrown in here and there. It was fun. Really fun actually. The most fun I've ever had performing has been playing covers, but playing covers gets old.

With the help of prayer, the internet, and a few inspirational people (The Rock, Joe Rogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, David Goggins, Dan Buettner, Tom Shadyac, and most importantly, my wife and God), I decided to let it rip. Why not!? What if!?  If you have a dream, chase it. Don't let anyone stop you. None of us are getting out of here alive, so we might as well do what we enjoy. At least that was my thought process for starting this.

I'd never really given up on my dream of making music, but I let it get to the back burner for sure. I needed to eat, but I also made a ton of excuses too. Granted, as a full time professional artist, you don't make much money unless you hit it big, and I wanted to have a life. I got a day job and did music on the side. The side kept getting farther and farther away. I couldn't live with myself knowing that I was wasting the talent that God has given me, so here we are.

Additionally, I've always loved hearing the stories of why, how and when songs were written. Storytellers, the show on VH1, was always a favorite of mine, but the artists they showcased were always telling stories about songs that were already super popular, which was great, but I always wanted to see a song get started and see where it went. No one has done this as far as I could tell, so I decided to do it. I hope you enjoy everything that is coming up, and I hope to continue doing this for as long as I am able to.  Thank you for reading this.