What happens when your childhood dream kind of comes true? I’ve spent the last 20 years writing songs, recording albums, playing shows, licensing music for film and TV, and somehow paying the bills doing what I love. But this isn’t a fame story. (If you’ve ever tried to drop my name, you’ve likely gotten crickets.) […]
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Living in Nashville is great, but you start to wonder whether music is even special anymore. Your next-door neighbor plays guitar for so-and-so. Your Uber driver sings better than anyone who’s ever won The Voice. And your Instagram feed is so full of exceptional musicians and artists, you start thinking becoming a plumber might be
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August 7, 2025 – Port Vila, Vanuatu My kids and I were on the sectional sofa watching Despicable Me. “Stop moving the couch,” Silas, my oldest, told August, the second-born (not sure why I’m including their birth order). August said he wasn’t shaking it. I told him to turn off the TV. Lorentz (#3) and
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We leave next Thursday, July 24th. Nashville to Houston to Fiji. If I can remember right, the flight takes about 12 years. We’ll actually only be in Fiji for one week, then we’re flying to a country of islands called Vanuatu. Be there all of August. Then Sidney for a few days. Then three weeks
As a small thank-you, each month, I’m treating 5 patrons to coffee at their favorite local shop — $20 on me. This week’s winners are: Karen Courliss Martin Stetzka Julie Ingleman Martijn Beekers Natalie Rude If one of those is you, email me your favorite local coffee spot and I’ll handle everything else. And if
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I used to start abandoning all the work I’d done up until around 2 p.m. every afternoon — words, melodies, guitar takes. Over time, I learned the pattern and realized that if I just took a break, went for a walk, or returned the next day, the work wasn’t nearly as horrible as I’d thought.
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Here are some recent 5×7 inch paintings for you to enjoy. If any catch your eye and you’d like to buy, just let me know! All proceeds help fund new projects (Currently: And the Crowd Goes Mild: Confessions of an Extremely Moderately Successful Singer-Songwriter. Learn more here). Love, Aaron (SOLD) “Bacalar Lake House” – After
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The problem with being a songwriter is you’re likely insecure and sensitive. That’s why you’ve chosen to spend hours alone expressing your feelings while your peers are at the football game. You might think this is a personality flaw, but it will be a superpower later in life. Do we really need songs written by
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