Hi Jay – I think this is a great attitude and perspective. It’s also a great way to get your foot in the door of opportunities. Around 2009 and 2010 I was so discouraged as a songwriter. I didn’t know how to move forward. I decided to learn how to tune pianos so that I […]
ALEX: How is your friend who has cancer in Let People Live? AARON: Thanks for asking. She passed away in January. Listen to “Let People Live” via Secret Songs Club on Bandcamp >> When you went to Florida did you often think “I can’t forget my family soakin’ wet, laughing beside the Atlantic”? Or do you
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Hello Aaron, I just had a chance to read your blog about “what you are really like”. Thank you for sharing. I think it is so important to share things that we struggle with if and when we are able. It helps others not to feel alone in a similar thing. For me I also
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Hey Aaron I was wondering how you make a living making music? Do you make more money from selling songs or performing them? I still devote a lot of my time to music. I am working on putting an act together. I have over a hundred songs, none professionally recorded. I have a few I
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Hey! 1) What did it feel like to turn 40? 2) Who’s your favorite go-to musician for your listening enjoyment?3) How bout those TWINS?? (No idea what or if Tennessee has a baseball team) Brenda Hi Brenda – 1) Forty feels weird and also normal, because, really, it was just the next day, if you know what
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Hi Aaron, Just wanted to know if you have ever been to this side of the pond and visited the UK either for business or pleasure? Mick Thanks for this question. Yes! I have. In 2007 I played a string of shows in Northern Ireland and a couple BBC radio spots/interviews. That was my first
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What’s a favorite quality of Heidi’s?What instrument can you not play now that you’d like to learn?What are the chances you’ll ever tour again?What’s your favorite record from the 1950s? 60s? 70s? 80s? 90s? 00s? 10s? —David Hi David – Love this little “lightning round” of questions. Here we go! Honesty, compassion, justice Clarinet 62
Do you withdraw for writing for a longer period of time, or do you write spontaneously? Su Hi Su – I almost never withdraw for long periods of time for my own material. One, I’m not able to at this stage in life with small kids and a wife I love (and want to stay
What music artist is the one that pushes and inspires you? Lori Hi Lori – Harry Nilsson. He was the first to show me that “doing music” didn’t have to look a certain way. For example, I thought I had to put out albums and tour 300 days a year to be an artist. But
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How do you play ‘Heidi’ on guitar? It’s one of my favorite songs. K Hi K – Here’s a video that I hope helps. One of the chords is a little tricky (at least for me) but lots of fun once you get the hang of it. Also, here’s a chord sheet you can feel
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