Thursday, July 18, 2013

From This Day Forward...

From this day forward, nothing more will I do but the things necessary to achieve success...

Yea, that's a common thought, I feel, among those who are truly striving to make their passion their career. But, the punches come from different parts of your life, every angle, and you've got to choose to either fight or run. 

I've chosen to fight.

Things have been rough for me lately. It's been a struggle with a couple of the different parts of my life. I won't go into much detail on the actual struggle, out of consideration for those parties involved, but I can tell you how it's made me feel and how I found my way out.

Certain elements within the past year slowly began to deteriorate my confidence and passion for this career. I felt like the very heartbeat of my passion had been stopped and I was choking on my doubt. I didn't know what the cause of these feelings within me was, I just knew how I felt at that moment. Things seemed so slow, nothing was moving forward, and life as I knew it was a treacherous cyclone of "if's" and "maybe's" and false hopes. I tend to be a very optimistic, passionate individual, and I found myself a pessimistic jerk to everyone around me. Wow, talk about a 180-degree turn from the norm! I was not myself.

Up until this month, I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew that I NEEDED to move forward with things. I've been learning that this is a "now or never" industry, and if you aren't willing to make the sacrifices and necessary moves, you'll never achieve the greatness you desire. Seems pretty plain and simple, and I was making those sacrifices. I just didn't know that I was making too many. I lost myself. I lost myself completely. To better sum it up, with reference to the film, "You, Me and Dupree," I had lost my "Eric-ness." 

Well, it was in this beautiful month of July that I found the root of the undermining darkness weighing down on me. Upon discovery and acceptance, literally a cumbrous shroud just dissipated into the air. I've recovered my, "Eric-ness," and have done nothing but push forward with the new direction I'm taking. A "new direction" really means, in this context, a "new plan." And I feel much more confident in my talents, crafts, skills, and passion. The sun is shining again! And I've now learned so many great things from the experiences that I've undergone in this journey. 

It's time to get my music to the world, and it's time to achieve my success.

So with my arsenal of original songs, and my axe, (guitar), as my weapon, I will now show the industry something for which they are not prepared. Eric Paul has come to stay, ladies and gentlemen.

Before I finish, I want to thank all of you who are reading this, as well as the other friends, family, and fans who have undoubtedly supported my career. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to do this. I'm so excited, and I assure you, there are actually some bigger things being worked out at the moment that I'm unable to announce, but once they solidify, I'm going to let you know. But all this hard work and support on your end has made it possible for my hard work to pay off in grand fashion. Thank you so much for everything, and God Bless. 

I will repay you with a lifetime of my heart and soul: my music.        

Just Sign Your Name By The "X"

So, I finally am really getting things moving.  I just signed with LC Music Management, LLC in Nashville, TN last week.  I went down on Wednesday night and stayed till very early Friday morning.  While down there, I signed a management contract, then tracked out my 5-song EP with a truly talented and completely genuine producer.  This EP is going to sound so amazing.  There are other things in the works as we speak that I cannot mention right now, but when I'm able to, I will be sure to fill you in ASAP.

It's so surreal still.  All these things are working for me.  I'm making it happen.  I'm so excited.  But at the same time, it really hasn't hit me yet that I'm a career singer-songwriter.  I mean, I've been dreaming of this for my entire life, basically.  This is everything for which I've been working, dreaming, and rehearsing.  This is my life.  It's so bad ass!

There is still a plethora of mental, emotional, and physical work that I need to undergo for me to be EXACTLY where I want... but I'm so close now that it is only a matter of time.

I've got so much going for me that sometimes I get a bit scared.  There's so much on the line, yet, I have faith in God and myself that I will get things done, and that things will be okay.  My faith in the Lord has become much stronger the past few months than it ever has.  For the strenuous situations I've been faced with, I find myself grateful because they've pointed me in a better direction, and made my faith in the Lord much stronger.

It's crazy how things work out, though.  Literally, a year ago I was still feeling stuck and wondering how to make things happen.  Now, I find myself unstuck, happier than ever, and so close to my life's goals and dreams.

I love and am fascinated by life, human interaction, human emotion, and the power of faith.  These things alone keep this world turning at a healthy pace.

I want to take a second to thank everyone who reads my blog, follows me on Facebook, Twitter, or any other site of mine, is friends with me, is part of my family, has downloaded my music, has come to my shows, or has supported me in any sort of fashion.  Because of you, I have been able to completely pursue my passion for the entirety of my musical life, and for that, I thank you.  You are awesome.  I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have you guys.  You are an imperative variable in this equation of my success.  You are awesome.  For all you've done, I assure you I will repay you with a lifetime of expression, passion, music, and other surprises you will be pleased with... I promise.

For those of you who don't follow me on twitter or "like" my Facebook page, I ask that you do, for it would be really appreciated and awesome of you:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ericpaulsound
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ericpaulsound

Hope you have a phenomenal day, and I will post soon with more details and career/show updates!

Until then, keep it classy - keep it real.