At the end of last year I set a goal of recording and releasing five cover songs in 2022. The vision was simple. Perform songs that I connected with. And, keep the recording simple, just me and a guitar for the most part. I chose songs that I had been playing live more recently and began recording. I had no intention of the songs being connected in any way but as I continued to work on them I noticed a connective tissue. As I thought about it I realized that the connection, for better or worse, was addiction.
I dwell on addiction often. There are many reasons for meditating on the matter. However, the first and foremost is that my addiction almost destroyed every relationship in my life. And, in my darkest moments it almost took my life. If you’ve never experienced a deep seated addiction or had a front row seat to a loved one fighting for or losing their life to addiction it can be something that is very difficult to wrap your head around.
One of the many coping mechanisms someone fighting addiction learns along the way is to listen to music that can calm them down, minister to them in some way, and listen to a message that reminds them of what they are fighting for. As a musician you tend to take it a step further and learn or write songs that do the same.
I will be releasing a song every week starting next Friday (09/16/22) for five weeks. Along with that release I will have a small post as to why the song is important to me or helped me along the way. Hopefully, if you’ve stuck with me this far, the song and my interpretation will mean something to you or at least be enjoyed on some level by you.
Thanks for listening.