Life, family, and music.
What you’re hearing is the exact moment right after I had the idea for what would eventually become “Making All Things New,” my most popular song. As of right now, it has been streamed on Spotify over 100 million times. I don’t say that to brag; I say that because based on the iPhone recording, […]
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I bet you didn’t know that I created my first album artwork in Microsoft PowerPoint, did you? I bring this up to say I didn’t know what I was doing. I also didn’t have any money in my Wells Fargo checking account to hire a graphic designer. I did, though, have one of those old
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I’m happy to share this live session of “Everything is Temporary.” Directed by Josh Gilligan. Hope you enjoy. Love, Aaron
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I made you a playlist of some of my favorite songs. I hate to even call them songs. They’re more like friends who’ve helped me at different times in life. They’re also just good company if you’re alone, or throwing a dinner party, painting, driving, whatevering.
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Below is an email thread between me and a fan who was upset after hearing the f-word in my song “Hello, Lou”off the album Passages. He graciously said I could post our email exchange as I thought it might be helpful for others who had the same concerns.
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The day started normal enough: I woke, had some coffee, checked a few emails. One was from the head of my record label, forwarding a playlist called Songs Taylor Loves. I clicked the link, and there it was—the unmistakable face of Taylor Swift on the cover. I didn’t understand. I scrolled the list: Miley Cyrus
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My family didn’t own a TV, so my dad would rent one for must-see events. To the best of my knowledge these included Operation Desert Storm and the Olympics. We rented the TV set from Frank’s TV and Repair. It looked like the kind science teachers would wheel into classrooms on days when they showed
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In 2004 I thought I’d caught a break opening for my friends in The Fray. The venue was an old theatre with red velvet curtains hung floor to ceiling. I envisioned hundreds of people. There’d been so much buzz about The Fray’s momentum. I was incredibly nervous and excited. When I walked onto
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INTRO: C – F – G (X2) VERSE 1: C F G C If I’m the sun then you’re the moon C F G What am I to do C F G
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My dad had an office in the basement. He never used it. In fact nobody really used the basement. It was like a dungeon. Musty and dark. The laundry was down there. So was the deep freeze. That’s about it. So as it were, the basement was the perfect place for a 15-year-old boy to
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