Songwriter Rick Paul’s thoughts on music, songwriting, technology, life in general, and whatever else might come to mind at any given moment.
Maybe it’s because I spent fifteen years in the corporate world, but when the end of a calendar quarter comes around, I tend to start thinking about what I have, and haven’t, accomplished in the previous quarter. When it’s also the end of a half year or full year, I also tend to look back … Read more
I’ve been procrastinating on writing another blog entry for awhile now. I have several topics in mind, but haven’t had much luck figuring out where I want to start with any of them. I think it’s a case of too many ideas without an obvious starting point, ending, or path from the former to the … Read more
One common bit of wisdom I’ve heard with respect to the music industry is that, given two equally talented people, the difference between the one who makes it and the one who doesn’t often comes down to perseverance. This industry is full of rejection, and rejection is discouraging. If you stick with it long enough, … Read more
Why does it seem like every other songwriter, singer, band, etc. in the world has been on MySpace for like forever now? I definitely feel late to the party. That’s kind of strange, seeing as how I was on the bleeding edge of putting my songs on the web back a decade ago, when the … Read more