Ellis Paul

Last night, KZ and I went to see Ellis Paul perform..

It was the second time I have seen him in concert. Such an amazing experience. I sat there in awe that this guy is spending his days living his passion, doing what he wants, likely just barely getting by. Taking a risk to follow through on dreams. Living his life. That's amazing. His music is, at times, raw emotion about life, about love, about the damn inequities that fuck up the world. Pretty amazing stuff. And he's fucking great in person as well. He gets it. He wrote The Ballad of Chris McCandless, way before Into the Wild was made into a movie.

I'm turned on by people Who Get It. That life is an active process. It's about taking risks. It's about speaking out. It's about knowing what you want and going after it. It's about knowing that you may fall fucking flat on your face, but at least you tried.

Seriously, buy an Ellis Paul CD. Get a nice cup of tea (or wine) and dim the lights and just listen to the lyrics of this man. You won't be disappointed!