I am that I ain't
As a child I loved music. As a young man I devoted myself to it. Today it means little. The eponymous CD that I released in 2007 is my last waltz.
My wife, a close friend, and I chose fifteen songs from among roughly one hundred that I wrote in my heyday. Those favorites were recorded in the plainest manner in a downtown barbershop in Danielsville, GA. I did everything except for the cover art, with which my wife assisted. I can’t relate to the songs anymore, but some do. That’s why this website is here.
I formed CAMPER Co. (Charles Ashley Moore’s Publishing, Entertainment, and Record Company) in Jackson County and pressed 1,000 copies of my CD. I played the PR game, sending press kits to radio stations, magazines, and booking agents. I even ran an ad in the local music magazine. Responses were scarce, predictably, but I’m sincerely thankful for the feedback and support that was offered.
Eventually I got out and played some solo shows. That experience was unsatisfying. Then I went back to playing sideman for other bands, which was equally unsatisfying. So I’ve had it. I’m done.
Bars and nightclubs never attracted me. I don’t care much for parties or staying out all night long. I enjoyed music enough to put myself through all that once. Plus I needed the money. But things have changed. I don’t need that sort of money, and I don’t enjoy that kind of music.
Today my love and devotion embrace loftier subjects – Christ, the Bible, the universal church, my dear wife and children, and the art and poetry of living each day to the fullest. In the stew of life, music has become a seasoning I can take or leave.
So the CD is out there. Two live recordings are also available for free download on this site. Hopefully listeners find the vibrations soulful.
In the meantime, there’s a whole world to experience. I may start blogging. I may publish books. Or I may keep to myself and let others do the talking. God knows we’ve all got plenty to say.