{"id":15314,"date":"2016-05-04T22:56:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T05:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=15314"},"modified":"2016-05-04T22:56:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T05:56:25","slug":"darryl-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2016\/05\/darryl-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO PREMIERE &#8211; DARRYL PURPOSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VIDEO <\/strong><strong>PREMIERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/165399113\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Artist:<strong> \u00a0DARRYL PURPOSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Song:\u00a0 \u201cPrince of the Apple Towns\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web-Exclusive Interview with\u00a0<em>M Music &amp; Musicians<\/em>\u00a0magazine publisher, Merlin David<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15323\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-1.jpg\" alt=\"Darryl Purpose-1\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the idea of \u201cPrince of the Apple Towns\u201d come to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This song is about the poet from Wales, Dylan Thomas, whose last words were said to be \u201cEighteen whiskeys, I think that\u2019s a record.\u201d But this song is mostly about happier, early days when he called himself, \u201cPrince of the Apple Towns.\u201d The songs on this record were all co-written with Paul Zollo, who wrote the words first, and then I wrote the music.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15315\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-DARRYL-PURPOSE-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Album-DARRYL-PURPOSE\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-DARRYL-PURPOSE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-DARRYL-PURPOSE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-DARRYL-PURPOSE.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your creative process for writing songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It starts when something moves me. It may be a story I\u2019ve heard. It may be a story I\u2019ve lived. But on this day, I want to translate it into song form so that others can feel what I\u2019m feeling. It may have a message, or it may not.\u00a0I try to find a few words, something interesting, something provocative, perhaps something clever\u2014a phrase that will draw a person in, make them want to hear the rest of the story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you use an instrument when you write?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I pick a configuration on the guitar\u2014a fingering key, a fret for the capo, perhaps a three-string capo or an open tuning. It\u2019s important to not use too many of the same configurations. I start fiddling around with the guitar, making sound with it. I think about the words and try to sing them with the sound that is pushing itself up into the world. Then something moves me, a chord or a pattern, with certain words, and I go there, try to follow it home. It needs to be something deeper than the original inspiration, with the music as a megaphone for the idea that started the process\u2014follow that inspiration home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15316\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-next-time-around-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"Album-next-time-around\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-next-time-around-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album-next-time-around.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What songwriting tip would you like to offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I feel there are so many stories, and when you need a song\u2014all you have to do is turn the antenna on. The best way to do this is to try something different musically, something different than your go-to chords and rhythms. Also, live your life for the story. When you have the opportunity to do something interesting, maybe even risky, take it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you keep song ideas fresh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By living a less comfortable and more interesting life.\u00a0Pushing the envelope and living at the edges. By going where you haven\u2019t gone, whether that is a geographical location, a stranger, or just a new kind of experience. There are so many stories\u2014everybody has one, every day a different one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How have you pushed the envelope?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I was nineteen, I went to Las Vegas and became a professional card player. Then many years later, I fell into a bad crowd, musicians and peaceniks, and actually thought to pursue music as a full time occupation. I am still balancing those two worlds, while spending a lot of time in the Rocky Mountains learning about all that this thin air can teach me. If you get bored, you aren\u2019t trying hard enough. Don\u2019t get bored, live a fresh life, and you will have fresh ideas for songs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15322\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Darryl-Purpose-2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darryl-Purpose-2.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 5 Musicians or Songwriters\u00a0who inspired you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Simon, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Dave Carter, Ellis Paul<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>One <\/strong><strong>instrument you can\u2019t live without\u2014that helps you write, record and\/or perform?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All I really need is my Taylor Guitar\u2014and a three-string capo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why are they so essential to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I always wanted to be a great guitar player. But then, I really only wanted to sound like a great guitar player. And open tunings, with a three-string capo really helped. Now I feel that if the song is not good enough without a fancy guitar part, maybe the song is not good enough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about the new album.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This album is about my songwriting partnership with Paul Zollo\u2014someone I admire. Something about the trust we have in each other allows us to do our thing, and create a little magic. We started writing words and music together, but found that something magical happened when I let him write the words, and then I write the music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For someone who is only now discovering your music, what one previous album should they listen to\u2014for their new Darryl Purpose journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Next Time Around<\/em> was also produced by Billy Crockett at Blue Rock Artist Ranch &amp; Studio (like <em>Still the Birds<\/em>). These last two albums are the best projects I\u2019ve been involved in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your Top 5 favorite albums?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Great Puzzle <\/em>(1992) \u2013 <em>Jules Shear<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>White Buffalo <\/em>(1987) \u2013 <em>Rod MacDonald<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Late for the Sky <\/em>(1974) \u2013 <em>Jackson Browne<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Making Movies <\/em>(1980) \u2013 <em>Dire Straits<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Footsteps in the Dark <\/em>(1984) \u2013 <em>Cat Stevens<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15317\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album1.jpg\" alt=\"Album1\" width=\"214\" height=\"210\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15318\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album2.jpg\" alt=\"Album2\" width=\"209\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album2.jpg 209w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15319\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album3.jpg\" alt=\"Album3\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album3.jpg 210w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15320\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album4.jpg\" alt=\"Album4\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album4.jpg 210w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15321\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Album5.jpg\" alt=\"Album5\" width=\"214\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can your new fans stay updated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DarrylPurpose.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO PREMIERE Artist: \u00a0DARRYL PURPOSE Song:\u00a0 \u201cPrince of the Apple Towns\u201d Web-Exclusive Interview with\u00a0M Music &amp; Musicians\u00a0magazine publisher, Merlin David How did the idea of \u201cPrince of the Apple Towns\u201d come to you? 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