Thursday, July 29, 2010

Aloha Thursday


So things are going well as of right now. I had a meeting to discuss a recording deal to go along with my distribution deal with Wright Records. I played some of my new material and the owner is very pleased and believes in my talent. There is going to be a very solid commitment to my music career and dedication to my label. I will be spending a lot of time in the studio finishing my album "The Greatest Story Ever Told." I am very proud of this masterpiece and I feel I have been waiting my whole life for this moment. Once the album is complete there will be a lot of promotion, shows and a possible tour. There is going to be a lot of leg work to get my name out there and to make money. It is a very strenuous grind and I am dedicating my life towards this goal. I have put in a lot of hard work to get to this point and I feel it is well deserved. I have been making music seriously now for over four years and it feels like I have come a long way since the early days when I was making Hip Hop music. I made the decision to follow my dreams of playing the guitar and writing music in 2008. With the advice of my manager and family I decided to stop rapping. I always had a passion for playing the guitar since I was in high school and taught myself how to play while in college. My heart was in it more than rapping and I could pour my feelings out when I sang and played. I started playing shows immediately and for once everything seemed to click. Now here we are two years later and I have a record deal and legendary producer Ronnie King is backing me. I have a great team and a very supportive family. I couldn't ask for much more right now and this is only the beginning. Wish me luck!!!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Aloha Thursday


Lately I have been feeling strong, like I am on top of the world. I have been running at least three times a week for about an hour. I could be running about 3-4 miles each time. It feels great to get back into shape. I have had some major setbacks since October of last year. I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. I was out of touch with reality and my life was quickly going out of control. Without the help of my woman I don't know where I would be. I was placed in a mental hospital for about 5 days until I was finally released. Since then, it has been a struggle to get back to where I was before this all had happened. I must take medication everyday to control the symptoms. It was all a tough pill to swallow. I was on top of the world when my life came crashing down on me. I had just signed my record distribution deal and my career was just beginning to take off. Then the symptoms began, I began hearing voices and thinking my life and my family's lives were in jeopardy. It felt like I couldn't wake up from the most terrible nightmare. I began to live in fear and to top things off I wasn't sleeping or eating. Thankfully my woman took me into the hospital and I finally got the help I needed. Things weren't perfect after all that, I had to learn to live with the mental disease. There has been a lot of adjusting to normal life and it took awhile for the doctor to get me on the right medication. It has been a life changing experience. It is something I must live with everyday of my life.

On the flip side it has been 9 months since this had occurred and I can honestly say I am feeling back to normal. I am on a mission to live a normal life and defeat this mental illness. I am on track to complete my album and I have the support of many people. I choose to be open about my diagnosis with paranoid schizophrenia because I know I am not the only one living with it. There are millions of people who are going through the same problem. It is no secret and I choose to be open minded about things in life. So the next time you see a person talking to themselves on the streets, do not ridicule them. They are more than likely suffering from the same thing and they are not getting the help they need.

Aloha & One Love.

Abel G.