PAUL GLOCK

About Me

My journey with music began at 15 when I first picked up a guitar and started writing. As a young teenager, I needed an outlet, and music quickly became that sanctuary. I started with simple poems and guitar riffs, and after years of experimenting, I managed to craft my first complete song—a moment that filled me with a sense of achievement I couldn’t shake. That feeling ignited a passion that has driven me ever since.

Songwriting has never been an easy process for me. I aim to write two or three times a week, but more often than not, I end up frustrated, staring at half-finished songs. Occasionally, a song will pour out effortlessly, but most of the time, the journey from idea to completion is slow and challenging.

Though I’ve been writing since the mid-1990s, I was less active as a performer. After leaving Brighton Uni, I joined a band briefly and hosted a local performance night for five years, but I mostly played for friends. In September 2017, I made a promise to myself: if I could perform publicly at least once a week until the end of the year, I’d reward myself with a new guitar. That decision changed everything. Since then, I’ve been performing regularly in and around Brighton, playing gigs and open mics several times a week. This experience has transformed my songwriting, giving me a live audience to test out new material and see what resonates.

When people ask about my genre, I find it hard to pin down. My musical taste is eclectic, and I don’t consciously aim to recreate a particular style when I write. The constant is my acoustic guitar, which naturally lends itself to certain genres. My performances are high-energy—after three songs, I often look like I've just finished a park run—so I gravitate towards upbeat tracks that get people tapping their feet, with the ultimate goal of getting them up and dancing.

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