Ep 9: Paul Williams (Focus on Music Series)

Welcome to Vintage Annals Archive Podcast Episode 8(Focus on Music Series)All I can say is that seeing "The Muppet Movie" in 1979 at nine years changed my life. It put me on what I call my Kermit (and Jim Henson) path. When I heard the lyrics sung by Kermit as he stared directly into the camera..... Life's like a movieWrite your own endingKeep believingKeep pretendingWe done just what we set out to doThanks to the lovers, the dreamers, and YOU!The course of my life changed forever, and it wasn't until 11 years later that I found out I shared Jim Henson's b-day. Which honestly would have been the person I would have chosen if I could have picked my birthday twin. And it wasn't till about 20 years later that I had another amazing Muppet moment and got to meet Frank Oz, and another maybe 10 years till it all came full circle and the universe brought me to Paul Williams. I can be tough on myself and honestly in many ways I am very new to interviewing people formally and have been very critical of my hearing my voice, and the words that come out. But in this moment talking to Paul, it all came together like magic. I interview people like Paul because I see them as teachers and sages. Paul shares such kindness, gratitude, and knowledge here. If you give this a full listen with an open mind, he will make a lover and dreamer out of you!   Also a huge thank you to Paul. My interaction with Paul set me on a course to finally completely live in a way to follow my dreams, not matter what happens. And when you meet your hero, and they thank you for what you do, it's such a humbling grand moment. The segment that plays right before Paul's episode was a submission from Tillie Lams for our Jim Henson birthday celebration this past fall. It was such a good fit as a natural introduction to Paul's interview that we added it. Enjoy! Tillie's bio is below.   Tillie is a long time resident of Los Angeles working in the record industry. In her free time she loves roller skating, cracking jokes with her dog Hans (he doesn’t think she is as funny as she does), and figuring out how to play Ramones songs on the guitar without using power chords. Her perfect day would be a picnic with her two biggest inspirations, Kermit and Rowlf, with a portable piano and a banjo under a rainbow somewhere by the ocean.More info on Vintage Annals ArchivePodcasthttps://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.htmlWebsiteWe have a ton of additional content on our website.https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/Please SupportIf you'd like to support this project please join our Patreon. We could really use support to keep this going!Special content, perks, and more!https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchiveInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/Interviewed and edited by Richie WexlerSponsorFor info on Risk Podcasthttps://www.risk-show.comInfo on Kevin's coaching and suchhttps://kevinallison.net