Alex P. Taylor is currently residing in West Hartford, CT. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a major in Communications and a minor in Journalism. Attending quite a few different schools during his youth, he has learned the true value of a smile and how that simple gesture can give birth to many new friendships.
He wrote the lyrics to his first song when he was nine, but it wouldn’t be until early summer of 2005 that he would rediscover and truly embrace his passion for songwriting. Going through some old boxes in his basement that summer, he came across a dusty folder of songs he had written as a teenager and decided to share his lyrics with a couple of his good friends.
One of those good friends, Adam Stevenson, he worked with at The Corner Pug. Adam was a guitar player and after reading through Alex’s folder asked him, “Why aren’t you doing anything with these songs?” Perhaps it was fear of rejection, maybe he thought it was too late, whatever the reason, the question made Alex think again.
Sadly, one terrible night a few weeks later, he would see his friend Adam, only twenty-one, for the last time. He would die of an accidental drug overdose, and it would be at his funeral that Alex’s life would change dramatically.
His mother, a very strong woman, gave a powerful eulogy to a church full of Adam’s peers. “Now is the time to look at your life,” she said. “Let this be a wake up call to all of you…” She stated how Adam no longer had the opportunity to follow his dreams and if there had been something in our lives that we have wanted to do, make it happen. Do it with Adam in mind…
That night, for the first time in ten years, Alex sat down and wrote the lyrics to a new song with Adam in mind. It’s was called “On My Floor.” The next day he feverishly purchased several books about songwriting and soon after started attending music seminars to find his musical counterpart, someone that would transcribe the music to his melodies and lyrics. After going through several musicians, he would meet producer Jamie Sherwood of Southington, CT, who would turn out to be a perfect match to his dream.
From Adam’s death, Alex’s dream of becoming a performing songwriter had been reborn. Through tragedy, he found light. Adam’s mother’s words had truly been his wake up call, a wake up call to follow his destiny…
