This is folk-pop artist Ron Sexsmith's first U.S. tour in seven years.
"My first concert was Elton John, when I was eleven, but through him, I got into all of these other bands like the Who and the Kinks, and then I became a songwriter," he says."When I found out that I could write songs — I was 21 when I started — it changed my life, because I didn't do well in school, and I didn't really know what I was gonna do. At this point, I already had a two-month-old kid and my prospects weren't great.
Sexsmith's songwriting process involves a lot of introspection, which largely takes place during his daily walks. He was a courier in Toronto for many years, writing songs on the job while walking from place to place — a habit that has become an integral part of his creative process."When I'm walking, I sing to myself, and if I've got something on my mind, I play with it in my head with a melody, and I still do it that way," he explains.
And everything about Sexsmith — his sound, his style, and the way he performs — stays true to this simple goal."I think it's important to find your own point of view," he explains."Obviously, [musicians] all have influences and things like that, and that's totally fine, but I think you've got to try and take all of these influences and become a hybrid of these things that you love, then it's up to you to try and make that as original as possible.
For Sexsmith , the past seven years devoid of his typical U.S. tours were incredibly long. His earlier career consisted of near-constant touring from 1994 until 2017, and the pandemic in 2020 caused a sudden, drastic shift in his habitual traveling."I sort of became a real homebody, and I honestly wondered if I'd ever get on another airplane again," he states."[Performing] is the one thing I feel I'm good at. So it's nice to feel useful again.
Those joining Sexsmith for his set at Denver's Soiled Dove Underground can expect a simple, raw performance that fits his creative ethos perfectly."I know people pay money to come see a show, and they have to get babysitters and stuff, so I just want to give them the best night out as possible," he says."And who knows when I'll be back again? It's about making an impression and having some kind of human exchange.
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