Artist description "Mature" artist! Writes original 'catchy' material in a variety of styles, and actually performs them live.

Music Style AOR

Musical Influences Who, Beatles, Byrds, Kinks, Phil Collins, Blondie..

Similar Artists Who, LAs, Blondie, Byrds, Beatles, Kinks, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals,

Artist History Having made his first TV appearance on BBC TV when he was 11, Paul has been a professional musician and performer for more than 25 years, having had his own material played on BBC radio and even at a wedding in the USA.

Group Members Paul Needs

Instruments guitars, keyboards, horns, drums, bass, vocals

Albums Songs From The Long Lands, That Was Now

Press Reviews Having made his first TV appearance on BBC TV when he was 11, Paul has been a professional musician and performer for more than 25 years, having had his own material played on BBC radio and even at a wedding in the USA. Paul is a guitarist, singer and bass player, and also occasionally works as an independent digital/analogue recording producer and engineer. (Last non-self Production Credit: No: 9 Blast) "Songs From The Long Land" will be Available October 2003 Paul was born and raised in the same area of the United Kingdom as Tom Jones, The Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers and Bonnie Tyler, and indeed the same town as acting giants Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins: Port Talbot. Having grown up in an industrial town, his father having worked as both miner and furnace-man, and his mother having done wartime work in a munitions factory; Paul is most aware of the sharp end of life. Conscious of the rich heritage of his country, he comments and celebrates it through his songs. His forthcoming CD release, "Songs from the Long Land", has had a long gestation period. From his days in the 80’s rock band ‘The Reactions’, Paul has been absorbing the world around him, growing as a real person and dreaming his dreams. The bonus track, the famous "Myfanwy" of Dr. Joseph Parry tells the tale of lost love – a bitter experience shared but most of us. Needs has now taken his views on topics as disparate as the decline of Aberavon Beach as a resort to the Industrial Revolution in his beloved south Wales, and assembled them into this collection of eleven songs – all exclusively written and performed by himself, and recorded at his own studio. He has been performing professionally since 1977, first with south Wales rock band The Reactions from 1977-1987, and having left the band, Paul continued to work on his own songs.

Additional Info NEW CD Single and Album available from my website

Location Port Talbot, Swansea Bay - United Kingdom

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