Paul Besselle

I didn’t choose this…but somehow it found me. At first I just ignored it; drifting along in a forlorn hex with ardent hopes that: It’ll all be alright…guess what? It wasn’t, and even though it stung so deeply to lose all I held dear, I knew that wraithlike hands were, gently, guiding me, deep, into the heart of my unbeknownst future. The tears I shed that day where for those whom could no longer grace my journey with their presence and, for the bludgeoning epiphany that I would have to go this alone… For my name is Paul Besselle and I’ve come here to play, beat, write, speak, claw, scream, scribe, sing, riddle, bleed, love, dream, cry, think, fuck and run right through the heart of the medium we commonly know as music. If you choose to come along with me then I have to tell you that at times, it will hurt, and at times you will hear things that you just don’t want to. However I can promise you these two simple things…truth & passion (two words I’ll never use lightly.) So if you ever find yourself listening to one of my songs be prepared for the strange sensation of being slightly on edge while, at the same time, your heart is being dissected just moments before I re-build it ten times stronger. All My love. XFrom time to time I’ll be joined on stage by a group of musicians commonly know as Slipdown Dog. Over the years I’ve come to know a lot of really amazing musicians, some of which play music all the time, while others struggle to find time to play. The whole idea behind Slipdown dog is just to get people to play music with me, you could say I’m a talent whore; if you’ve got talent then I wanna use you. Members can come and go as the please, but once you’re a member you always will be, even if I only play with you once. Slipdown dog is…Si Paull: Drums, Percussion, Natty Dreads & Hugeamus Spliffs. Harry Mundy: Electric Guitars, Vocals, Percussion, Bass & Beautiful Smiles. Irene Gomez. Violin, Natty Dreads, Killer Cheekbones. Dave (Lead Foot) Watts: Vocals, Percussion, Guitar, a lead foot & whatever the hell he wants.Also I’ve just joined a band called Bearfoot, we play 70’s-ish-blues-phycadelic-rock. I play electric guitar and make crazy sounds; I also sing a bit…more info to follow.As well as the above musical ventures I’m also a Neil Young Cover artist…God I hate the way that sounds! Basically I love Neil Young & his music, I can play and sing a tiny bit like him and I really enjoy playing his songs. I’ve learnt so much by playing his music and he’s given me so much inspiration. I hasten to add that I’m in no way a tribute act. When I play his music I present it as a calibration of Neil Young’s acoustic music…played with complete love and respect for the man. Check it out! XXXI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4