Curtis Paull grew up in Winnipeg, Canada.
"Playing the guitar is therapy" says the outspoken musician, "I started playing guitar when I was 18 after I saw Jake E. Lee on stage with Ozzy, he blew me away. I remember back to when I was just a kid, I couldn't get into the mini pop thing, I was 8 years old and into Kiss and The Monks. In my teen years, it was all Crue, Priest, Maiden etc... I loved the leather, the glam, the take no shit attitude! I wanted drums but the answer was always NO! I bought a guitar, took lessons from a bunch of different guys, but got serious when I started lessons at the Lenny Breau School of Music."
Paull cut his teeth playing the local rock scene and eventually started his own music store where he eventually met the guys from Pushing Daisies. "I met the guys when Brian, the bass player, dropped off some posters at my store, one of the guys that worked in the store knew him and told me I should call their manager and get them to do an autograph signing in the store... they came down and packed the place. At the time I played in a band called Coppermouth and we hooked up for a couple shows."
In 2004, Paull joined the Pushing Daisies as a hired gun to play some of the bigger shows. "The Daisies play some shows acoustically and some electric, I was hired for the electric shows. They were about to about to release a new album and once we started jamming the dynamic of another guitar player changed the face and sound of the band..."
Paull was in as the 5th member of Pushing Daisies, the band went back to the studio to record 4 new songs with Paull as a co-writing member and a "new" found sound. The album "how it makes you feel" was released in September 2005 and enjoys radio play for the single "Punches" in Canada.
"This is my second album, my first with a band that is recognized nationally, it has been a great ride so far, something new everyday."
Curtis would like to thank:
Peavey Amplifiers
Briarwood Acoustic Guitars
Hagstrom Electric Guitars
Levy's Leathers
Jim Dunlop
Hot Picks USA
Oakley Canada
Oil Clothing Company
Columbia Sportswear
Knucklehead Strings
