Barry Turner (singer/songwriter)

About Me

Barry Turner is a 26yr old singer/songwriter from the small town of Athens,Alabama. Music has always been his passion in life and songwriting has been his primary form of expression since an early age. Guitar and vocals are his primary comfort zone, however, he has branched out into other instruments to compensate for the lack of bandmates. As of recent Barry has informed me that he has begun forming a new 3 piece band in order to widen his live performance horizons. Each and every day we notice new improvements and fresh ideas in this artists writing, and each and every day he brings some new light into performing the songs he has written. We have been following him through his growth and expansion from a distance and have become captivated by the vivid stories found in Barry's writing. Ask him and he will tell you, "just because i sing a song from the first person view doesnt mean i'm singing from my own personal point of view." Wherever he gets these stories from i can surely say that this writer has insight way beyond his years.~zac allen(independent music journalist)follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/barryturner

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Member Since: 13/10/2005
Band Website: twitter.com/barryturner
Band Members: this is my solo project, however there may be an occasional special guest from time to time. For the most part i layer the instruments myself.
Influences: ryan adams, ben kweller, glen hansard, nirvana, johnny cash, everclear, nada surf, john mayer, eminem, aa bondy, the pixies, verbena, weezer, bush, green day, brian vander ark, people with broken hearts, pills, the lack of money,
Sounds Like: music to get you through the day. Some of it happy, some of it sad, either way it comes from deep within the heart and soul. hurt me and you just may end up as a song, a thing i give away.
Record Label: blah records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

life with no internet connection

well,, i moved into an apartment in the west side of athens and i currently have no internet connection.. it sucks,, i feel disconnected from the world and everytime i get a chance to check email, my...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:17:00 GMT

bad publicity is good publicity

if youre on my page trying to dig up dirt on me i promise you i have nothing to hide.. if you know me you know i'm pretty much an open book. so, if youre snooping for dirt thanks for adding to my pr...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:01:00 GMT

blink

blink(c)barry turner 2009does anything exciting ever happen anymore?the answers no i guess,yet still the wind will blowi miss my angel yet i find so many new,whoever would have known,so many angels k...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:32:00 GMT

just to clear up a few things

....just to clear up a few things6þàö‹ ..EDITED:::edited again:tell that %#$^ to go ahead,,, i'll be waiting. i have eyes and ears all around and they tell me everything. smiles and sunshine...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:05:00 GMT

new phone number

to any of you who know me or care enough to want to contact me i have a new phone number. just send me a message and i'll give you the new digits. (gets a little easier with every moon)~bt
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:11:00 GMT

memory lane

dear ryan,why was this song not on cardinology? "memory lane"i am on a street, I walkinto the store, I do not talki think of you, i think a lotof what you might saymemory lane.........the old man at ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:23:00 GMT

my star

along the sky, bright warm lights fold from angels with no names,blinding darkness takes the stage and all at once we're silent,the magnificent flash reminds us that we're all merely a grain of sand,t...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:09:00 GMT

comforting words

"Youget to the point where since what you do isn't working, you just chargeout and try anything. I completely abandoned whatever routine I hadbefore. Had no routine at all. I mainly write from sketche...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:13:00 GMT

i LOVE rainy days

be patient to all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. rainer maria rilke Live. Let nothing be lost upon you. Be afraid of nothing. The Picture of Dorian G...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:23:00 GMT

song in progress

writing some new stuff... though i'd share a little snip. i'll try to put music to it this week and maybe demo a piano ballad of this one pretty soon here on myspace. words may be edited here and t...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:31:00 GMT