Armed with his guitar and a candid love for music TJ Fox has
much to say about writing with feeling, being a true artist, and knowing how to
measure his own success. Always filled
with a passion for the musical atmosphere, TJ admits that singing was not always
his area of choice. In his early teens,
TJ learned the basics of playing a guitar,
“I got bored with just playing so I started singing to myself…over time
I was like ‘hey I’m not that bad!’” he laughs.
Today, TJ is constantly playing at different bars and
restaurants in the NY area in order to get his name out there and develop a
greater fan base. His music takes on a combined feel of pop, rock, and country, TJ confesses, “I feel I have a
different voice,” and surely he does. Taking
after the well-known artist, Chris Daughtry, which he looks up to for his style and
inability to be beat TJ says, “I like that he was on American Idol and [even
though] he was eliminated he is one of the biggest artists to come from that
show.”
Fully drenching himself is what it is to be a real artist, TJ
says the most important thing to him is having people connect with and enjoy his
music. “You have to develop a fan base
based on what you’re putting out,” he says, “stay true to what you think, you
enjoy, and what you like but also make sure that other people enjoy it just as
much.”
Fox is definitely a people pleaser but declares writing as one of the most difficult aspects of being an artist. “I think writing is one of the hardest things
to do but when I am surrounded by people who do write I get great ideas,” he
says. His inspiration in writing is
simple, “every day life.”
TJ’s first original single “1,000 Reasons” tells a story
that comes right from his own experience.
The song tells of a man being given 1,000 reasons to always be
there for that one girl. After facing a
rough breakup with a past girlfriend, TJ says that he had shut the door to everyone else, but someone came along and made things better, his current
girlfriend. “I had a thousand reasons
not to be involved with anyone else, but now...with this new girl it’s so
different and since I let her in she has given me a thousand reasons why I am
never leaving.”
With deep meaningful lyrics and conviction running through
his every being, TJ is bent on improving, and advancing his musical journey, “There
is always another step beyond what you are doing,” he says “I feel like once
you settle, someone is going to be passing you.” TJ is definitely here to stay, with plans to
release an EP in the coming months and appearing at more venues, his future is bright. He thanks his
family and friends for always pushing him to do his best and says to everyone
out there, “keep listening, stay tuned, and see what happens.”
Connect with TJ Fox:
Facebook:TFoxMusic
Twitter:@TJFox91
Instagram:@TJ_Fox
Soundcloud:TJ_Fox
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