Brian Vander Ark
Love Will Find You - Again
I was feeling like a has-been, a used-to-be, in 2001. My band, The Verve Pipe, had failed to regain the success we expected after...
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Brian Vander Ark
Aug 31, 20213 min read
Be Your One and Only Critic
When The Verve Pipe albums were released into the mainstream, we would get pretty good reviews. Don't ask me what they were, I don’t...
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Brian Vander Ark
Jul 26, 20214 min read
The Cost (and Emotional Profit) of Rock and Rolling
When I got off the plane in Denver, I knew that on the flight home, the aircraft would be lighter. $5000 lighter. I was losing money on...
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Brian Vander Ark
Jun 27, 20217 min read
Am I An…Alcoholic?
I’m an alcoholic? Me? A high-functioning, highly motivated, high-fiving alcoholic? You tell me. I mean, that pandemic thingy was a pretty...
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Brian Vander Ark
May 31, 20214 min read
Slip Slidin' Away
The punk beauty rarely ever took advice, yet she considered the salesman’s pitch about what could potentially be the gift of a lifetime....
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Brian Vander Ark
May 9, 20214 min read
You Can Go Your Own Way
I was thirteen in the summer of 1977 when my mom, my aunt Esther and me were sitting at the kitchen table, all of us with our hair in...
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Brian Vander Ark
Apr 18, 20213 min read
A Confession: I Heard "The Freshmen" Before I Wrote It
At the risk of sounding cliche, I confess my song “The Freshmen” came to me like many other songs at the time; while taking a shower....
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Brian Vander Ark
Mar 28, 20213 min read
The Weight of "Eruption"
The year my brother was a senior, and I was a sophomore, he often let me catch a ride with him to high school. It was a 20-minute drive...
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Brian Vander Ark
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Carry On My Wayward Friends
In 1995, The Verve Pipe signed with RCA, and a few weeks later, I deposited over $300,000 into my savings account. I’m sure it triggered...
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Brian Vander Ark
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Are You Comfortably Numb?
“No more washing my hair with hotel soap!” I exclaimed to the crumbling tile and shower curtain, stained brown at the bottom just above...
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Brian Vander Ark
Feb 17, 20213 min read
The Message in "Black Hole Sun"
Among the cold, the dark, the damp—steal the warm wind while you can. It’s an excellent reminder to concentrate on the many sunlit moments.
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Brian Vander Ark
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Pursue Your Passion - A Love Song For the Ages
Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day approaches, reminding us of some of the greatest songs; soundtracks to our loving relationships....
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Brian Vander Ark
Feb 3, 20214 min read
Find Your Focus
It was the spring of 1990 when I finally said enough is enough. Less than a month ago, I had performed at Farm Aid IV at Willie Nelson’s...
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