I had Adam write a little update about what has been going on lately in his own words. Here it is – from the man himself!!
This is my first official entry for the A Dreamer’s Wife blog and I’m so excited to share with you what I’ve been up to these past few months. From May thru September, I was on the “Nashville 2 You Campground Tour” with five other artists from Nashville. We traveled from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan to upstate New York, Virginia and North Carolina. This was the second year of the tour and my second year playing as a solo artist. The coolest thing about this stripped-down acoustic tour is that I got to meet many wonderful people and it challenged me as an artist to set myself apart from other artists on the tour. It has made me think this thought over and over, “Who am I as an artist, and what do I want people to remember about me when they see me perform?”
Adam playing downtown during CMA Fest 2011
God answered this question through a couple of people. The first, is a man named Ashley Swan who works in the music industry, and to make a long and awesome story short, he asked me one simple question, “What do you want to do with it (my music)?” I must admit, I was taken aback by my response and couldn’t believe what I had said a second after I said it, which was “make money”. EEEEK!!! Needless to say, that was the wrong answer and I will only say that Stef and I were struggling a little financially at the time and that was weighing heavily on my heart, but there is no excuse for my response. I didn’t move to Nashville at 19, ask my wife (then girlfriend) to move to Nashville away from her family and everything she’s ever known to just make money. Don’t get me wrong, money is a necessary commodity and it’s my responsibility to provide for my family, but it can’t be my major motivator. He helped me realize that I’ve been chasing the wrong things. I had been basing every desicion I made on getting recognition, making others happy, money, and acceptance from the people who call the shots in Nashville’s music scene. I’m not a country singer, yet I tried to write and sing country songs. I’m not a sideman, yet I played on the side. I’m not of the world, yet I hid my Christianity. TRUTH – that is what I want to be about – living my life as I am, not who others think I should be.
The second person that God put in my path to help me answer the question is an amazing artist, Jenn Bostic. Jenn came on the road with the tour for a couple weekends and she sang a song called “Jealous of The Angels” about her Dad who had passed away 15 years ago. She was very open with her faith and her loss on the microphone, in front of complete strangers. She had the courage to be who she was and did not put on a front. She taught me that as Christians/secular artists, we have to be willing to speak the truth – no matter what!
So now let me try and answer the question, “What do you want to do with it?” I want to create music that brings joy to peoples lives and speaks the TRUTH!!! I am currently rehearsing with 2 of my best friends – Ed Hardin (Bass) and Stef’s cousin, Tommy Gravelle (Drums), and we are unofficially calling ourselves “The Adam Lee Trio” or “The Adam Lee Band” as soon as we find our fourth member. I want to thank my wife Stef for all of her love and support and patience through this journey. For the first time, I feel like I know where I’m going and I have a pretty good idea how to get there and I wouldn’t be here without my wonderful wife!
Till next time,
Adam
A Dreamer's Wife 
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