Butch Walker has sent out an update on his 56th birthday. You can read the message below.
Hey friends! It’s my birthday. I turned 56 today. It has given me a staggering amount of perspective in my life, and has gotten me excited for the future. The future of what? Well a lot is uncertain and i know (depending on what side of history you reside) it can feel pretty weird here right now. So…. I wanted to just stop by your inbox and let you know that if you’ve been hearing rumors of me playing guitar in a band other than one my own… DING! DING! YOU WIN! To be honest, brutally honest, I was hitting a wall of burnout with my music this past year or so. Don’t worry. It happens. But being that music is the biggest thing in life to me (besides my friends and family), I needed a charge of adrenaline to my heart. I thought it would be really fun to exercise my first passion, which is playing guitar. I thought i should take a break from constantly putting pressure on myself to always front my own records and tours, and maybe i could go join a band for a while. That’s when I got a call from my buddy Pat from the band Train. Pat and I have known each other since their first album and single started to take off around the same time as my old band was also having a moment with a song on the radio. Needless to say, their band just kept cranking out hits and build up a massive following (that they still have today) and are also some of my favorite humans in the world. Fun Fact: I’ve actually produced several of their albums So I’m very excited to announce that I’m going to be working on some new music with the guys and we are embarking on a massive tour next summer of the US and more. I hope that anyone that has believed in me all of these years and supported my own thing, would love to come out and see a show because I can guarantee you it will be fun. The shows are going to ROCK, and what’s more fun than coming to see your boy on guitar? Nothing. Anyways, I just wanted to give you the information and let you know that I love you and appreciate all of the support I have gotten all of these years. But it doesn’t do me any good to go through the motions with my own music or feel stagnant. Because at that point, I would just stay home and not do anything. I need to constantly be moving, changing, challenging myself, and feeling SOMETHING from this crazy career i chose by the time i was a teenager. What do they say? A rolling stone gathers no moss. So i hope to see you out there next year on the road, and now I’m gonna go get some coffee and take a walk in the beautiful Fall weather, as i celebrate myself for 56 years of being on this beautiful planet. And of course… I’m gonna call my Mom. Love ya -BW