When it comes to a long-term relationship, Greg Paddock reigns supreme on Love Me Forever.
The Detroit alt-rock singer-songwriter celebrates a regal connection with his romantic partner and muse on his latest EP.
“After Cotswold was released [in 2020], I was quite happy performing and promoting the music and letting it fuel my passion. But I was also quite content being alone and having no relationships,” Paddock said.
“However, as fate would have it, I was introduced to my ‘queen,’ and she hit me like a storm (in a good way) … it was love at first sight and what she taught me was that I was not happy being alone. I don’t think I’ve ever felt love like that … and she inspired me to start writing a love song to tell the world how it felt being with her.”
Throughout Love Me Forever, Paddock documents the cyclical nature of relationships, including finding true love and overcoming heartbreak. He wraps listeners in a warm embrace across four tracks filled with spirited vocals, heartfelt lyrics and cinematic instrumentation.
“When I was writing my last EP, I had gone through a few years of turmoil from recovering from a head injury, losing my father, seeing a nephew battle cancer and ending a long-term relationship at the end of all that,” he said.
“I remember one comment after that EP of people saying, ‘Geez, when are you going to write a happy song?’ I would jokingly say, ‘Well, give me something happy to write about.’ For the record, I am a very happy, outgoing person; the previous music was just my outlet for some things that weren’t so happy in my life.”
To learn more about his current release, I recently spoke with Paddock about Love Me Forever’s tracks, his writing and recording process with former Dishwalla frontman J.R. Richards, his live Sugartips Acoustic gigs with guitarist Ryan Harrison and his upcoming plans.
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