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    • Meet Eric Gales, the guitar world’s best-kept secret - Louder
      • ‘I’ve been sick for so long/Now I’m finally starting to heal,’ Eric Gales sings on his latest album, Middle Of The Road. He chose that title not because he identifies with bland, compromised music, but because the titular position offers the best possible view of where he’s headed.
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  2. Oct 10, 2022 · He struggled with drug addiction from an early age. His career stalled. At one point, he spent a year and a half in prison on drug and weapons charges. Now he is five years sober and out with a new...

  3. Oct 30, 2023 · On this new release, Eric opens like never before, sharing his struggles with substance abuse, his hopes about a new era of sobriety and unbridled creativity, and his personal reflections on racism. The songs are delivered with clarity and feature Eric's personal experiences and hope for positive change.

    • “Freedom from My Demons” from ‘Crystal Vision’ (2006) “This is the oldest song I picked for the five, and also the most traditional in style. It’s a really strong pointer to my sobriety.
    • “Boogie Man” from ‘Middle of the Road’ (2017) “This is one of three songs I chose from Middle of the Road, which I feel is really one of my strongest albums.
    • “Help Me Let Go” from ‘Middle of the Road’ (2017) “I play acoustic guitar on this one; I think it was a Paul Reed Smith acoustic. And I guess what I like about this song is that it goes against the grain of what people know me for or expect to hear from me.
    • “I’ve Been Deceived” from ‘Middle of the Road’ (2017) “There’s a very powerful drive to this track. The lyrics are about me having a conversation about being deceived by drugs.
  4. Dec 10, 2021 · Five years sober, creatively rejuvenated, and sagely insightful, the songs on ‘Crown’ are delivered with clarity and feature Eric’s personal experiences and hope for positive change. This is Eric at his most boldly vulnerable, uncompromisingly political, and unflinchingly confident.

  5. Feb 2, 2022 · I put pure heart and pure emotion into everything I do,” Gales says. In the 10 Albums that influenced him most, you can see that he's drawn to music that has that same deep feeling. “I hope that these are not in any order, because they're all significant to me,” Gales says.

  6. A child prodigy at the age of 4, Eric Gales was taught by his left-handed brother to play the guitar upside down. Since signing with Elektra records at age 1...