Very Best Of Michael Ball: Past & Present CD

Prometheus in Greek mythology was one of the titans and the God of fire. His intellectual side was emphasized by the apparent meaning in his name, forethinker. He was a trickster but a master craftsman and he stole for humanity the gift of fire. Aaron Wilkinson is a modern day Prometheus and he too has a gift, if you care to listen. Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1974 Aaron didn't start writing songs until he was seventeen and already studying architecture in university. In 1992 he left architecture and went to music college for two years. "I couldn't believe it when I discovered songwriting," tells Aaron,"what an art form, in three minutes you can reach out to someone like no other art, create a a world, invent characters, and especially now in today's society where we are virtually surrounded by popular music, there are no other mediums that compare." In the last year alone Aaron has written over two hundred songs. "I treat it as a job, I put in eight hours a day, five days a week," explains Aaron. "That doesn't mean you're writing great songs every day but you're trying and you're learning and your craft is opening."Son of Broadway star Colm Wilkinson, Aaron has inherited his father's incredible voice and range. The two can be seen singing together on 'Stage Heroes', Colm Wilkinson's ...