Vancouver Island based contemporary roots rocker, WiL, knows a thing or two about being in a long-term relationship; after all he has been with the same gal for 30 years and in that time has gathered some serious insight and perspective that he used to help him pen the intensely personal, ‘A Long While’, a deeper track off his forthcoming LP ‘Gold Mine’.
wiL reveals a Deeper Track off his forthcoming album
In this track WiL, fearlessly delves into and addresses the complacency that can settle in after being with one partner for a very long time.
“I think if you have established that you deeply love someone and can’t imagine life apart then you’ve got yourself a challenge worth facing head on. It is not possible to go back in time but it is possible to ask yourself what it was that made you fall in love in the first place. I would argue more than not it is because we saw the some kind of gold in that person.”
“So yeah, It’s no secret that this song is about my wife and I. I think the most amazing thing is that she was OK with me airing my laundry. I mean, everyone goes through hard shit. It’s real. It’s life. I think the main thing is that I care. I care so damn much that I addressed it in a song!
'WiL's music holds beauty, passion and intelligence like offerings of Paul Simon by wiL is more aggressive... his music contains elements of some old school country that his parents showered him with in his youth. His music is honest and filled with energy.
-The Free Press
All photos courtesy of Jodie Gallant Photography