True Love and Deep Inspiration: 71 Poems of Romance and Empowerment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508493518)

Arthur Bristol was a musical kid, playing guitar, singing and writing songs in his grammar school years in Los Angeles. During middle school and high school, Arthur was the front man for several bands at the same time. This made a fairly heavy performance schedule. Also during this time, he took numerous backpacking trips to the High Sierras where he fell in love with the wilderness. He began spending his free time taking hikes through the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena. Arthur continued his education by studying classical guitar at a Los Angeles university, working as a guitar soloist at weddings, churches, restaurants and charity fundraisers. He served as the bass section leader for various choirs, and was a featured performer in various opera productions. His roles included Monostatos in Mozart's "Magic Flute," and Dick Dead Eye in Gilbert & Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore." After graduating from the university, he built his first home recording studio and formed the first iteration of The Arthur Bristol Trio. The A.B. Trio has featured various drummers and bass players, performing at coffee houses, bars, nightclubs, military bases and parties, selling CD's on their own independent record label. The trio published their first international CD release, "The Story Turns." Also after graduating, Arthur met the woman he would marry, Jane. The pair became inseparable, and Arthur began writing songs and poetry for Jane. Arthur recently published his book, "True Love and Deep Inspiration: 71 Poems of Romance and Empowerment," dedicated to Jane.