EP77: J.Paul Whitehead: Getting Back to My Music
From Music Life and Times by Kevin Bales
April 3, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 78
About this episode
J.Paul Whitehead shares his journey of leaving corporate life to pursue music full-time and the joy it brings him and his audience.
It's not an uncommon story: Musicians take another course in life to ensure a steady enough career to support themselves and their families. But sometimes, they have the courage and a passion for playing music to eventually leave corporate life and return to music as their full-time pursuit. The bottom-line reason: Nothing compares to the feeling of playing music well and seeing the enjoyment in the faces of your audience. That's the story of JPaul Whitehead as he tells it in this episode of Music Life and Times.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Bales
Guest: J.Paul Whitehead
Topics covered
- musicians
- career change
- passion for music
- audience connection
- returning to music
Keywords
- musicians
- career change
- music passion
- audience enjoyment
- J.Paul Whitehead
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