WHO IN THE HELL IS MICHAEL CLARK?
I always felt that I had a larger purpose in life.
In high school, it was acting. Speech. Drama. Choir. Radio news. Conventional athletics never came natural to me; but I somehow had a propensity and fixation on the martial arts. Music, however, was always my absolute first love. It was my first kiss. One of the only constants in my life.
Life wasn’t easy; I came from a broken home. Out on my own before I graduated high school. Life lessons always seemed to come to me “the hard way.” Realistically, in the way I lived it- I should have been a negative “statistic”- but I never let my past define me as much as the way I survived it.
Instead, I managed to channel all of this into two decades worth of fronting various rock bands across the Midwest. Released SEVEN albums. Got a little radio play. Opened for all of my favorite bands, and made A TON of memories along the way. ….maybe made a few connections and a little money too. Very little…. :-)
Admittedly, I don’t come without flaws of faults of my own. Many times I find myself reminiscing about how I could have benefitted by the strength and knowledge I have learned on this journey. I’ve made mistakes. Huge ones. I am human. In some weird ways, giving myself a platform to confront the past, present, and future is a way to help me make peace with it all. Hopefully, by finding my own peace- I can bring the same to others as well.
These days I’m a proud father, husband, and champion of work ethic. I LOVE fitness (wish I was better and more consistent with it!) and am a huge MMA fanatic! A perfect weekend meal for me may consist of good BBQ, Cheesecake, and hot wings. Most importantly, I value time spent with the people I care about. Including you: my listener and my guests.
The podcast is the summation of my journeys as told through the perspectives of people I may not always know, but greatly admire. The hope is to continually learn about my own self betterment and let the listener ride shotgun on this journey, hopefully enlightening their own path…
It would be an honor to have you along on this long, strange trip called life….
MY MUSIC…
This was the last band I was in. AURASING. (pronounced ARE- UH- SING.)