Diversity Rules Magazine

4 Diversity Rules Magazine November 2016 Aaron Paul was the lead singer of the successful internation- ally renown Pop boy band, WORLDS APART. e group came to the attention of Arista Records, Executive Simon Cow- ell (American Idol, Britain's Got Talent and X-Factor) impressed by his incredible pure voice, natu- ral performance skills and fun personality, Simon po- sitioned Aaron as lead vocalist/front man and lead the group to their chart success. e group had a unprecedented chart-run of over (5) top 30 UK singles including: Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel', (recently featured on the soundtrack in the huge blockbuster and academy award winning movie "e Queen"), 'Everlasting Love', 'Wonderful World' (written by Aaron Paul & fellow band member Patric Osbourne), and their biggest hit 'Could it be I'm Fall- ing in Love', and many more. In the summer of 2014, Aaron Paul released his crit- ically-acclaimed chart-topping debut album, "RAW." e album produced the edgy and in your face club- banger, "PnP (Party N Play) as well as the #1 Pop Dance single and National anthem, "I Don't Care." Aaron's first #1 song as a solo artist ever. "is is a moment that I will never forget," says Aaron. "I could not believe that a song that I wrote and sung from the heart, would become such a powerful anthem across the board…it still feels amazing." For more information about Aaron check out his web- site at: aaronpaul.squarespace.com JRK: Can you tell us a bit about your background, where you are from and all that good introductory "stuff?" AP: I was born in London, UK, but I have been living here in NYC for about half my life now. I'm a dance/ pop recording artist. It's my true purpose. I love to per- form and entertain. I've been doing this for my whole life. I have many levels to my career and now I'm in my US phase. I am a son, a brother, a human and a good cook. I am currently single. It takes a lot to keep me interested. And, did I mention, I can write/sing a song or two, lol. JRK: You were discovered by Simon Cowell in Lon- don, while doing local open-mic nights, for his new group Worlds Apart. Can you tell us about that and how you felt about being selected to be a member of his new group? AP: At the time, I was performing at a live music spot called Singers And Voices. I was a staple. e owner of Singers, Kevin Cullen, would often work with la- bels and place artists like myself into major recording projects. So, with this project, he was asked if he knew any young guys who could sing live and also dance. He instantly referred my name. Simon Cowell came to one of my open-mic nights, saw me perform and said, "Yes, we want him." At that time, I was very much into American R&B music, so I had this vision of being a more credible solo artist like Bobby Brown. e idea of being in a boy band was not really my cup of tea. But I was no fool to turn down a recording contract with Arista records. I took it and used it as a stepping stone and platform to launch myself. I was young, just 18 years old. But I thought I already knew ev- erything about the music industry, lol. I'd been doing "I Don't Care" A Conversarion With Aaron Paul! By Jim Koury, Editor/Publisher Photo Credit: Phil Scaringi

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