To everyone around the World who enjoy our music and our shows, we send you a message of love & togetherness for this end of year season. Whatever your culture or faith, we hope our words will be met with the sincerity & kindness by which they are sent.
Air Supply played over 100 shows in 2016! We traveled around the World several times to bring our music to as many people as possible! As always, the reward for us is stepping onto the stage to see your faces filled with anticipation. We had some fantastic & unique shows this year in so many countries that embrace the very simple message that we have to bring. Russell & I consider ourselves so very fortunate to have such a legion of like hearts & minds like yours that understand what we are trying to bring. It is often hard to capture in words, best to just perform and let the music speak for us.
Wherever Air Supply travels, it is like discovering a place for the first time. There are always twists & turns that are waiting to be discovered at the right time. In early December, Russell and I postponed several shows for the very first time due to sheer exhaustion and trying to do too much! It is a reminder that none of us are above the natural law of rest when it is needed. We have learned that our stride must be tempered with logic & common sense. The shows that were postponed are currently being rescheduled. The shows for the Philippines will be performed in March. Thank you all for your patience!
With incredible enthusiasm & excitement, as we tune up & turn it on for the new year, Air Supply is looking forward tremendously to 2017.
In 2017, Air Supply will be entering our 42nd year as a band. We are very thankful for such a long and beautiful career, doing what we live to do. There is no doubt that this was our chosen path a long time ago to embark upon; a timeless journey, never knowing where the destination would take us. We are reminded of the famous first line from Keats' beautiful poem Endymion, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". For us this journey has always been just that.
The time at home at end of year is always the grounding reservoir that we all drink from for the year to come. We will begin playing one of Russell's finest lead vocals on "Free to Love", our new single live in 2017. We are also planning the video for January as well. This new track will be on a new E.P., our first ever which will also be mixed in January.
Thank you to all those that supported our social media postings and followed the "Poem of the Week" every Sunday. It's been a great pleasure to know you are there to enjoy the few simple words from us.
The new year will be another chapter for Air Supply in so many ways as we continue to urge everyone to spread kindness and love around the world. Help those in need, with actions, words, anything that you have to give. In doing so, you are making this beautiful World a better place for all of us!
With love always,
Graham & Russell |