Welcome to Episode 18 featuring singer/songwriter Clint Alford originally from Rusk, TX In this episode we share 2 LIVE performances from Clint and we talk about his early musical influences, starting off songwriting at age 19, balancing family life with being a full time artist, how he has found success in booking and re-booking shows, any regrets he may have, his strategy of streaming some shows online, his sobriety, using equipment for his live shows, his favorite artist he has worked with, his struggles with his health and so much more! Check out all episodes of "The Boston Chris Podcast" here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah Chapters: 00:00: Theme Song by Adios Fatso 00:43: Intro 04:01: Clint Alford - King of Rose City 08:42: What are Clint’s favorite drinks? 10:27: Clint’s early musical influences 12:26: Starting off as a 19 year old songwriter 16:30: Balancing Being a full time musician with family 21:53: How he has found success booking and rebooking solo gigs 27:56: Does he have regrets about becoming full time? 28:58: The strategy of streaming his concerts online 33:19: Becoming Someone Different on Stage, Alcohol vs Sobriety 38:14: How does his music resonate differently now? 41:28: Using equipment as tools to enhance his solo work 44:40: His favorite artist he’s worked with or for! 49:32: His Health Struggles 1:04:53: The story behind Boston's favorite song “Our Time” 1:10:08: Clint Alford - Our Time 1:13:21: Who does he think he is?! Support my friend Clint and everything he has going on at https://clintalford12.wixsite.com/website Based in the small town of Rusk, Tx, Clint Alford began songwriting at the young age of 19. Over the course of the the next few years he worked on perfecting his songwriter ability and was in constant search for his own distinct and unique sound. Following years of experience playing on numerous stages, he has also as lent his musical talents to many different recordings. He has had several different studio projects of many different styles of music, and has been making a name for himself in the Texas music scene since the early 2000's . The once front man of the Tyler, Tx based alternative- rock band, The Papers, Alford struck out in 2010 to form a acoustic driven group known as The Kid Icarus Project. The band played every party, bar, and restaurant around the east Texas area and even had several appearances at the famed South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tx. The band went on to win best Americana Band at the 2017 East Texas Music Awards. June of 2018 Alford again went searching for different avenues to bring his music to the public. He started playing solo acoustic shows that leaned more into a soul/singer-songwriter style that seemed to fit his vocals perfectly. That same year he put out his 1st solo acoustic live record called Live Off Chilton. Following the success of that record he has released several other EPs and singles that are currently available on all streaming platforms. He is currently playing all over the state of Texas and surrounding states.