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Biography:
Eckhard Naujoks was born in Schweinfurt. From an early age on artists became his role models. There have been poets, painters and musicians whom he adored and whom inspired him. Accordingly to this his own artistic expression was pretty versatile. The visual arts have had the priority for a while and he attended i.e. a sculpture school. However, music remained a driving force always. It was mainly the music of the Beatles, the Doors and Bob Dylan that touched him. "This music has a depth, honesty and an inspirational power that was unusual in the pop music scene. Its influence was a life changing experience, only because the musicians wanted to be themselves and had the courage to live the moment.".
Eckhard Naujoks developed his own style as a songwriter on a long journey through Asia, Australia and mainly the USA, where he lived around a gospel church, which inspired him to write and perform songs. His songs are spiritual, but are not limited by religious concepts or believes.
By now, he has recorded his songs with worldclass musicians and given concerts on various well known stages and festivals.
2008 he was awarded with the German Pop an Rock Prize for the best Gospel Song.
Personal notes about the music:
It is not possible for me to mention all the influences of my songwriting style, but certainly they go back further than Elvis, Chuck Berry and Bill Haley. Rock 'n' Roll comes alive for me in the attempt of an individuum to live up to his own rules and to step out of the shadows of society's expectations. From that perspective Rock 'n' Roll is as old as the human race. To my understanding men like Sokrates, Lao Tzu, Heraklit, Buddha and Jesus are all Rock 'n' Rollers, because they are archetypes of an authentic person, and artists like Shakespeare, Mozart, Beethoven, Dostojewski or Picasso are as well. You don't need to play a guitar, have tattoos and piercings all over your body and shout "come on, baby" to be a Rock 'n' Roller. This music style is more than the cliché, which is sold by the media and the music industry. Rock 'n' Roll is an attitude! In that sense I hope I did contribute some Rock 'n' Roll songs.
Music is a great outlet that makes it possible for me to grow and change. And I feel a deep gratitude, because it helps me to live my joy, my love and ideals. How much I have been able to express this in my songs is hard for me to tell in retrospect, except there is a certainty that: Love is the answer! - Though I might add, that love has many faces and doesn't necessarily appear with a soft and sweet smile but can also be a harsh and demanding call to wake up.
Apart from that I want to give my songs as much room for interpretation as possible and totally dislike manipulating and pushing people in certain directions with mes-sages. I sing the songs I do because it gives me joy in the first, second and third place .... and because it reminds me not to get swallowed by the soap opera, which we call our daily life, but to reconnect with my inner wisdom again and again.