Bill Fox, a legendary yet elusive musician, has avoided interviews for decades, marking him as a unique figure in the music industry. The article recounts the challenges in trying to connect with him, even after the renewed interest in his work following a significant 2007 profile. Despite his talent, Fox has consistently shunned the spotlight, leading to a career punctuated by missed opportunities. The author musters the courage to reach out after being moved by Fox's new single, highlighting the magnetic quality of his music while putting into perspective the artist's fraught relationship with fame.
Fox has proven so averse to giving interviews, in fact, that the most detailed account of his music and life is a massive 2007 story in The Believer in which the writer Joe Hagan fails to make any contact with his subject.
Listener interest shot up, and before long, Fox was once again playing small bar shows in Ohio and releasing records. Still, the stubborn media silence continued unabated.
I decided to try after hearing 'Terminal Way,' the first single of Fox's new album, Resonance, which had grabbed me in a manner that no other music had all year.
His sound - Dylanesque coffeehouse folk songs delivered with a glistening power-pop sheen - commands your attention in the staggering way that only an acoustic-based track can.
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