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“As a symptom of MS, a couple years ago I started losing strength on the left side of my body by noon every day. This heavily affected my ability to play and perform music,” revealed King. “This song was a way to make peace with my new reality, and it specifically uses guitar chords that I can play even in the afternoon.”
“Chad King has the voice of an angel,” stated Nancy Davis, Founder of Race to Erase MS. “His lyrics are so inspiring, and his very personal song and story are so motivating and meaningful. We are so grateful Chad is donating 50% of the proceeds from “All in Time” which he performed last year at our Race to Erase MS gala and had everybody in a state of awe with a standing ovation.”
Chad’s MS diagnosis in 2007 kicked off years of personal study for the recent college graduate, who explored numerous forms of medication and alternative medical options. Amidst all this, Chad and his A Great Big World-partner Ian Axel won a GRAMMY for their Christina Aguilera-collab “Say Something” in 2015.
When the pandemic hit, Chad’s symptoms ignited further, resulting in him having difficulty walking, a decrease in stamina, guitar-playing becoming difficult, and changes to his voice becoming apparent, especially near day-end. His experience of having to readapt the way he plays guitar is intertwined with “All In Time” specifically, finding King having to reconfigure how to play certain chords.
“All In Time” will join King’s debut solo single “Change Is Hard” (an earnest admission of fear but ultimate reclaiming of power over life’s obstacles) on a forthcoming body of work. More to come on that soon. Chad has also recently been busy at work alongside Axel composing the music for the acclaimed new musical Wonder which premiered at A.R.T’s Loeb Theatre (American Repertory Theatre) in Boston, leaving the Boston Globe praising it as “extraordinary, unexpected, and rewarding” and the Wall Street Journal saying the “score has a bright, likeable pop sheen that…captures the perky and heartfelt spirit of the book.”
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