{"id":7992,"date":"2019-09-17T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T18:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elipurks.com\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2022-02-26T02:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T02:30:18","slug":"good-as-ill-ever-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elipurks.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/17\/good-as-ill-ever-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Good as i&#8217;ll ever be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Currently residing in San Antonio,\u00a0<strong>Eli Purks<\/strong>\u00a0was raised under the influence of a supportive family who always encouraged his creative path to a career in music and performance. Music filled the\u00a0<strong>Purks\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>household on a daily basis, to the likes of Al Green, Parliament Funkadelic, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Purks\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0determination and drive to become not just a star, but a super-star began with the onset of witnessing the success of larger-than-life pop stars \u2013 Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Beyonc\u00e9, Michael Jackson and Nsync, who all have played a role in his preparation for a career that is already taking off at rapid speed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7972&#8243; full_width=&#8221;1&#8243; opacity=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Eli Purks<\/strong>\u00a0recently dropped the single and video of\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cGood As I\u2019ll Ever Be\u201d<\/em><\/strong>. The groove that he has throughout the track is unmistakable and quite obvious. The track starts off with a jangly funk-guitar strum sound, followed by an underlying modern electronic beat. The track has the potential for being a monster single that could easily command all radio formats. It is an addictive music composition sung in an uplifting and spunky fashion by\u00a0<strong>Purks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purks<\/strong>\u00a0taps into his soul and pours his heart out in each vocal delivery, though he always sounds cool and in total control. He is a talented musician who is establishing himself as a real artist. With the release of\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cGood As I\u2019ll Ever Be\u201d<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Eli Purks<\/strong>\u00a0dives face first into the urban and pop stratosphere, in the vein of Bruno Mars\u2019 crossover style, which everybody adores regardless of its genre.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he has recorded the songs, and shown that he knows how to write and perform ear-candy material, it remains to be seen if\u00a0<strong>Purks<\/strong>\u00a0has the staying power to explode into a fully prosperous pop career. With the release of\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cGood As I\u2019ll Ever Be\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, the future looks promising to say the least![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Currently residing in San Antonio,\u00a0Eli Purks\u00a0was raised under the influence of a supportive family who always encouraged his creative path to a career in music and performance. Music filled the\u00a0Purks\u2019\u00a0household on a daily basis, to the likes of Al Green, Parliament Funkadelic, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. 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