Separating the facts from rumors and half-truths about Paul is difficult.

What is known is that after acquiring the King Crimson album “In The Court Of The Crimson King” in 1969, Paul became serious about playing bass. Throughout the ‘70s he played in various cover bands, experimented with the Brian Eno & Robert Fripp tape loop system, and began to work on original music. After the demise of St. Elmo’s Fire in 1981 the story becomes much murkier.

Some say he was abducted by the Mujahadin and forced to grow mushrooms in the caves of Afghanistan for most of the ‘80s. Others have reported that he moved around the western Great Lakes region in search of kindred spirits. A few photos have surfaced that purport to show Paul playing on some of the stages in the Raleigh, NC area in the late ‘80s. In the mid ‘90s he was allegedly seen and heard playing progressive rock in Raleigh. And rumors persist that during the late ‘90s he was touring with a country band in the central midwest.

Since 2002, however, it appears fairly certain that he has been busy playing bass, cittern, guitar and pedals in a variety of musical endeavors in the central NC area.