RZA Honors Paul Walker with “DESTINY BENDS” — New Song Written for Late Pal

RZA has written and released a new song called “Destiny Bends” in honor of Paul Walker, who died in a car accident over the weekend.

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The Wu-Tang Clan icon says he penned the track after hearing about Walker’s tragic death.

He and Walker, whom RZA describes as a “good man,” met on the set of the movie Brick Mansion, where they “talked, laughed, and exchanged ideas of life and fatherhood.”

RZA writes:

I only knew him personally for less than a year, but we knew each other through our work and art. We saw in each other a kindred spirit of men coming from unlikely circumstances, and rising to be the light and beacon of our family and loved ones. Men who learned the joy and pains of love in life, and success, while coming to realize that nothing is more important than family, friendship, and the brotherhood of humanity.

Millions of people get to know an artist or movie star through their work, but few are allowed to cross each others’ paths and see through the veil of stardom and find the common denominator that we share. As all physical things will decay and wither away, film, art, and music remain longer than the vessel that delivered them. In this vein, the one thing we can’t take away or give back is time. So, thus, time is the most precious gift.

I dedicated my time to compose this song with my two sons and new friend Will Wells, who was kind enough to sing and perform it for me. We dedicate it to Paul Walker. A good man. We had plans to continue working with each other in the future. It seemed destined, but “destiny bends.”

Listen to the track below, and tell us what you think.