Hello, come in and take a seat.
I'll spare you the "started playing violin at eight" guff and I'll spare myself attempting to talk in the second person ( who realy believes most of that anyway ) and just talk to you, person to person.
I love music, there's no other great poetic way I can say it. There it is, plain and simple. Take me away from my piano or my percussion for any significant length of time and I get itchy, crabby and quite honestly, a bit bitchy too.
The root of everything I do is about challenging myself. Inspiring myself. Finding the boundaries of my art and pushing them somewhere new. It is in that newness I find the most incredible sense of release and expression. I've played an insane amount of gigs all over the UK and am continuing on that journey for as long as I breathe! From supporting a Rave ( I kidd thee not ) to opening for metal bands ( who suprisingly tend to love what I do ), to dog rough gay bars with "tooth-optional" clientelle I seem to wind up in the strangest of places. Some completely love what I do and some quite frankly couldn't give a shit, either way I am still here playing drums, playing piano and singing my songs.
It's been over 15 years since I started making music and I point blank refuse to become one of those bitter musicians spitting into a pint. I love doing this job. I love making albums. I love creating videos and talking to people before and after gigs but most importantly, I love playing live. That awe inspiring synchronistic moment when everything is caught inside a vibration makes this job worthwhile.
I'll never stop doing this, I tried it once and ended up writing a song about how crap it felt. Music is in the blood, heart, art and soul of me and I can't wait to keep sharing what I do with all those who are able and willing to listen.
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