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After Lockdown I want to… Finish my album Get new ink Grow a proper mohawk Dance Eat a great curry Drink whiskey naked and kiss someone amazing Write punk music Join a reggae/dub band Be in a all female rap crew Moonlight as a mechanic Study under a dominatrix Date a scientist or serious academic […]
Yesterday was the lowest I felt in a long while. So I slept and slept and cried a great deal more. And then Ben Harper made a guest appearance in my dreams. He asked me to help him pack. There were two t-shirts he was sending off to people. It felt like the shirts worn […]
Sharing some thoughts and incidents I jotted down in my notebook during Lockdown. * Do you want me to give it you? He asked with the bottle of disinfectant in hand as as I was about to exit the shop. Yes, I replied. Okay, I will give it to you, I’ll give it to you! […]
Looking at the music I have chosen for the new album made me realize a few things…about myself. Crazy things in fact. I was writing my way out of my marriage years before I left. Hence the Mafia phase in my writing, for example. I felt so helpless that I had to cut and maim […]
I always liked this song. And it gives a clear idea of where I am am now…and how I feel about those I care for. It’s soft and sweet. It’s my Mother and Gilda’s energy…two women who help me put myself back together after I fell apart. The new album deals with…Love, Murder and Myths. […]
Call it the dark night of the soul , an ego death or your life imploding in Technicolor to a terrible soundtrack. But we all experience those moments when we know with great certainty – our lives will never be the same again. One such moment was the birth of my daughter. Other moments of […]
Anyone who knows me…knows I pay attention to my dreams. My shaman once told me that it is my link to the Divine. My dreams and music of course. When I am confused about anything my higher self arranges these cool dreams. Often using the shows I really dig ( like Lost) or placing me […]
My sister has bad taste in tv shows and music. I try to steer along the righteous path, but I fear it’s a losing battle. I watched one episode of Black Ink…because well, I like tattoos. My sister loved the drama more than the ink, and since has watched six seasons of Black Ink Chicago, […]
It happens when I least expect it and with lightning speed – I am back in the desert. I hear it so clearly, the music from our neighboring camp as the sun ascends and the Burn lights up our skin. This is how it began every morning. With Kevin checking that all is in order […]
How many times have you thought, ‘What is it I am doing wrong that I always end up feeling this way?’ Often this thought hits when one is rather drunk, after a few bottles of something wicked has been consumed. Wherever you are, whatever it is you are feeling and even the people you are […]