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I felt amazing when I woke up. Clarity and the weather made this day downright fantastic! I decided to run some errands in my dodgy beanie and buy some specs for my long drive home. And then I spotted it. A bladdy hat. Of course I wanted a peek hat in grey but could not […]
All it took was a two hour drive with one friend to clear my foggy head. That, many ciggies and some fast food. Boom! I have all the clarity I need. While driving around in Cape Town, he reminded me of a few things I forgot. Granted I am very intuitive and my dreams give […]
This song was also written a few years ago. When I work with other artists I always ride off their energy. These two were scoundrels back then! And so I was called Mama Hays, as I was always ‘skelling’ (an Afrikaans terms for giving them a damn piece of my mind so they would behave […]
This bit of writing sums up how I feel about music and love. Part of the book…my favorite bit. Yes, it was inspired by a dream. All of my blog posts have the names of songs by the way. Wonderful songs that play in my head as I start my day. * I was facing […]
I asked one of my best friends for a tarot reading and lawdy lawd – it felt like a bad therapy session. The kind where you are reminded of things you know. Blah blah blah Auriol, you don’t trust anyone. Not with your heart or career. Stop isolating yourself blah blah blah.Tell people how you […]
I will never forget being in studio with Sticky and Mono T. Aside from having fun, I was asked what would I like to drink. Whiskey of course….but I don’t drink when in studio. So opted to have a few energy drinks because I have to finish my vocals in the morning. My God man! […]
I am sharing a song that won’t go on the album. This is home recording and written a while back. Poor quality, forgive me people. Still, I like this song. Perhaps it will find a place on an album somewhere along the way. It’s called So I Can Move On.
I write most of my music alone. However, what sets this album apart is that Rodney Buys, my pianist takes my bad piano, turns it into something delicious and then we play it live. I really love when we play together and breathe more life into the music before it is finalized in studio. The […]
My best friend is back in town and I am so happy! I am a loner by nature. If left to my own devices I would not venture out – except for food,smokes and to visit a bookshop. I roll in a crew and my people are insanely adventurous. Gay men get me. Straight me […]
Some random thoughts in my notebook. They may or not become music. * ‘Retreat if you must, but always to an oasis…’ says my best friend. * ‘Music is a wide net to catch me from slipping as I walked away…’ said to a friend while drinking coffee. * ‘For a long time roots were […]