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The old dude is turning 80 and being the good daughter, I am staying to enjoy his birthday. The entire family is descending and I warned Gilda to expect me to pop by for a bit of escape. The house is being cleaned from the top to the bottom. I have a list of dishes […]
This is going on the album. All I need to find is a producer who will fuse this type of songwriting with the rest of what was written. Already a producer is working on the song I wrote for Ben Harper. No, it is not a love song. Instead it is rather happy and magical […]
Experience is the greatest teacher, along with pain. No matter how hard we may try there are certain things that only make sense….after the fact. Small dots that lead, puzzle piece by puzzle piece to the larger picture. Painted for us long before we even knew we are experts at reading and dreaming in color. […]
‘Did you sleep well during the weekend my girl?’ asked Gilda when I rocked up at her home. I barely thought about it when I woke up tired this morning. In fact all I want to do is remain in bed. The past few days were busy and surprising. My friend, a Mother of twins, […]
The past few days gave me what I needed most. A break with family and friends while being able to work on music. Yes, whiskey and great food was on the menu. So in short it was perfect. I find it reasurring how I find what is needed around the strangest of bends. I was […]
Things are not always as they seem. This small thought gathered itself around me a few minutes ago as I reflected on my day spent gardening with my father. From the outside I appear sad as I look at a man I have adored and not felt worthy of my entire life. He was cruel, […]
I told my girlfriend today that I need to silence my mind. It’s always buzzing with ideas about what I should do, where and what needs investigation. It is tiring. All these ideas around music drive me crazy. I can hear them you see. The melodies that drift in the ethers waiting to be anchored […]
The song I penned a few minutes ago is called Burnt Fingers and it is darkish in places. I have been reading and listening to stories from various mythologies. So this song does not surprise me at all. Here are the lyrics. Burnt Fingers Don’t be so easily satisfied// Burnt Fingers dance to their own […]
I made a few decisions regarding the new album. This after an amazing call with some friends in India. These are the same two friends who gave me a few thousand rands so I could cover the costs of getting my band to perform in Pretoria when we opened for Ben Harper. I call them […]
I am sure anyone who reads this blog must think I am a messy human being, my emotions are always caught in mid-flight, buzzing everywhere, sticking to surfaces and people. Then I use music to scrape it off and puzzle myself back together again. At times I wonder if I will ever be satisfied, when […]