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I am the eldest in our family. Yet, both my siblings treat me as though I was born last. I love that they are so overprotective. At one stage I told my sister, ‘Dude, if you add the ages of both your kids…I was married for longer.’ She did not appreciate that, being a teacher […]
This is from the new album, a rehearsal we recorded on a phone. At my side is Rodney Buys on piano. He just makes everything beautiful. He helped a great deal in crafting the feel for the new album. The keyword is Lush. Lyrics I’ve been wasting time, trying to change water into wine As […]
This is my side project. My father suggested I place music behind my stories. It is a very basic recordings. The music is from my Call it Love album – Shadow Lover is the name of the track. I messed with it a bit
This was recorded on a phone. Rodney and I rehearsing Stir A Little Love, written for my Mother. Forgive the bad sound and this is not what the song will sound like on completion. You can hear Amic beatboxing lightly in the background. Lyrics Stir a little love into everything You do my Mother says […]
This morning I thought of my daughter. My kid who has seen her fair share of both my ex husband and I losing our shit. I thought of everything she endured and overcame. Look, I am the kinda Mother who will sit on the floor of a mall and chuck out the contents of my […]
‘He was fully clothed Gilda!’ I said while trying to explain why I didn’t visit her. I saw this old dude in my dream dancing his socks off to one of my songs. I woke up with only the bass sounding and the opening lines about my heart blooming and I love you stuff ringing […]
I feel fantastic and here’s why. I have zero fucks to give. Also, I know how the new album ends. I can hear it in my head already. All that lush, rich sound that begs the question – what’s next? The idea of gravitating to the place where one is happiest has great appeal. Or […]
I was toying with the idea of death signalling not an end but a rebirth of sorts. This is why there’s a phoenix tattooed on my right arm, pain is transformed into something beautiful with music. This song has been fermenting for a while, or some of the words at least. Tonight, I sat down […]
For as long as I can remember I wondered what makes people tick and why the world functions the way it does. That being said….just what would I tell my younger self? Laugh more. Hell, get yourself some friends who can make you laugh and lighten the fuck up. If enlightenment is what you seek, […]
A small warning to anyone who reads my blog posts. I will speak of music, love, metaphysical mumbo jumbo and Ben Harper. And on that note…hello wherever you are. I hope you slept well and had great dreams. A small conversation caused me to take a careful look at the beliefs that defined my life. […]