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After writing my second album, Call It Love and getting divorced,going on stage with all those sad songs seemed rather….daunting. I recall that clearly. And the big argument with my daughter that ensued. I am singing away my sadness girl, I said. Not out in town dancing and having my way with men. So let […]
I took an early morning stroll to the lagoon and decided to have a little chat with the her and sea around the corner. Yeah, yeah…a small meditation at the edge of the water at 6am. Nothing weird about that at all. Anyhoo, I was communing with Mother Nature, asking for advice and waiting if […]
Falling in love isn’t easy, especially if it wasn’t your plan to fall in love, despite being very reasonable at every turn. So I did the one thing I shouldn’t. I lost my footing, listened to other people, got completely freaked out and …wrote music. Like one possessed. Then I went to India and only […]
At the end of the day – that’s what it comes down to. Your heart, who and what you find lingering there. I asked a friend why I find it so hard to navigate this pandemic on certain days. Facing fear, whether it is my own, those of people I love or the collective snakes […]
I wonder, often, what I spend the greatest amount of time thinking about…and then how accurately or not my life reflects my dominant beliefs. A friend said yesterday, ‘Why don’t you just settle down and teach. Sing locally, have a little house and a lover…’ Something in my soul, something somewhere inside of me shouted…no, […]
I slept so much this past weekend. This is deeply significant as sleep is my ultimate luxury. I sleep well when I am at peace. Who knows why people come into our lives? Honestly, I have given up trying to figure it out. All I do know is that how I feel is what matters […]
It’s been a while since I had a Ben Harper dream. So, something is up. This wasn’t a dream where I was given clues about my future. No, it was a dream filled with insights I need to think through carefully… Ben Harper was in some university town and I with my daughter. There were […]
I know, I know…I could blog about many things. The state of our country South Africa, the various tribes of people, our past and how we are trying to heal it, the wonderful musicians, writers, artists, the projects by various organizations all working towards social cohesion in our communities….yet all I speak of is Love […]
Sleep is a luxury. When I am deeply troubled sleep is the first thing that goes. Either I sleep too much or barely at all. A few months ago all I did was sleep, eat and write music. I kept horrible hours. Sometimes waking up at 2am and writing until 10, only to sleep whenever […]
I woke up feeling bereft. When all the words and music I cloak myself in where stripped, all I knew were those six little letters. I sat perfectly still as my coffee steamed and my cigarette burned while slowly being devoured by those words. ‘Mother, I get that when you feel unsafe you remove yourself […]