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Current mood:reminiscent Category: Music
Random thoughts.
I sat down to get a haircut today and the hairdresser asked immediately.. 'What do you do?'. I was perplexed and said 'I, err, make music I guess'. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he was playing the fame game. 'Are you someone famous?' he asked. I sighed. He continued..'Forgive me, I don't keep up with the charts'. Clearly he did. I found myself at a crossroads. Do I dutifully explain my life's work or simply shrug it off? Did it matter if he knew who I was or what I did? I stopped the line of questioning by saying 'I could be, but probably not.. Where are you FROM?'.
He was from San Lous Obispo. I told him I was from London. Via San Francisco. Via New York. Via Brisbane.
Are we just what we 'do'? I hope to be more than what I do.
I had a conversation today with a wise friend who told me that my life has been the search for authenticity. Trying to remain an artist in a commercial world, is a difficult path..I've managed to remain authentic at great personal cost. But oh how it's been worth it.
I visited my friend Spike in the studio today.. He's been working on the new M album and I hadn't seen him for 2 years. He's another Englishman I adore. He and Willie Williams are mentors to me. What is it about the English? They seem to dot my path like paper lanterns.
I find myself turning to thoughts of home and the pasing of time. I look around at these American streets and I remember a boy who first came here with a fire in his soul and a chip on his shoulder.
"And the question is, was i more alive than i am now? I happily have to disagree; I laugh more often now, i cry more often now, I am more me"
Peter Bjorn and John 'OBJECTS OF MY AFFECTION'
xxD
7:50 AM
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