As the soft light of another sleepy Winter dawn stretches in through the cracked white paint of my bedroom window pane and through my black-out shades like a kung fo master, I am in that confused state between waking and sleeping. I am slowly taking in my surroundings as my senses re-attach themselves to their respective appendages when it takes over. The smell of shit takes over my nose like a Viking attack on an unprepared village! We are sorely defeated, but not entirely awake until a tongue ( and not mine or my husband's, mind you) starts licking my lips and biting my toes. It is 6AM.
Ah... the life of a new mother. It's true! We became crazy happy parents of an 8 week old, pure white, Jack Russel Terrier whom I named Wynter ( Wynnie for short) on Christmas Eve. I've only loved someone this much once, and I married that one! I've always had animals around ( as I was raised and still am a Vegan animal rights advocate.... I know... so not punk rock.... hahahha); but I've never been the mother of a puppy before. Potty training her has been difficult; and for the past couple weeks I've been following her around with a paper towel and carpet stain spray. She sleeps with us and our cats too occasionaly. Sometimes I look at my big multi-colored family and think, " This must be what Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie feel like." hhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
anyways...
The holidays were stressful and not really worth half the trouble this year. They aren't quite over for me yet as I have a depressing anniversary looming ahead. On my birthday ( the 27th) it will be the 5 year anniversay of when "Because I Can" was released in the States. In five years I have really been through hell and back while I've recorded upwards of 200 songs, only a couple of which have been released under a different name. One day I will write my memoirs and be sure to dedicate a solid chapter to how I've been so royaly fucked by the music business. It's really unbelievable...
I embark on this new year with more assets than I've ever had, though. There are a lot of interesting enterprises on my horizon and lots of really exciting music to make. I'm healthier ( quit chain smoking!) and much more of a solid person than ever before.
And I promise you guys this:
If by the end of this year I do not have this record out with the backing of a label that believes in me and has the clout to fund a couple tours ect..., I'll just release it myself.
and, of course, just do what I do best- passionatly live life in the bubble I create with music and words.
Happy New Year!
xx
katy rose
PS- Go see "Slumdog Millionaire" this week and think of me