Oh my god , i just wrote the longest blog and then I lost it . the most annoying thing .
So im in my bed again , but im much happier than last time . Alot has happened i the last since that blog . Obviously CHERYLGATE which was fun , but we have moved on . I did a show in LA at the Wiltern and Lynval Golding of the Specials joined us on stage for a couple of songs , it was really special for me . Then the band left and Emily and I stayed for a few days so we could go the the Chanel show , which was AMAZING , there were planes involved and it was all very glamourous . Emily I and Aaron La Crate ( of Bodymore Murdaland Fame ) were sat in the front row in between Jessica Alba and the Olsen twins .
it was so over the top but a really great experience. After that we went to this club called Les Deux , and that was really fun untill Linsay Lohan arrived and had us thrown off our table , I know shes a huge star an all , and famous people deserve to sit down especially when they've been working so hard , but whatevs . Linday our thoughts are with you as you go through this difficult time in your life ( she got arrested this weekend ) in the words of Timbaland and Timberlake " what goes around .............."
Then I flew to London. I've been trying to find a place to live for a while and I've been spending all my mortgage money on handbags and shoes that I can't afford . While I love handbags and shoes , I think it's more important to have a place to call home . I frantically went and looked around some places with my sister Sarah as shes been researching places for the past few weeks . We found a house in Hackney that I fell in love with immidiately .
I put an offer in and it got declined . Buying a house is much like buying a dress in an overpriced vintage shop .
" 100 pounds"
" i'll give you 60 for it "
" 85 s the best I can do "
" ive only got 70 on me "
" lets call it 75 "
" deal "
except obviously theres about a million more people in the equation. Actually it's nothing like buying a dress cause buying a 1950's dress doesn't come with a 25 year financial obligation and isn't terrifying . Unless you've been bullied into it by a pushy assistant in some Bond Street boutique and you really really can't afford it , but you buy it anyway and then you spend the next month avoiding phonecalls from your bank manager , and you never wear the dress anyway cause you feel too guilty .
Anyway they finally accepted my offer and it's amazing and I'm so happy , I really feel like i've earned it , I've worked so fucking hard , I've lauged , Ive cried , I've had awful hangovers ,I've had a number one , I've been snubbed at awards ceremonies , and I've got amazing fans who write lovely things to me when I'm feeling low . And to top it all off , if everything goes to plan I might have my own house ! Keep your fingers crossed that all the paperwork goes through and I can move in soon . I spent the next day in a series of dull meetings with my solicitors and morgatge broker and then got on a plane back to NY . A total of 2 days and 16 hours after I left the USA .
Once again I was interoggated by immigration for 45 mins , and I was told it was because I am a musician , also that I should feel better knowing that " Sir Paul Mcartney , and The Strolling Bones get the same treatment " Thank god for that , cause for a second I thought you were reading stuff on wikipedia and wasting my time because of a bunch of lies on a NON - factual website , masquerading as an encyclopedia . I asked who I could write to and complain , and they said they had some literature on the subjet , unfortunately it was in spanish , so was of no use to me whatsoever . BRILLIANT .
When I got to NY i went and did a Q + A session with the writers of Rolling Stone , which was actually very enjoyable , and then I got a manicure . Then i went to a rehearsal studio somewhere midtown to meet Debbie Harry and the rest of Blondie , we were singing " Heart of Glass " together on the Today Show the next morning . I am such a huge fan of theirs and it was really scary , to meet them . I thought they might hate me , and my paranoia was telling me that they'd been bullied into doing it with me by their record company , which was probably true , but if it was I could't tell . They were super nice , and made me feel really comfortable . We had to be at the studio at 5 in the morning and then we rehearsed again and went on at 8.40 . I sang terribly cause I was so nervous , but it was another amazing experience which I shall remember forever . Besides theres always next time . NOT .
This is not a shameless advertisement , but after that I went to The Great Jones Spa for a massage . It was the most amazing massage I have ever had , I had the vichy shower salt rub massage with Patricia . If you live in NY you have to go , she is the best .
I am here for the next month tring to get started writing my album and other bonus material including itunes and yahoo exclusives so there wont be much to write about here . I'll keep you posted though .