I went back into the studio today with Pat Donne, my original producer in the 80's. It was like the fifteen years never happened , and was in the same building where I recorded "Sound And Vision", "Hanging Around (forever)" and the demo of "Someone's Gonna Pay".
Surreal... We're gonna begin by re-working "Someone's Gonna Pay" , because I love it, and because that Doors sample would be problematic if it were to be released in it's current form. Expect it to be even more intense and punky. There are three other songs on the cards for these sessions, so I guess I'm back in business after my "retirement"!!
   It's funny, because I don't see myself as a recording artist any more , as I've been doing so many other things since the last record in 1991. When I watch the videos on this page, I feel like I'm looking at a different person, which, in effect, I am. The music business back then ( but also my hedonistic lifestyle) brought me a lot of stress and grief, so why am I doing it again? Essentially because the old model of the music industry is crumbling as I write , and outlets such as this allow me complete artistic control. Oh, and I don't have to talk to some asshole accountant in his office. Yeah, when I started making music in the beginning it was fun ( before all the" industry" bollocks) , and that's what I intend it to be this time around....a blast.
   I'll post the new songs as they're completed , and this won't be a purely "archive" or retro page any more. These songs ( which were composed back in the day, but unreleased) are more true to me than a lot of the records I did....they deserve to be given the full treatment, because I MEANT them.
Genuine thanks to you guys for all the positive feedback ... it's largely responsible for motivating me to record again. Self doubt is a motherfucker.....
BW