This whole world is a crazy mish-mash sometimes, and pretty hard to fathom.

I have been very quiet, I know, and just when my second, big project was completed. A record I was extremely proud of. I still am.

Maybe I should have given everything up around me to pursue it. But you would have a job convincing me of it.

Music and its people has changed beyond recognition in a very few years. Since I started, the bear pit has grown. It is wonderful that so many people can bang out the music in their head without any real obstacle.

Talent can get you so far. It can ensure you perform to people, offer them up your musical meanderings and enjoy any appreciation it creates. That is how I like, and how I aim to keep it.

I do not like being forced to sell. I'm not a salesman and never will be. I am not messed up in my head and it is something I am very grateful for. I do not wish it was different.

So, while 2007 allowed me to pursue some other avenues, this year I am looking forward to performing and distributing my music in the way it was always intended – as an expression of me, my head and my thoughts.

I have returned to Norwich and will entertain the Queen Charlotte on the evening of Tuesday, February 26 with a solo set.

My last album, About That Dream Of Yours, is out and around. It got some lovely feedback and has no best before date on it. It is not particularly fashionable – so it will not go out of fashion. Buy it if you like it, listen to it on MBSPACE.

I am sorry for the silence. I have missed playing. But I am back. I will be playing in London, as well as Norwich, when the opportunity arises and is right.

You all have my best and I hope to see you soon.

Michael