Ed’s Story
“I didn’t expect another Christmas, now I’ve had ten. And I want more”
Stories like this serve to energise every dream and desire I have for myself and the future.
I don’t think it’s possible to tire of the underdog story.
Nor the victory in spite of insurmountable odds story.
Or the impossible made possible story.
I hope to add many of my own stories to this great collection one day.
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Surrealist painting ‘To Run With The Herd’ by Octavio Ocampo
Today I was thinking.
In the cacophony of different sounds and ideas floating around in musicdom, everything can kind of sound ‘same same but different’. As a musician you are often either imitating what you love or what you think works, or you are trying with all your might to go against the grain and be different. The thing is I haven’t found either mode of creativity particularly inspiring or fruitful.
What to do.
Truth is I do want to be innovative and break new ground musically, but when that’s my aim it all seems to get a bit weird.
Then I had a thought. (Not an original thought mind you. Loves me some irony.)
Just try to be me. Uniquely me. Writing lyrics that truly originate from my own thoughts and heart, creating melodies that spring from my own well.
Being impacted by outside influence is inevitable and I welcome it.
But creating that which honestly flows from ones own being is the way we will stand out if we so desire.
Because when it’s all said and done, there’s only one me.
And there’s only one you.
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You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Happy International Women’s Day
Portrait – ‘Marlena Dietrich’, by Octavio Ocampo
‘My centre is giving away, my right is in retreat. Situation is excellent. Perfect for attack.
- General Ferdinand WW1
An Every Second Thing,
It’s what makes our moments superb,
Though I don’t often profess my love,
It’s most definitely my favourite verb.
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-Striped Hammock Cards
These songs sound so close. Like William is singing and playing perched on a chair inside my head. I think it’s a mixture of the guitar and vocal melodies, the knowing, comfortable lyrics, the way his vocal has been recorded and the fact that I’m listening to this through headphones.
I like it.
Not many are allowed to sing inside my head. Fitzsimmons, you are most welcome.
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And do it all again
With all that I know now…
I’d go back and be fifteen years old.
And the only thing I’d do differently is tell fear to go jump.
That would have changed everything.
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