“I Don’t Know”

This is a powerful statement that a man sometimes says to himself.  It frees him to ask questions, unbinds him from emotional traps.  Liberating! It refreshes him, to have regular periods of emptying out, of being nothing.  Identifying as “I am this”, “I am that” requires a lot of energy, making him tired.  To become nothing, he has to take out the trash accumulated in his mental/emotional house. When taking himself too seriously, or not seriously enough, me might say: … Read More

Gizmodrome

My most listened album of 2020 is “Gizmodrome” by Gizmodrome.  I stumbled on it when I was searching Adrian Belew.  Super group comprised of: Stewart Copeland (Police, Curved Air),Chief Clown, Laconic Lyricist, rhythm guitar and vocals. Adrian Belew (Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson etc) Riff Tricks Guitar Wizard and backing vocals. Mark King (Level 42) on bass and backing vocals. Italian Mastermind Vittoria Cosma on keyboards (PFM: Premiata Forneria Marconi). Black humor, musical sleight of hand, and general excellence. … Read More

Self Interview

Why interview yourself? It’s a long standing literary tradition, and a way of kickstarting my autobiography. Why write songs? Fascinated and bewildered by life, I wrote what I believed in, to help me remember my way.  After a while, songs started to come in dreams, including waking dreams.  I began to “receive songs”.  I haven’t written much lately, because I’m too busy producing what I’ve already written.  I’m always improvising music tho. How long did it take you to make … Read More