True colours in the storm
The world is in turmoil, times are getting tough. But are they really? Haven’t things always been really messed up somewhere around the globe? Maybe it is just that this time when something horrible...
View ArticleModern-day bard
I write songs all the time, that’s no secret anymore. Along the way I have been asked several times how can I write so much. Well, you see, as I mentioned so many times before, a lot of it has to do...
View ArticleCompassion
I got a very rude awakening awhile back. I will leave the finer details of what happened aside due to the fact that the point of this post is not to point out someone else’s flaws or weaknesses, but to...
View ArticleRight place, wrong time
Yesterday I was having a dinner in a restaurant I the Ischia Porto. We went to a restaurant recommended to us by the staff in our B&B we are staying in. It was a lovely seafood restaurant, right...
View ArticleWhat would you do next?
In the early hours of Monday morning I contemplate the future. The city is slowly waking up around me, and it looks like we are going to have another nice day here in Dublin. As you might know I am...
View ArticleAre we caging art into a product?
What was the product in music 150 years ago from today? I mean surely most people had music in their life in some form. Granted, they did not have access to endless albums at their fingertips. Still,...
View ArticleThe so-called plagiarism
I’m sure many of you heard the story that made the front page music news about Irish singer songwriter Hozier and the plagiarism claims. In fact it is so well documented, that I won’t even go in to the...
View ArticleIf everything was perfect, would there be any soul left?
It seems we expect perfection from everything new these days, and if we don’t at first get perfection, there are masses out there ready to criticise. The thing is, rarely these “critics” would be...
View ArticleThe path is broken
The path is broken, so why do we insist on walking on it? Why don’t we search new path? Or even better, make our own? Why do we insist on sticking to what was, when it has been proven to not work? I...
View ArticleLearn to switch off
As children we were taught to brush our teeth every morning and night. It was programmed so well into us, that we do it almost automatically for the rest of our lives. We know a good diet is important...
View ArticleWhy do I kick myself?
So yesterday my sixth solo album came out! Not a biggie 😉 I actually had released the songs as singles for my followers on my blog and my Bandcamp page. But the traditional music release format is hard...
View ArticleAlternative to the streets
On Sunday morning Dublin woke up with a massive hangover. Saturday was a Halloween night and the city went crazy and not all of it good crazy. The regular reader of my blog know I love this city. But...
View ArticleModern technology, a tool that helps us create
Inspiration is a funny thing. What inspired me twenty years ago and what inspires me now are completely different things. I suppose back then I looked at people on a stage and admired what they did....
View ArticleNight of terror in Paris
It’s 1am and I am sitting up in my hotel room in Germany where we played a great show earlier this evening. It was a cultural centre in a local town hall. It was a great evening all around. Not only...
View ArticleMoral high ground
The past two years writing song a week and writing these blogs have been a real learning curve for me. I would even say the process has helped me to grow as a person. It’s like a mirror that forces you...
View ArticleThe reason behind the mistakes
I got a private message, kind of feedback that was meant in a kind hearted way. And let me make it clear, this person started the message telling me how much they enjoy my music. I greatly appreciate...
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