Eastern promise

Posted on Thu 09 Aug 07

hello
CV here
just back from the eastern european tour with Dog Tail Soup and felt compelled to write something about it (i know i know……rocking horse shit!).
THIS was undoubtedly the most joy i have ever experienced in a tour context;the best audiences,the most inspiring and generous musicians,the one gives me memories almost all good i will carry with me to the end of my days!
humble thanks to the people of Poland,Slovakia and Czech Republic for reminding me of what it can all be like……..so refreshingly uncynical,passionate about life and art.Love it!
humble thanks to my fellow musicians who rocked my world (and no drummer!) in a new way.
some nights we played for two and a half hours and it passed like 30mins.transported by the moment i was often unaware of what i had just done…..to be woken startled from the reverie by Fergus’ face grinning up at me from his chair “fuckin’ go on lad”
can’t tell you all how many times i have felt like throwing in the (bitter) towel in the last few years since i started making records again
nothing is as it was;in music,our lives
but i believe it will be better than ever.i’m standing for this.
i may never do anything the same way again.the drudgery of tours seems completely counter productive (except in the way of pushing “product”).i refuse to think this way ever again.
if there’s no joy there’s no point!
albums?i don’t know
this future has no rules i’m interested in
i think i can make my own
or i’ll go down trying!it need not be anyone’s concern but mine.
i could go on and on
but i won’t.
who knows i might get a taste for this……………………..and NOBODY needs to read it!
my manager steve once said a thing to me i will never forget and i invite you to consider it yourselves
“you have given your life to be who you are today,was it worth the price”?
with much love
CV