Hiya! There’s is no doubt - it has begun. The launch of my album, I mean. This last two weeks, since I played in Paris at the Gaite Lyrique, I have been non stop. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it but it has certainly been intense and all of my usual day to day life style is out of the window. I think it was a good taster just before the christmas break, in which time I will be mentally preparing myself for what’s to come. In truth, I already am mentally prepared for it. The thing about this life as an artist on the road is that it requires stamina, patience and the ability to not get bored of the sound of my own voice repeating the same things over and over and over again (less so at the beginning that the end). I was explaining to a journalist yesterday, (whom I can tell is a good journalist from the style of conducting the interview) that the thing which makes doing this job fatiguing is lazy journalism. The best journalists are good because they give me the feeling that I am interacting in a conversational way, as opposed to question, answer, question, answer… Of course questions need to be asked, but asking them in relation to what was last said makes it a conversation and much more a pleasure for the one being asked. But we all know that in every industry and every art, no matter what it is, it takes a lot of searching through the mediocre to find the special. I make it sound like I am already exhausted by it already. I am not. I’m just being honest about what’s been going through my head during these last weeks of promotion. From the opposite perspective, it’s been great to get the feeling from people on the new album. So far, I feel understood. I feel very much at peace and proud of what I have made. Whatever will be will be. Of course, I intend to open new doors and experience new things, but the most important point to make is that this is the record I wanted to make and profoundly represents who I am… at the moment. It’s exciting, the year that I have to come. And I am pleased to be sharing it with you too. As much as I can. I want to be as honest as I can be with you. Here’s to 2015!! Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year! Charlie x
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:00:00 +0000
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