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album updates vol 2 (week 4) Current mood: inspired
Category: Music

This week was sorta slow. Well, I did alot of work by myself, again.

The most exciting thing and not such a pleasant thing that happened was last Sunday. I began writing this song about where I am now... With the choices I have made, some crazy things have happened to me; some people being quite forcefull with their opinions or threathing my life at times... Well, I began writing this song working title: 'Bring In the Danger'. And for some reason in trickered a panic attack in me. I haven't had one of those since last summer. I hate 'em. Who wouldn't? - they suck.


I have had them for a few years now... Mild ones before I get up on stage: the sort that don't really prevent me from doing my thang :) but then at times, I get the real big ones. Sunday was due to not eating all day, my sugar level was low and the subject matter in hand, peoples violent opinions towards me, plus of course the biggest tricker is that I am under stress. I know one can talk yourself out of a panic attack, you just have to realize that that is what is happening. It took me a good hour and a half. I managed to pull through and even attend my weekly Bash 'Snuggle Sundays' @ DTM.


Monday night, I did pop in to to a full demo for 'Suspicious mind/Haunted by the night'. My co writer Jukka Kosunen was in a mood that night - nothing seemed to go right. Mr cranky pants... Although he is one of those people that even when he's in a bad mood, he sorta keeps his sense of humour abou it. My voice was still shot from the cold that I had for three weeks and in the middle of the recording, we noticed that we needed to change keys for the chorus and a little of the melody. My brain always freezes in the face of sudden changes.. we got the new chorus recorded but it didnt sound that grea. Back next week to work on it.


Tuesday and Wednesday was spent shooting new promotional pictures. And well, we went a tad nutty. I don't think they were that crazy.. a few maybe. My publicist sent an email looking at the rough drafts and she had a few words to say... hmph, I say :) Love her, but I think one should always push the envelope. Although she tries her best to look out for my interest.

I began working on a new song called 'Pop life'. Had some great ideas for it, contacted my best friend Richard Ogawa in New York to work with me on it. Richard was featured in the intro for China Cool on my last album. He was instantly into it after I told him the idea for it.
This week I am finishing off some new stuff and then... let the label hear them :)