She's Filing Her Nails While They Are

It's What I Do. I Don't Deserve Any Awards For This, It's Just Music. It's Just Writing Songs. You Sit Down, You Write A Song, You Record It. You Tour And Play The Songs Live, Dress Them Up A Bit Differently, Or Dress Them Down.

I've Had A Lot Of Different Experiences In Music Over The Years.and Not Everything You Do Can Satisfy Everybody's Idealised Version Of You.

My Dad's Father Was A White Star Line Trumpet Player In The '20s. It Shaped The Way That I Think About Music. My Grandfather Was Classically Trained, Military Trained. He Was An Orphan Who Ended Up In The Military School Of Music In Kneller Hall.

My Dad Had A Steady Job With A Really Major Dance Band From '54 Till '68, And Then Quit Because He Wanted To Play Different Music. He Wanted To Sing About Peace. He Believed In These Things.

And Over The Last Ten Years, After My Work With The Brodsky Quartet, I Had The Opportunity To Write Arrangements For Chamber Group, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Even.