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16.07.2007 -
Boys and
girls... The Diana concert was a great experience for me. The best
part was the opportunity to work with such great musicians. They
really are the best players here in UK. Of course I enjoyed working
with the artists, but it's the musicians who gave me the biggest
thrill. Take That were perhaps my favourite of the artists because
they were fun to work with and their songs are solid. Of course I
enjoyed working with Tom Jones. He is a true artist and gentleman.
Natasha Bedingfield and Will Young were great too, but unfortunately
they had their sets cut short. Shame, because the public missed out.
Doing the Andrew Lloyd Webber songs with Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban,
Donny Osmond, Jason Donovan, Anastasia, Sarah Brightman (talented
Diva), and others was a good experience because it showed me how good
the songs were. It's not until you get inside the songs that you see
what they are made of. All the above impressed me. It's good for me to
do a variety of styles because it makes me a stronger musician. I am
very fortunate to be able to play with such great musicians and
artists. The only downer was the attitude shown backstage by a well
known rapper with a silly name from the States who thought the show
was all about him. Diva with no talent. What a wanker!
My trip to LA was a success. I was only there four working days. I
managed to record the guitars on all of Alejandro Lerner's album.
Quite an achievement (if I may say so myself). Lyle Workman lent me
his gear for this trip. Thanks mate! We cut twelve tracks. I didn't
really see anything of LA except the studio, my bedroom and
Alejandro's swimming pool. No Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, or the Four
Seasons and all its celebs that I am used to seeing. We just got our
heads down and went for it. I made a good discovery in the local
pharmacy. Teeth whitener strips! My God, this means I will be able to
smile more often. I now have LA teeth. They look like chicklets. Smell
fresh too! My teeth were beginning to look like the tuning pegs from
my '61 Fender Stratocaster. Then I went home. I flew economy which is
a new one for me. (I am a self confessed spoilt brat). Alejandro is a
good friend so it was FHB syndrome (family hold back). I think I was
sitting in 48K. Never been that far down the alphabet. I didn't even
know they had a "K". Normally when I get on a plane, I turn left, and
sit in a large seat that is single digits and doesn't go further than
"C" (that is if I go commercial... ok, enough). But actually, it was
fine in the end. The trick to flying economy is to show gratitude at
all times. Then the stewardesses look after you. I had extra peanuts.
Jet-lag was brutal (and back-ache) but I went to rehearsal the next
day with Sarah Jane Morris. She can SING! What a voice! She also has
the personality to go with it. I am off to do some Italian dates with
her in a few days. This will be my last bit of work before my
vacation.
Life is good!
Miss you all,
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