Re-writing songs and lyrics, it feels so weird changing words after they've been that way from the conception of the song, I don't know if I like it, it feels like the song is changing, it is almost unnatural. Does anyone re-write their lyrics? #songwriters #lyricsquestion #lyricwriting #whatdoyoudo

Trump's major miscalculation: Zelenskiy has said he might make the deal public, it will show how cruel Trump has been and will isolate the US further on the world stage. People in Ukraine now believe more than ever that Trump is either a Russian asset, a complete idiot, or both.

Morning thoughts (1/5) --> It appears we are struggling to corral our thoughts, as if we are scatter-brained. We have these digital overlords, who control which thoughts, ideas and philosophies get oxygen, and you need to play their games in order to get exposure and to get attention.

You don't have to let others choose your actions for you. You have agency, you can choose to support different outcomes to those that others try to force upon the world. Make your own destiny.

Morning thoughts (1/3) --> Giving in to those who hold power and letting them influence our path of action seems to be a non-beneficial way to develop a wonderful society I want to be a part of.

(1/5) I'm clueless, I have no idea what Vance was referring to when he talked about restrictions in Europe on freedoms in his Munich speech. Is it that there are some tech restrictions? Is it that you can't buy votes in EU elections, like you can in the US, with 'donors'? Can someone fill me in?

New song out today out today on streaming platforms through #distrokid More than Friends: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

This is a great discussion about our modern times #ukraine #snyder #krastev www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc6h...

Have been writing songs a little more traditionally lately, writing the melodies on a stave by hand, anyone else do this? #songwriting #musictheory #geek

I’m not sure how someone could revere Putin, someone who has deliberately caused so much suffering, from Chechnya to Georgia, Syria to Ukraine, not to mention the pain he has caused to the Russian people. His actions don’t happen in a vacuum, people are following these orders, and that doesn’t…

The political machinations of the US rarely interest me. A political system that puts identity over competence is never going to result in a worthy outcome.

I still remember the first times I tried to write songs. The most vivid memory is of taking a blues piano piece I was learning at age 9 and scribbling lyrics in pencil under the melody.

I lived in Ukraine for ten years before the full-scale invasion. The war started in 2014 and I remember joking that we would use my office as a bunker outpost.

Got a song hitting Feb 7th verse 1 - Rag-tag crew, misfits and you, petrol sniffing, old school one two, been beat up, been locked out, holier than thou with a dirty mouth. - Conspiracy Suitcase Captain Relaxo

Featured tracks pod for the week is out! Tunes from @captainrelaxo.bsky.social, Simon Mayor, Mokotron, Fei Lin, and @sherrycdrom.bsky.social! Listen at bit.ly/featured_tracks-13-12-24 or wherever you get podcasts from!

My song London Road comes out today, I’m proud of the recording and lyrics, here’s a short snippet: #songwriting #storytelling #lyrics

How our ears trick us. My idea of what sounds good is coloured by what I have been listening to, I think if you can have someone else mix and master your work it’s better. What do ya reckon? #songwriting

#nature is the best screen, walking beside the grand union canal today I saw some wonderful #birdlife - not a photographer, but try my best.

Red kites flying in the #Bluesky in Apsley - music by yours truly.