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stuff I've learned about myself is, I mean, I've, I've done a lot of personal, personal work. I used to think that realizing that creating, maybe this is one thing I can offer that being creative and creating and my relationship with, with myself was also, you know, My relationship with the work is very often dependent on my relationship with myself. What do you mean by that? That it's a thing.

stuff I've learned about myself is, I mean, I've, I've done a lot of personal, personal work. I used to think that realizing that creating, maybe this is one thing I can offer that being creative and creating and my relationship with, with myself was also, you know, My relationship with the work is very often dependent on my relationship with myself. What do you mean by that? That it's a thing.

It's like whether it's self-doubt or it's self-criticism and an internal monologue that is largely negative. Something I took for granted my whole life. It didn't catch up with me until a couple of years ago when I realized I honestly felt I was never going to write another song. Really? Yeah, sometime during the pandemic. I hit this kind of wall where I couldn't move forward anymore.

It's like whether it's self-doubt or it's self-criticism and an internal monologue that is largely negative. Something I took for granted my whole life. It didn't catch up with me until a couple of years ago when I realized I honestly felt I was never going to write another song. Really? Yeah, sometime during the pandemic. I hit this kind of wall where I couldn't move forward anymore.

And I felt I'd written my very last song. And I had to come round to, okay, no, this is, this is, this is just, it's the same voices, but they're just louder now because there's nothing to distract me, you know? So I think that was, you know, in the pandemic, that was part of it.

And I felt I'd written my very last song. And I had to come round to, okay, no, this is, this is, this is just, it's the same voices, but they're just louder now because there's nothing to distract me, you know? So I think that was, you know, in the pandemic, that was part of it.

distract yourself not that tour is a distraction but you weren't able to you had to sit still now yeah and hear everything coming in yeah and in some ways tour is a magnificent distraction and it's a job in which you're constantly putting out fires you know and every day is another little crisis you know and you know i still get i won't say would you call it stage fright but like i'm still having to regulate my body constantly i'm terrible you know what i mean every day is like really

distract yourself not that tour is a distraction but you weren't able to you had to sit still now yeah and hear everything coming in yeah and in some ways tour is a magnificent distraction and it's a job in which you're constantly putting out fires you know and every day is another little crisis you know and you know i still get i won't say would you call it stage fright but like i'm still having to regulate my body constantly i'm terrible you know what i mean every day is like really

Oh yeah, 10 minutes before stage. Yeah, I'm like, I can't do this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on. Yeah, yeah. There's an element of like nerves and like, I'm not able to do this. It's so funny. I was joking with some of the band and this is maybe a magician thing. We had a few weeks break. I was a month into, a couple of weeks after break and I was trying to think

Oh yeah, 10 minutes before stage. Yeah, I'm like, I can't do this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on. Yeah, yeah. There's an element of like nerves and like, I'm not able to do this. It's so funny. I was joking with some of the band and this is maybe a magician thing. We had a few weeks break. I was a month into, a couple of weeks after break and I was trying to think

This is maybe because a lot of playing is muscle memory. You don't think about when it's automatic. But I was trying to think to myself, how do I play that song on guitar? I couldn't visualize a fretboard. I couldn't visualize finger movement. But yeah, there is always this creeping voice that's... You know, and it's, look, it's immaterial.

This is maybe because a lot of playing is muscle memory. You don't think about when it's automatic. But I was trying to think to myself, how do I play that song on guitar? I couldn't visualize a fretboard. I couldn't visualize finger movement. But yeah, there is always this creeping voice that's... You know, and it's, look, it's immaterial.

You, you, you find your way around it, find your step over it, you know, and you, and you ground yourself and stuff. But, um, yeah, but in, in, so, but creatively, I think when you are exactly as you described, there was no distractions like in during the pandemic.

You, you, you find your way around it, find your step over it, you know, and you, and you ground yourself and stuff. But, um, yeah, but in, in, so, but creatively, I think when you are exactly as you described, there was no distractions like in during the pandemic.

So, but tour is, there's plenty, there's always something to do, whether it's press, promo, you know, meetings, I'm oftentimes releasing music at the same time. So it's looking at artwork, video edits, mixes, mastering. And I'm constantly, I'll be honest, like constantly a little bit overwhelmed, like just a little bit under overwhelmed, you know, and like, I'm just,

So, but tour is, there's plenty, there's always something to do, whether it's press, promo, you know, meetings, I'm oftentimes releasing music at the same time. So it's looking at artwork, video edits, mixes, mastering. And I'm constantly, I'll be honest, like constantly a little bit overwhelmed, like just a little bit under overwhelmed, you know, and like, I'm just,

The nose is like, you know... You're on the line.

The nose is like, you know... You're on the line.

And part of me, you know, is also realizing, okay, is this by design? Am I trying to keep myself up here? Interesting. And because... Because you didn't want to face yourself, maybe. Yeah, you just... Yeah, you operate well in that space, or at least you function in that way. But yeah.

And part of me, you know, is also realizing, okay, is this by design? Am I trying to keep myself up here? Interesting. And because... Because you didn't want to face yourself, maybe. Yeah, you just... Yeah, you operate well in that space, or at least you function in that way. But yeah.