That Hidden Promise On the Making Of “Some Days (I just can't stand)”
What was the creative process like for this particular "Some Days (I just can't stand)?"
I'd just bought a Gibson SG finally after 20 years of waiting for the right one to come along, as a lefty, they're not easy to come across. Anyway, the riff flowed out from it pretty quickly, I'd it was say gifted by the guitar and it was clear the kind of song it needed to be and had to have that SG gnarliness. A few months of tweaking and refining the structure, as at 5 and a half minutes it needs to grab you all the way through. The lyrics came pretty quickly and the themes just worked perfectly for me, with the music.
Were there any memorable or standout moments during the recording sessions for "Some Days (I just can't stand)?"
Well, I record and produce everything myself, but rather than spending forever polishing it, I just let it flow naturally and the solo came out in one take straight off the bat.
How does "Some Days (I just can't stand)" fit into your overall artistic vision and what can listeners expect from you in the future?
It's one of the most direct, in your face songs I've written and I don't tend to repeat myself. The album veers in quite a few directions genre and style-wise, as we don't have just one feeling or emotion so why should the music I produce. My previous album shows the difference in the material I write, as does the recently released batch of archive material I released.
Can you share a bit about your musical background and the journey that led you to where you are today?
I started my first band in the late 90's though was already recording music on my 4 track tascam at the time too. I was writing all the material and decided in 2001 to just focus on being a solo act. I like to keep exploring musically and keeping things interesting. Live I play solo, but build up the beats, etc. myself, so yes like to be self-sufficient, as then I've just got myself to rely on to bring these songs to life and love the creative process from start to release. It's what I need.
How do you approach creating something new and different?
I never try and create a piece of music in the vein of someone else and will ditch tracks that I feel sound too much like anything else. I tend not to listen to much music when I'm writing so it's not influencing what I'm doing and essentially will just sit and play around with riffs, words, and sounds until something interests me.