This flight’s gone by pretty fast, considering it’s eight hours. My eyes have felt achey – you know when you’re tired but you can’t sleep – so I haven’t had enough will to read or do anything too exciting. I watched episode 4 of FlashForward, about to watch episode 5. Dominic Monaghan’s just appeared. That’s exciting. Listened to some old episodes of the Ricky Gervais podcast. Charlie’s been watching stuff on the in-flight system. Tom fell asleep watching Up. Claire’s been reading The Time Traveller’s Wife, if you’re interested in what she’s up to. I had beef for lunch, and a choc-ice, and this is the most boring entry I’ve ever written.
The reason for the update is that I also started thinking about The World Is Mine, and coming up with ideas for the direction I want the music and the songs to go in. I want it to have a kind of duality, like the title – like the music is trying to mask my true feelings but they keep slipping out, and it’s this constant battle. Together Tonight (which at the moment is the first track) is half slow and half speedy so that works nicely. I also renamed I Love You to Stay With Me, which is a little less cheesy (I thought about calling it ‘Funhead’, but I just couldn’t do it). I also played around a little with the track order and the ideas behind the songs, and what I’m trying to convey with each, and how the music can help tell the story, something Tom’s been helping me out a lot with lately.
I don’t think I’ll push the album past ten songs. That’ll make sure that between now and next spring (when I hope to start recording) I’ll be able to keep writing and filtering and picking the very best things I come up with for final inclusion. I did that with Parrot Stories – I had 11 tracks, and then every time I wrote something new, I’d put a new track on and get rid of an old one, because I didn’t want it to be too bloated. Though of course, if I happen to write 11 or 12 songs I think are great and really want to share, then I’ll happily do that :)
I can fit one more episode of FlashForward in before the plane descends.
x
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'I thought about calling it ‘Funhead’, but I just couldn’t do it' – DO IT DO IT DO IT
haha :) i think calling it 'funhed' is also a pretty dam good idea ;P
heck its your album, your music, your life. do whatever you want with it :)
I vote for Funhead.
love the intro – the random events on a plan
Enjoy New York City. I live in Rochester, NY and it is very very cold, snowy, and windy here as of late; I hope that NYC is milder.
Also, watch your heads, there was a shootout in Times Square yesterday. Lastly, I challenge you all to get a photo with the Naked Cowboy.
Fly safe!
I like Funhead a lot… consider it a bit more?? XD See you tomorrow!
I think the 10 songs is a good idea. However, and this is just me, when I am going to buy a CD I want to make sure it has 10 or more songs in it. Sometimes if a CD has only 10 songs on it I'm hesitant to pay the, generally, 12 or so bucks that they're asking for it. So I think the idea of leaving an open mind to adding a couple of extra great songs is a good idea as well. Just a thought of mine that I had while reading this and I thought I'd let you know what a fan thinks (who will buy a CD by you regardless).
I'm reading The Time Traveller's Wife as well.
Are you aware that you have made a small booboo in the lyrics for No Sacrifice? It says, “Memories are remedies to stopping me want you too much.” And that doesn't even make sense.
Ugh, trans-atlantic flights. I flew to London spring of 2008, and then from Rome back to the States. Going to London was my first all-nighter, not that I wanted it to be. A night without sleep followed by intense touring around London is NOT the funnest thing in the world. I fell asleep in a purple leather armchair in an Ibis hotel (by the Excel that's sorta near the big famous stadium (as in, that's the first famous thing we saw). D'you know where that is?) and almost got left behind by my tour group. If only I had owned a laptop. Things would have been much better.
Glad to see you're still enjoying FF!
While I get why you want to put 10 songs on the album, personally I don't think 10 songs is a full album. It starts with 12 with me.
I'll still buy it though.
Have fun in NYC. I'm jealous!
(And I should really check out FlashForward..)
haha. I hate how when you're on a plane you have nothing to do except..well, stuff. I don't have a laptop/whatever so I'm not so lucky as you to be watching a movie or whatever…so instead I get assigned -drumroll- EXTRA HOMEWORK!! whoopdeedoo..not.
anyways, have fun ( have have no idea where you're going..so I'm just going to use the powers of wishful thinking and say WELCOME TO SEATTLE!)
Well, I stumbled upon your music the other day and have been smiling pleasantly since. Thank you for inspiring me, I absolutely adore music but focus far too much on clockwatching, always trying to keep up with the necessities of life and losing a few of my vocal and instrumental passions in the process. So thank you again. I love your spontaneous nature and I think I'll try to follow your mindset a bit more =)
Thank you for sharing your gift, I hope you live every minute of it blissfully
I'm looking forward to hearing Together Tonight the half slow and half speedy sounds like a nice mix.
2 things:
1. Yesterday, I watched Arthur and the Minimoys and the entire time Arthur was like… Not a minimoy, he looked so much like you!! I never noticed Freddie Highmore looked like you. He doesn't really in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but his hair in Arthur just reminded me of you xD
2. So, you really like Green Day, right? Come to Belgium xD
Green Day is coming to Rock Werchter (july 3th) and you should totally come xD No other names are said yet, but you should go :p And when another bad band is playing, you should play some music too xD
Have fun in America!!
There's a rumour (that I just made up now) that on your birth certificate your name is “Ale”, but you're so lovely that you added the x on the end as a kiss to the world in general. Can you confirm/deny this?
I can't sleep on planes. On the Tokyo flight I just watched movies and died of lack of sleep.. xD (and I did the same as Claire.. so sad :O)
So, out of interest, there's a song called something similair to yours- World Is Mine, and it's made by an artist who plays his songs with the synthesizer Vocaloid2. It's a nice song, and your title made me think if it. Can't wait to hear yours though!
I'd love to make an album some time, and I really want to start song writing! I think your blog has inspired me, so maybe I'll give it a go tonigth. Good luck n New York!
Beckii x
Quite a few votes for 'Funhead', I see. I think this should happen. <3
EIGHT hours? From England? Isn't it about 6?
I can't ever sleep on planes, it's horrible.
But yay for the show tonight! It's awfully cold here, but nothing you can't handle I'm sure :)
Hey my name is Maighan I'm not sure if you'll even read this but I have a request. Not that it would come as anything new but my friend is having a birthday and she is a big fan of both you and charlie. As a perfect birthday gift it would be very very cool if you and charlie were to make a happy birthday video for her. Her name is Caitlin and she is turning 15 on the 3rd of January 2010. If you wouldnt mind it would be cool. If any sudden strokes of generosity hit you and you make the video, feel free to email the link to maighand@optusnet.com.au. I would appreciate it so much and it would make her day because she loves you. Thanks heaps, Maighan.
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