After Bastille Day on Friday and its rallying cry, ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité, we sometimes forget that true independence is all three of these qualities, not one.
The hermit’s cave on the mountain may look independent, but is a little bleak.
When the head of an indie label signs an act it means that they have committed to them 100%. When an artist signs, they are choosing a community that believes in them and are in for the long haul.
We need people who understand us. Who treat us as equals. Whose trust in us gives us real freedom. Today we play music that understands that real freedom is found in the company of others.
This week a playlist that celebrates both independence and artistic community.
I'm someone who doesn't like parameters, barriers or fences. I'll try and climb over them, burrow under them or just pretend they don't exist - until they don't. Sometimes I'll write about the mind in a poetic way, or poetry with neural undertones, or I'll proselytise endlessly about my favourite new band - or one of the old ones. My Blog will give you the keys to the kingdom. A kingdom with no borders, no expectations and, therefore, no failure..
Because I am endlessly empathetic with people, their motivation, their behaviour,their problems and their quest for knowledge, I work with the pioneering Brighton-based homeless, vulnerable women and disempowered school students charity Off The Fence Trust that has tried to redress the equality deficit for over two decades.
I produce, host and promote two radio shows a week: The Whole Nine Yards Sundays 3-5pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM (www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen) - and Lost Immortals on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM on Sundays 5-7pm.
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