Hay peeps, just got back from 2 days in Sweden, am absolutely shattered!! so i came in the house and logged on to write my journal and i read some comments people left on the forum about the cancellation of the OZ tour and i wonder why some of you are taking such a cynical view of me.So for those of you who have lost the faith read this....Anyone who knows me and my music knows that the fundamental reason as to why im a musician in the first place is that i take great honour in pleasing a crowd..i consider it the main focus of my life....my band and i have been playing gigs since we were kids and it didnt matter whether there was 5 people there or 5000 people there...we always played the gig. Unfortunately those were the days when everything was in my control, however nowadays i have to put my faith in others because things are far more complicated. Usually we get it right...this time we got it wrong. The promoter let me down big time with the Aussie tour and i too was gutted when i heard the news. Sometimes in this business its all about money. Me? i couldnt care less about the money....however, the Oz promoter evidently did as he took the decision to cancel the tour after working out that he would make no money from it, unfortunately if a promoter makes this decision and sticks by it theres nothing you can do...you need a promoter when your organising events of this size.If it had been up to me we would have carried on regardless because sometimes you have to loose a little to gain alot!Take new years eve for example, my band and i were scheduled to play to a crowd of 30,000 people in Scotland that night..then storms called of the whole event and we were absolutely gutted but we marched on, went out and found ourselves a gig because i made damn sure that we got to play! Why? because its the most important thing in the world to us! and we had an absolute ball!! But unfortunately Oz was out of my hands.You have to put alot of trust in people you work with in this business, i try to stay abreast with every aspect of my career but sometimes i have to hand the reins to someone else, for example the promoter i work with in the uk and europe is fantastic but they're in it for the long run..willing to put their heart and soul into the music to make it work, thats a good healthy relationship between artist and promoter. So sadly i made a mistake in choosing the wrong promoter in oz and i felt the repercutions. I had no time to find another promoter and re schedule the whole thing so it had to be postponed. I have however since then tried to reassure everyone that i would most certainly be returning at a later date but i would need time to reorganise, the jan/feb tour had been being organised for months before it was actually meant to commence, believe me the logistics involved in freighting a 5 piece band, 3 crew and alot of gear is outrageous!! So as i said before, the tours been re-scheduled til the end of the year..hopefully August/September time. I am absolutely and utterly grateful to Australia for its massive support and on my last trip out there in November i absolutely fell in love with the place so believe me if the decision had laid in my hands the outcome would have been entirely different..i apologise for the incompetence of the situation and for not explaining myself properly until now. As for the myspace gig, i was actually very unwell shortly before that and literally could not play, i had already been taken back to the hotel to lie down before people had even started arriving so i had no clue as to how many people were coming!! believe me ive played to audiences smaller than 40 so that certainly wouldnt have put me of! And secret shows often have very small numbers of people anyway...thats why theyre secret!! Nuff said. Thankyou to every one of you who bought my album and have ridden this awesome journey with me, i am so so happy that i can do something in life that people can enjoy.Ill tell you a story.....i played my first gig when i was 14 in a pub called the harbour bar in Scotland, there were maybe 20 people there, most of whom ignored me....but one girl was captivated all night and she couldnt stop watching us play...that girl is the reason i do what i do...i always thought if i can make one person happy then its still worth my while and if i end up in a blues bar when im 50 singing to a crowd of 1 ill be as happy as a pig in shit!! lbig love y'all!!!!schmoo schmoo schmoo x x x x x x
hay schmoo's hows y'all doing?? i went to liverpool yesterday....it was great bein back there visiting all the old haunts and my flat...i still have a flat in liverpool that i cant bear to sell!!! its beautiful...right by the dock..anyways...i hope everybodys got their tickets for the uk tour!! cant wait to get back on the road in the homeland.....dont know if you guys have heard but punk rocker went to no.1 in sweden a few days ago....it seems that its the song that never dies!! its just stormed into the french charts at no.6!! hehe thats great news...anyway i must go and give my cat some love...oh and i promise more pictures will be posted soon of the latest expedition!! love love x x
Hay dudes got back home in one piece its been an interesting journey!! Been all over Europe and played some awesome gigs, sold out 2 gigs in Munich, sold out Amsterdam, Paris, and played to some hefty crowds in Berlin, Hamburg and Copenhagen...its been great, so cool to get back out on the road again....and with one more player now, his names Scotty, hes Canandian and ive known him for years, hes one of my boyfriends best mates and we all went to LIPA together...so albums in the studio being mixed as we speak, im taking a bit of a break over the next few days, heading up to Liverpool today to see ma peeps up there and hang out, should be fun...anyways just want to say a big official sorry to all the Aussie fans who bought tickets for the gigs recently and was dissapointed, i swear i would never cancel a show for no reason and i too am very upset that were not coming out, however!!!! good news we are in the process of re-organising some dates, hopefully we will be playing a few festivals there this year so this would be a great opportunity to re-book the tour, as soon as we get confirmation of this well announce the new tour so hope to see you all in oz after all later on this year...schmoo schmoo x x x
ola schmoolings we are in amsterdam y'all!! woop woop, we jsut played two!! sell out gigs in munich, they went down a storm...and we had an absolute ball......absolutely great way to kick of the tour...anyways we have to pop orf to sound check soon so i have to be quick...hope all is cool back home, im really worried bout my kitty cat hope shes ok without me, anyways playing to another sold out audience tonight...woopwoop!! see you later schmoo's....x x x
Hay schmoo's how's it going?? Just keeping busy here in the basement, album is sounding fantastic, been down here for so long now i cant quite remember what daylight looks like!!..... The tracks are sounding fantastic peeps and your gonna get a sneak preview of some of the new tunes on the upcoming tour!! So going back on the road on Sunday, cant wait!!! Got a new member, he also has lots of curly hair and a silly beard/goaty so he's gonna fit right in with the rest of my motley crew..... First gig is in Munich which is sold out but we've added another night there so if anyone doesnt have a ticket yet go out and get one!! Paris and Amsterdam are sold out too!! woo hoo....So we've got a new tour bus!!woop woop, i think its gonna be pretty sweet, gonna have some fun times and im bringing the video camera round with me so i can show you all afterwards! So, just in case you dont all know, the UK tour starts in February and im gonna stick all the info up on the gig's page so you can check it out!! Right! best be orf, i gots' me an album to record!!!schmoo schmoo onwards and upwards x x x
hay my wee cherubs, how do????? looking forward to hogmany in glasgow woop woop....!!! theres gonna be a few additional members on this gig cos my boyfriends playing and my flat mate dunc, these guys are more commonly known as the producers of my album!! so i hope everybody had a fab fun filled merry crimbo, it was coool this time round cos i finally got to buy some expensive pressies for ma peeps back home, ah how times change...i remember when it was me running down the stairs to check the tree at some ungodly hour now its my ma!! anyways it was great being home in the comfort of my homeland...ooohhh and i got my car back finally!!!! hurray, its just as beautiful as it was the day i left it!! ha ha well its cute in my eyes!! anyways its time for my bed!!! no no its time for a baileys!! big love x x
hay ma peeps, hows it going? cant believe its only a few days til xmas, ive bought so many presents this year ive never really done xmas to this extent before!! anyways sorry i havent been around much lately, just been taking a wee break and relaxin, going to film TOTP today for the xmas special!! should be fun....hay thats cool about the daily record thing, i was in that 3 years ago i think and i was number 4 so ive managed to slide up there to the hot spot!!woop woop....anyways must dash.. got a bit of recording to do in the basement...oh and ps. dont believe everything you read on the net, the next single is not sunset borderline(as it says in wikepedia) its little remedy and dont fret about lonely girl its time has yet to come!!, schmoo schmoo
woo hoo woo hoo woo hoo......(im listening to kt tunstall black horse n cherry tree) anyways just to let you all know that im in the emerald isle.....doing a tv show tonight called the late late show which means im on late late hmm yes...so no guiness for me til midnight then....bah humbug...i may however munch on a few grand little liquer sweeties...ha ha..he he....so i saw all the press clippings up on the forum...i think its martin who puts them up!! much love to you poppet for doing that and of course all you other cherubs for your constant devotion...if you havent already read about the girl "brilliant"(ace name) then check it out its under the heading of sandi thom in the sun.....anyways i will speak to you all later tonight im just orf to schmoo's with some journo's la la...love love x x
hay y'all im back from my little break and i can tell you i was beginning to miss you all!! its amazing how much ive been sleeping lately, ever since i got back from OZ ive just slept none stop..i think its crazy when you finally get the chance to sleep you realise just how much you were needing it!! anyways i went back to the dentist tonight for a check up on my abcess fiasco and all is well, and ive also found out that i dont need my wisdom teeth out, hurray!! cos i would have had to have them out at xmas and that wouldnt have been much fun!!.....so whose done their xmas shopping???? eh ye likely...i always end up doing mine like on xmas eve but i have started doing alot of internet shopping which i dont normally do but this year theres just too many presents to get...but its pretty cool cos i have a bit more money this time round so i can afford really nice stuff...anyways ill be of then....ps the second albums coming along very nicely!!! schmoo schmoo xx
