Is it purely coincedince that she decided to dye her hair pink at the same time I release an album called pink and the lily??! Maybe she feels guilty about bad mouthin me and she loves the album? or maybe she thinks its a tribute to her!!?
I bumped into her at the glamour awards after party and told her the story behind the name of the album and that unfortunately it wasn't about her but it was actually named after a pub which was also quite apt still as I think she was pretty leathered by the time she left, she probably won't remember any conversations she had that night. How sweet of her to dye her hair pink after my album title though, maybe we can be friends after all!! I also met beth ditto for the first time that night who, by the way, is adorable and hilarious!!
The vid for the new single is gonna be a corker!! This video concept is by far the funniest thing i've heard in a long time and listen if that ain't enough i made a little home video as well in my kitchen last night after i had a few too many chardonnay's!! Its really funny and it involves a lot of wigs and dancing like your dad at a wedding, it was a laugh to make though!!
Ive uploaded it to youtube for you to all see!! Aargh!! Might regret that hehe.
Hey y'all, Ive been hoping that it would never come to the point where I would have to write this and although in the last two and half years, I have kept a dignified silence, the time has come where I have to set the record straight..
I woke up this morning to read another article yet again. . stating as 'fact' that I was already signed to Sony during the time of the webcasts gigs..
So "For the benefit af any doubt" to all those who have said otherwise, I catagorically was never, ever signed to Sony BMG before or during the webcast gigs..
If anybody wishes to challenge me further on this, please contact my record label and they are more than happy to send you a copy of my Recording Contract ..
I want to thank all my fans, old and new, for believing in me and buying the second album and I'm looking forward to seeing you all at my forthcoming tour..!
hay y'all how's it going, just been pottering around the house all day today biting my nails about the chart results!!
Its weird I am so used to doing something all the time I cant seem to sit still so i've taken to cleaning the house like mary poppins to take my mind of the album chart!! I have cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, basement and hall and i've re arranged my wardrobe.., I think im turning into howard hughes!! ha ha no seriously though its all good im sure its a very temporary thing, I am not normally overcome with the desire to clean!!
Really exctied bout moving into the brighton flat!! Jake and i have been looking at art work for our living room and we've just bought a heap of paintings that are really beautiful and for once in my life i didnt buy them at IKEA!! although IKEA is bloody handy at times!!
So listen up im of to do a bit of recording, I have penned a couple of new tracks and have started doing the demo's for the third album! Ambitious I know but you gotta dream!!
Thank you to anyone out there whose already bought a copy of the new album and I hope that it can bring as much pleasure to you listening to it as Idid for me making it.
So whats going on with the fuel prices?? I tell you what since Gordon Brown became prime minister theres been so many strikes!! I cant believe those lorry drivers lining the m40!! ha ha!! I think we definately have to address the fact that the worlds resources are dwindling, theyre not renewable energy sources and they wil run out one day!! but raising the price of fuel and taxing older cars might not be the answer?
What do you think??
I think its safe to say that most people in the country who own an older car cant afford a new one so what good does it do to tax these people more??!! what do you think? is is fare?? Do we think that its going to reduce emissions by getting older cars of the road while yummy mummys drive around in their stupid big ridiculous diesel filled hummer style tanks and pay lower tax!!!! its just ridiculous!!
And raising the cost of things like fuel isnt going to stop people from driving on the roads cos its probably a hell of alot cheaper than taking the bloody train!!
Where the hell is Robin Hood when you need him!!
I wanna know what you think, Write your thoughts to me on the forum peeps x x
So schmoo's its been a while, sorry for bein crappy on the blogs. I have just been soooo busy!!!
I am in Frankfut right now doing radio stuff, in Munich 2morrow and then heading home to my ma's Thursday night. ...totally excited about comin home, I'll be in the homeland for the album release!!! Yay... anyways its all goin really well, we have just added 10 German gigs on to the end of the tour so will be out on the road for 6weeks now. Woop woop, that's what I live for!!!
So I hope you are all walkin to the devil's beat!!! & enjoying the video!! I am always so shocked when I turn on the radio and I hear my song!! It never fails 2 shock me!!
Anyways, before I go Ive got some great news bout the new house in Brighton!!! We should be in by the end of June, yipee! (I have a sneaky feelin my beau Jake may pop the question sometime after we move!!!)
Hay ho y'all, hows it going??!! Well I was reading through the papers the other day when I stumbled across this pictutre.....its my brother Chris on the right holding up the bottle!! This is a picture taken back in 95' of my bro in a play called 'The Doctor and the Devils', my brother is a fantastic actor and I remember looking up at him that night thinking wow!! How cool is my bro!! I wanna be just like him, i wanna be a star!! They let me do some make up that night along with a friend of mine called Julie, i remember feeling totally excited at the prospect of being involved in a production......
So here's a pic of my bro in action, he's the STAR and I was the one proudly standing in the wings.....
Somebody asked me the other day what I was most proud off and I said my brother......
Schmoo schmoo
ps. my brother and I have plans to set up a film company called 'Spikytyres films! ' so keep an eye out for any future productions....i can assure you i won't be in them cos I'm a terrible actor but my brother might!!
Yo yo yo schmoogaloog's how's it goin? Im in manchester now headin to liverpool leeds and preston today. Its all goin really well.
You know i want to talk to ya's bout somethin. I'm so surprised at the amount of people playin the cajon now! For those of you who don't know the cajon is a peruvian percussion instrument that is more commonly known as a box. Its amazin cos ever since my drummer started playin it back in 2005 when we went on tour with the proclaimers everybody's playin em! I remember a couple of years ago when we did totp the sound guys were like....'what the hell is that thing?' ha ha! Then we did the gig at the albert hall on sunday for the teenage cancer trust and now amy macdonald's playin it too! So it seem's like we've started a bit of a trend! Well im glad the dear little box is finally makin its mark on the music world it is a fantastic little instrument and im very proud that we were the first to play it.
Anyway's i've got some awesome news, the owner's of the flat we were lookin at in brighton finally accepted our offer yesterday! Woopwoop! Happy days! So hopefully we'll be in for the summer and tooting is gonna get a bit of an overhaul too!
So listen up y'all im off to do radio interview's and i'll keep you all posted on everythin.
Hay schmoo's! Just played a gig at the Albert Hall! It was absolutley amazing, and get this - Roger Daltry actually came and met me personally back stage to congratulate me! One of the proudest moments of my life. Have to go now to head to Northampton, we're performing on radio tomorrow at 8am!!! Big Love, Sandi X x
hay ho y'all, sorry its been a few days I'm out here in Australia doing promo for The Pink and the Lily so my timing's are all over the place, its 5.30am here and i'm writing my blog!! I've also been out here attending the Sydney Song Summit.
It was a hell of a journey getting here, two stop over's in Bangkok and Dubai so i got stuck into the Jack and Coke and that certainly helped me along the way!
I got here on Monday and since then its been an enslaught of media incuding Fox TV, ABC TV, MCM TV about a million Aussie radio stations such as Nova and The Edge which to all you fans out in Oz you'll be very familiar with, so be expecting to hear and see alot of me in OZ this next coming month!!
Anyway's I love Australia but I'm desperate to come home, I'm really missing everyone back home, the only thing i'm not missing is the weather!! Cos its lovely out here!!
I've been taking part in the Sydney Song Summit over the last few days which is basically a convention about songwriting, i've been taking Seminars and doing performances for youngsters. Its been really great and I've actually learnt alot myself.
Last night I went to dinner with some absolute legends of the Songwriting world including James Mercer who is the frontman of the band "The Shins, Ralph Murphy who has had more than 20 number one records in the last 40 years, thats a hit every 2 years!! I was also at the table with Songwriting legend Jimmy Webb who wrote Wichita Lineman!!! He also wrote "up, up and away" and Macarthur Park to name but a few, I'd imagine that alot of you won't know these songs so let just say they're all Grammy award winning songwriters!! Lastly I couldn't believe I was sat with the man who wrote The Carpenters massive hit "we've only just begun" what a legend!! His name is Paul Williams and he's also penned hits for ELVIS, Frank Sinatra, Barbara Stresiand, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and David Bowie!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God can you imagine working with those people, thats like a dream to me!!
It was a very priviliged moment for me to be sat with songwriters of their success. I even got some very valuable advice about penning hits which I will keep firmly close to my chest!!!!
Its also a massive compliment to me to be asked to take part in this event as a songwriter when i'm keeping such fantastic company!!
Anyway's y'all I leave tomorrow to come back to the Uk then I'll be off on a tour of Uk radio stations on Thursday so where ever you are in the country i'll be there performing my new single "The Devils Beat"!!!
