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Oct 27 2021

TO WHERE I AM NOW

Thanks to Francisco at the Porto pool today for the extra eight minutes past finishing time, allowing me to complete my mile on return. I got in there ten minutes late the first day back and flew up and down the pool for the last ten lengths as Francisco waited. It really is incredible how the body keeps its training. In the five weeks I was away I got to swim three times in thirty-six days and only when the archive was being dismantled in Penzance. And yet today I jumped in the pool and swam 64 lengths non-stop and lived to tell the tale with little discomfort – I feel it but there was also no problem doing it. It just shows you how regular anything can have you achieve things that seem impossible – like writing songs, playing better guitar, Songwriting & Guitar Guidance.

Another warm day today here in Porto and walking to the pool it felt like home. Familiar faces, Leyla, Tânia and Vera at reception and after the pool we went to meet Cláudia and João at Rangel studios where we hope to be working together in the future. It feels like home in Porto despite not being able to speak Portuguese (having a flat helps). But for me familiarity isn’t just the criteria for the feeling of home, it’s being comfortable in the space you are in, in a place that suits you and Portugal has a large selection of those things – it’s a little warmer, a little cheaper, generally friendly and doesn’t feel unsafe, it’s beautiful and intriguing because it’s a foreign land. Everyday is an investigation into something I didn’t previously know (not that living in Scotland wouldn’t give me a whole lot of insights). Living anywhere different to where you are from always gives you a whole lot of new ideas to process. Having said this, going back to Liverpool to work with The Wild Swans was as exciting as anything I’ve ever done.

Knowledge today told me something that I didn’t know and I wonder if it’s true? Éclair in French means lightning bolt, so is a chocolate éclair really a chocolate lightning bolt in France? My French lessons have taught me some odd things that we don’t really think about as English speakers as we use French words in our language. I couldn’t believe that filet mignon actually translated to cute fillet! I suppose that most people are aware that déjà vu means already seen. One internet interpretation of déjà vu is:

“Your brain falsely perceives what’s happening in the present as a memory, or something that already happened”. Another described it as “sudden invasions of vaguely reminiscent consciousness”. If you would like to read an intellectual paper on déjà vu go here. Interesting to connect déjà vu to prediction and that other strange sensation of having something ‘on the tip of your tongue’.

Back home for a long sesh with Brian in Indiana tonight, catching up on his prolific writing and recording. I hope one day to be able to get music recorded at home as well as Space Summit Jed does, Surrey Noel does, Mike in New Orleans does and Indiana Brian does. Achieving some professional quality that might cross that border from demo to real album.

Dinner watch has us back into Doctor Who and I heard that there will be a new doctor after Jodie Whittaker completes her third season as the thirteenth doctor, who could be next?

Music today has been Snow Borne Sorrow (2005), the one-off album that David Sylvian made with brother Steve Jansen and Burnt Friedman under the name Nine Horses with a guest appearance by the intriguing Stina Nordenstam. Ryuichi Sakamoto also appears on piano along with Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen.

Music Of The Daze

Written by Marty Willson-Piper · Categorized: Blog

Missing

This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there's any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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"These are awesome sessions that I highly recommend for guitar players of all levels. Very informative, frank discussions on everything related to guitar and music in general. Definitely a must for anyone pursuing songwriting."
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"Marty knows how to bypass scales and get to the heart of feel and timing. His musical knowledge spans multiple cultures and genres. Perhaps most importantly, Marty is a cool dude. I highly recommend his guitar guidance." (Jed B., MN, USA)

"Ok, so you’re sitting in your home and Marty is across the world but is actually right here teaching you how to play guitar and write songs. He is a delight to talk to and he is your teacher, meaning he wants to see you get something out of his lessons. You know he’s paying attention and wants to steer you in the right direction. I am so grateful and humbled that he offers his time in this manner. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone who admires anything from his enormous body of work. How often do you get to learn from somebody that inspired you in the first place? Amazing." (Ann S., CA, USA)

Missing

This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there’s any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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