Oh dear - and do you mean before or after the curator's get their half? What can I do to help? Hmmm. :)

Ok seriously. This version of Masters of War by Eddie Vedder was so special because he was able to portray his anger and disgust so very well. I think it was a very special performance if I'm honest.

Somebody found some recordings of me from over 10 years ago, and forced me to listen to them in the car today. To be honest I sound pretty good technically and hit all the notes like a bit of a choir boy, but I'm being too careful and sacrificing too much to sound perfect... and I think maybe that's you as well on this song?

It's very scary, but I find it pays off to try and forget about trying to sound perfect, and rather start to connect to the story and emotion of the song. In this case... look angry, sound angry, take risks. Tell those fuckers! In the end you might only get 9/10 for technicality, but you land up gaining a lot more - whoever is listening actually believes you feel what you are saying and might feel it too.

This is what I tell myself... this is what I tell my friend @clairemobey who sings with me... this is my goal for how I see myself attaining the "Next Level"... where you're not just singing and playing a song in tune anymore, but becoming something electric that conveys emotion to people and makes them feel it too...

Basically there comes a time when the guitar playing is coming naturally enough, that you can trust yourself to sing or play harmonica at the same time... in a similar way, trust the right notes will come out when you sing, and focus on acting out the emotion of the song.

Does that make any sense? In a single sentence - convince me you hate those fucking masters of war... in a whisper... and a roar.