First of all a huge Happy Christmas to everyone from us guys and management of Headspace.
I would also like to say hi to all the people that came along to the Wakeman Xmas extravaganza at Marlborough college on Saturday and Sunday the 19th & 20th December.
The 2 nights, rather confusingly titled “Sadly, the Queen couldn’t make it” has become somewhat of a regular event with Rick Wakeman’s fan club Xmas dinner on the Sunday which this year raised money for Children’s Cancer charities.
I played a few pieces with Dad, and on the Sunday night, I played and sang “Hallilulia” with my sister Jemma singing some harmonies. I was also joined on stage by my 4 year old daughter Skyla (who is less familiar with it as a Lenard Cohen song, and more familiar with it as a song from the movie Shrek) who also sang the chorus’s with me. It was a beautiful moment that I can’t really put into words, but it made at least 2 grown men (that I know of) cry!
I played a couple of TV shows with Will Young in the weeks leading up to Xmas; Cheryl Cole’s show and Graham Norton, both of which were good fun – although the organisation at Cheryl Cole’s tv show was shocking and we were left in a dressing room for about 8 hours without so much as a glass of water. You’ve got to love TV – anyone who thinks it’s all showbiz air kisses and champagne, think again….
Ozzy’s new album is being mixed in the new year and it looks like my 6 co writes are on there which is great news. There were rumours in a UK magazine that the 2 year world tour starts in June so that means we’ll be coming to a city near you, wherever that is!
In Headspace news:
Damian’s been busy in Holland. The show was in Tilburgs 013 venue. There was an orchestra and a great band made up of musicians he has worked with over the years. The turn out was great especially due to the heavy snow conditions and it was filmed.
There was a great line up too, such as Jorn Lande , Christina Scabbia ,, Simon Simons and Charlotte Wessels. here’s a link to the event:
http://christmasmetalsymphony.net/
Pete is now back from his 2 month US tour with One Eskimo and is currently (most probably) still in a queue at Kings Cross station trying to get on a eurostar train to Paris for Christmas. Lee is snowed in somewhere in Sussex and Rich is pulling his hair out with wedding preparations. We are all excited at the prospect of us all being in the same room together as a band and who knows, might even get to have a play…..
That leaves us wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Album recording starts 2nd week in Jan and we’re all very excited…. watch this space……
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