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Blog: Sacrifice what you are for what you could become


“He who is not busy being born is busy dying” – Bob Dylan
“Be ready to sacrifice what you are for what you could become” – Charles Dickens

The first part of 2012 is marking a new direction for me – a focus more on writing and directing rather than touring, and there are some seriously intense projects coming up that I can’t wait to tell you about.

Right now I’m putting together The Vocal Orchestra – my first theatrical show purely as director and creator – and I’m loving it.

In the past I’ve had a great time performing in the bigger stage shows I’ve put together, but now I get to be the eyes and the ears – making it exactly how I want to be from the outside, without worrying about whether my part is in tune or my beats are on cue.

Over the past 5 years I’ve been building up a group of the most talented vocalists on this planet, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to have found these guys, to have watched them grow, seeing them make these ideas their own. Now I can finally direct them properly.

Moving in a new direction is always hard, scary and daunting, but you need that fear in your work or you’ll just get bored. This is going to be too much fun.

Bring it on.

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