Nothing enrages me more than my own mistakes, and I’ve made quite a few. The frustrating thing is, nothing will stop me making them over and over again, because no two mistakes are exactly the same 😂

Driving towards Bath, listening to some classic Tears For Fears “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”: no kidding. Almost everybody would do a better job of it than the current mob. And this dreamy, chimerical music still sounds futuristic, 40 years later. Love on ye, @tearsforfearsbr.bsky.social 💕

…and plumbing?

Heading up the Welsh coast, watching the mountains wreathed in autumn mist, and listening to The Band’s mysterious first album ‘Music From Big Pink’ I feel connected to something unspeakably sad and ancient - myself, probably…

I love this review of EYE - which I still think is my strongest collection of songs to date:

Oh mercy! Detective-Inspector Reed, Special Branch

Ah ha hah, hah ha hah!

Oh christ! You can put it away now, Harold - I look insane… handsome iceberg, though 😄

I have! There must be a photo somewhere - on that Arctic voyage in 2008 with @capefarewell.bsky.social. Laurie Anderson was on it too, tho’ sadly Lou stayed home…

I can’t believe I’ve never thought of this before: Jagger, Bowie and Ferry have all experimented with facial hair, but… Lou Reed never grew a beard.

Nor does it 👍

Welcome, Diarmuid! Watch out for the deeps, now… 😄

Sunday reigns supreme: a lake of porridge over a tiny cry for help.

Hey - you guys want to meet up for Beatle chat later? I’m in town working on songs this afternoon, DM me if you fancy convening this evening…

I WANNA DESTROY YOU  Live at the Basement East 

No, it’s Rik Hornby, who plays on the previous 4 shows, with Josh McCartney on drums… courtesy of Kelley Stoltz, with whom they will also be touring shortly - don’t miss them!