Lost a Good Friend Easter Morning!

2017-04-17T11:13:34-04:00

Just wanted to let you all know, that on Sunday April 16th in the wee hours of the morning... my good friend and guitarist Nigel Morrell took his life. We will miss him and his creative passion terribly. His family is devastated.
He and I started playing music together sitting around a bonfire in the backyard many moons ago.
We have this recording of us in the basement that I treasure and will always treasure, even though there's a bit too much feedback. Our spirits are flying as we ride the wave of the jam.
Gives me goose bumps listening to it now.
Nigel, I hope you get another go around the sun, in a way that you will enjoy more fully.
Love you
Jane

Clean your temple, clean your ablility to think.

2016-11-21T10:18:28-05:00

http://secretenergy.com/store#_a_742

So much music so little time

2009-03-28T10:57:56-04:00

Don't you just wish that there were no other reason to get up in the morning other than to play and record. I imagine that some of you out there do just that. What a dream. Seems like the dream has been there from the tender age of 8 or 9 for me but life and bullshit has such strong distracting properties.
I don't know about you all, but coming out of a very insanely disfunctional family, has had it's way with me.
The struggle between wanting so badly to perform, but not having the experience and skill to having value in the material vs just wanting to do it, definately can frustrate the crap out of a person. You may not understand that statement, I'll try to explain...I didn't start to really write anything of value (to me anyways) until I turned 40. Songs from the soul, an expression of communication. I think that's my favourite kind of commentary on life. Makes you think and connects with the strings inside. Even then, life just pushed it out of the way and demanded my attention so each attempt at furthering this music thing was met with some resistance or another. So I'm really glad for this forum, because it's like I can do this from the security of my home and not get derailed as has happened so many times in the past for some reason or another.
As for me, I have to do this, or there is no other reason to be.
I had a discussion with a bass player I've played with about music being such a part of someone musical that it's theraputic. One is compelled to do it, to nourish that part of them, that only music which springs from within will satisfy. I guess that's why people get so defensive and also egotistical about "their music". I just love to play and sing, it gives me life. If it can make someone else tap their foot and want to sing along. I'm amazed and so pleased. Keep nourishing your souls. It's your job and duty to yourself. If suddenly it was removed as an ability of yours, the anguish would be severe.

Blog for Just Jane

Lost a Good Friend Easter Morning!

Clean your temple, clean your ablility to think.

So much music so little time