CARDINOLOGY- and good tidings
hey,
because i love being a CARDINAL and because, of of respect of everyone we worked with in the last few years here, I just want to say thank you.
That boxed set- man, it just wasn’t right for me right now. I am SO invested in being in the CARDINALS. and I just want to say this right now, so people understand, the hardcore CARDINALS fans out there,
I write music now to play with my 4 best pals. I just consider myself a little idea machine for that band, and I am JUST A MEMBER OF THAT BAND no matter how a record is titled- really. And I’ll get back to making solo records here eventually. The next one is going to (if it is ever made) be a reverse HEARTBREAKER. in fact, i am going to have that word blocked out on my arm and make a record to tell someone how much I love them. I think that might be the most badass solo thing ever.
MEANWHILE, trust me, when you get yr new record, it’s full of 100 percent democracy- tunes chosen by the band, arrangements we all worked on, we trusted our AWESOME beyond belief management to help us choose everything from tracks to working hard at making a cover that was truly representational of, well, the CARDINALS taking flight.
because if i had it my way, there would be no need for my name to belong before that wonderful band, and when we play any tune I wrote it becomes a VERSION, even for me.
this saved my musical soul and my musical heart. and it did some good work for me on the inside too.
The Electric Rose Logo is still our logo by the way. the Cardinal Peace Arms was a way of expressing what this record meant to us all (speaking if I may on behalf of the guy’s) as I think that learning curve took effect.
And now we are a band. for real and in heart and mind.
and our next steps, they will be those big one’s i think. i can see us shacked up someplace next year making songs directly from riffs, trading verses-
and i took as much direction as I could from Neal on this record. We really figured out our flow vocally and guitar wise. I am so beyond in love with his voice and playing that my word, you know, when he and I would exchange notes about the OASIS shows, learning a toughness and a quickness (bad-brains ref- ed) from playing with them, i think we kind of knew we entered finally into our graduate year here at CARDINAL ROCK HIGH.
and Tom Schick, and Noah- they brought it all home for us with bossman and crew looking right down over us.
It feels great right now in the nest and I tell you what,
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE RIGHT NOW that I CAN’T FIND MY SHADES
or something like that.
P.S. Big Shout out to OUR AMAZING ROAD TEAM And our eye in the sky (J.C at the H.Q.)- the work and over-sight into our new stage design is gonna blow minds and be fun as hell.
We might even be half as afraid as last time to open for those giant amazing bad-asses OASIS come the winter.
Sweet Early Fall Dream to you all.
And foggy,
I made you a song.
x
R
Excellent to read about Cardinals Democracy. I look forward to hearing some of that democracy live (and I also look forward to hearing some Chinese Democracy when Guns N’ Roses have their Leaves of Grass ready for the patient masses). Tremendous peace and happiness flows from this post. “Peaceful Valley” connected with me at work today, but that song really spoke to me the loudest one time when it came about during a shuffle on a break during a seven mile walk, as I sat beside a pond full of floating ducks and found catharsis through tears and communion with those dead in human form. Today, “Silver Bullets” also really spoke to me. Covering the heartbreaker tattoo is interesting. I look at my tattoos (I have over 25) as part of biography and there is considerable writing in my tattoo biography. I have only covered one tattoo, and it was a pentagram, which I covered with a black cat. I am so over the evil phase of my life. My life focuses on mindfulness, poetry, family, and love now. Thank you for this communication.
Every breath is a blessing.
“Beyond your life, beyond our life, let us live,” Mom
