I doubt if I become famous from writing this blog but thanks for your encouragement.
Good luck with your writing course. I hope it goes well.
Don’t worry if I get really famous I’ll let you know but I hope I am never famous although sometimes I’d like to have my work recognised, but my nightmare is to have me as a person recognised.

I think writing about my experiences forces me to reflect on my life and it gives me confidence.

I tried the harmonium( a bit) but I didn’t like it
my sense of rhythm isn’t good enough to play tablas… but sitar is great! Still playing Led Zeppelin on it so far.
love and peace
Born2rant

There’s quite a few hits on your blog it seems, so don’t forget me if you make it big as I was one of the first here! I wonder if I’ve ever seen you without ever realising, it’d be kind of funny if I did.
In honesty I’ve come across a lot of boring blogs but this one I follow just because it’s good local learning for me and without toadying, you do write engagingly. I’m working through a novel writing course – and though I’m no genius – the way you write would keep someone gripped in a book if you decided to attempt one; non-fiction or fiction.

Keep the hedonism going!

Well I think Indian classical music has some heavy duty theory attached to it, but I can play Led Zeppelin on it which is good!
I’ve had two Indian Music lessons and the discipline is very strict but friendly. You have to do the same scale 40 or 50 times over fast without stopping and with every aspect perfect until it becomes second nature. As a teacher I find children and adults want to be pandered to and for everything to be broken down for them, I feel like I am spoonfeeding them with their favourite foods. For me it’s great to try something taught in a way that is traditional, about discipline, learning something fairly boring until it’s perfect. It’s so different to what I am used to but there’s a value in this kind of learning and teaching. If you can play the guitar well then I reccommend learning the sitar it’s so cool!
Yes with Amy I agree with you. On the the BBC one of the commentators was saying how funny Amy Winehouse was without even trying to be funny. I don’t think she’s funny I think she’s an addict/alcoholic who can’t function. I find it sad to see her in such a state.
Anyway have a good weekend.Thanks for making my blog your home page, but can i cope with the fame?
Well just about…but I value my anonymity ( although I wouldn’t be surprised if someone ” outed” me at some point.)
I think all the people who read my youth crime blog via channel 4 are probably puzzled by the contrast in my last post but I’d hate to be one of those people who can only function on one level. I can be moral and hedonistic and still be true to myself. ( ok I’m ranting again! apologies)
Love and peace
Born2rant

I think Amy Winehouse needs to leave the music industry totally. Sad is it is for her talent but I don’t think she can survive for too long within it.