Thanks Mike. I am a positive guy...and you are right I always state the negatives. An old pal of mine who is a perfectionist said "If you do not know the negatives then you know nothing"

I try to help people and will always give out advice but sometimes along the way I get into trouble for speaking my mind and saying too much. One thing worth bearing in mind I always do it with good intentions. Sometimes people get the wrong end of the stick.

A quick story. I was in the studio today and a pal of mine came in to lay down a guitar part for an original piece I am working on. He had never heard it before and did not even ask what key it was in. While it was playing for the first time he busked along and laid down this incredible solo, also recorded lots of different takes one after the other in diff styles and with diff fx so I could choose the stuff I liked. I loved all of it and it will be hard to choose what to bin. This guy makes a good living but has never really hit the big time. It riles me when I know that very few if any of these so called "stars" who make zillions could come close to his performances or professionalism.

I will let you hear the track when it is finished.

I too am of the opinion that this business is corrupt and full of people who do not know talent when they see it. That has just made me wiser and never deterred me from making music and a living.

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