DirtyPrettyThin

Hitting 1,000 Artworks_
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It kind of happened without me noticing, when I finished uploading “King Of Whatever” - I noticed I’d hit 999 Deviations on my profile. I was a bit surprised to say the least, how much I’d put out there in the big wide world had accumulated. So here we are celebrating 1,000 pieces of art. (It’s not an accurate number, because I’ve probably hit this twice over, with the old profile).

When “KOW” went live, I didn’t really know what I should do next. I have a project ready, but I wasn’t sure if it was the right timing. To be honest, I was a little lost with my art (and life in general) and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. My photographer, has kind of bowed out of the affair and it left me very stranded with how do I continue without a photographer. [I have come up with an impromptu replacement, but as of yet, I have no knowledge of how I’m going to proceed with things in future - but I’m trying not to think about it]

It was at this confusing moment, that I saw a psychic. I admit I felt very lost, very-very lost. But this psychic did me the honour of righting me and putting me square on the ground again. Encouraged by her good promises for the future, and somewhat slapped in the face by a brutal truth, I then decided what direction to go in.
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Catharsis Not_
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“KOW” was not the catharsis I wanted to be, I put everything into it and put it out there, but I didn’t honestly feel any better. I was going to vamp and vent some more, with some untitled follow up to “KOW”. I wrote four songs, but after the psychic told me rather bluntly, it’s time to change the record - I had that moment I needed, I was still focussing on the subject of “KOW” and now it was time to abandon it. I was keeping myself in that circle of emotions, not he. 

So I decided to put my focus onto achieving the 1,000 milestone. I had asked people what I should do for the celebration but didn’t really receive any ideas. My friend offered the concept of writing a piece to celebrate, but at the time it didn’t really resonate. But inspiration struck and I decided to try writing a song that celebrated my journey so far. 
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A Song With A Thousand In…
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I found it quite difficult writing a song with the word “thousand” in. I think because people tend to use words in songs, not numbers and if they do use numbers it’s usually small ones like one, two etc… As for the content of the song, I decided to just be a bit mellow and honest, not getting all melodramatic about it. I touch on my past as a whole spectrum, but it was the chorus that was the hardest part to write… Eventually I settled on the chorus, and quite liked how honest and reflective it was. Then I decided to use a cover I’d recorded of a very beautiful and appropriate song called “Is This Love (Bon D’Accord)”. It’s an unreleased Madonna song, written during her “American Life” era. I absolutely adore the song and when I sang it and thought I’d done it justice, I knew it was destined to be part of this project. It’s very fitting for my mind-frame, and sums up the entire situation of how I feel - just very eloquently and beautifully.
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The Kingly Bits Re-Used_
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I did like what I’d written when going in the direction of a “KOW” follow-up, well except one song which will never see the light of day. It’s content and meaning far too painful to sing, let alone release. So when I recorded the Acapella’s for “1POA”, I did record these three tracks. The reason the third didn’t make the cut was very simple, the Acapella I recorded didn’t work in the slightest. This song may surface another day, when I re-record the song, but it’s status at the moment is pending. The two songs, underwent slight revisions especially “Ex’s Mark The Spot” which went from being purely about the subject of “KOW” to all my ex-partners and definitively severing from them all.

The song “Who’s The King Now?” was very ironic to write, very to the point about it all and especially about my tendency to use previous partners as subject matter. 
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The Old Me And The New Me_
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This project is a celebration of my life, my past and present and a hope for a better future. I have cut my losses from a lot of emotional deadweight. It was with this in mind, I decided to be very retrospective with the artwork. The idea of using old pictures of myself first surfaced during planning of a project I never truly started called “Invisible, Dreams” [it’s working title]. But that project never happened. I could have used photos from older projects, but I really wanted to go back to the very beginning. It fits the sense of two extremes, my lyrics are strong very wordy and powerful entities and very keyed into my present, and I could juxtapose that with the innocent pictures of my youthful self.

This project is my past and present meeting to forge a new chapter in my future. It’s me acknowledging where I came from, who I am today and who I can be tomorrow…
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How I Came To Be King Of Whatever_

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This project is very personal, it’s a blow by blow destruction of a relationship and a journal of me coming to the conclusion to sever complicated ties with a certain person. It is written to the person in some respects, but in other respects it’s also a diary of my own thoughts and who I am within the relationship. Visually, it’s about being King and being the epitome of the “I don’t give a f**k” attitude.

It’s in all bare basics, saying “Whatever”…

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Some of the words within this project a little harsh, probably a bit brutal and could be seen as cruel. But they’re said not just about the person, but also about myself. I didn’t turn this project into 11 tracks of how much a d**khead the person was, I turned into 11 tracks of how much a d**khead both he and I was.

To give a little back-story, the person I was “seeing” but not “seeing” had a lot of demons and for every good thing we had, he added two sh*ttier things to the mix. He was/is suffering from depression and was very selfishly destroying himself and others, in his wallowing spiral of doom. I’ve suffered from depression on and off for years, (DisIllusional was written during one of my blackest periods) but I always wanted to get better, this guy did not. He was happy (perhaps addicted) to feeling like sh*t, and he was willing to project it onto all those around him. I tried to be understanding, I tried to be there, but eventually enough was enough and I had to say “whatever”. 

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The power of “whatever” is very uplifting, to finally and simply say “whatever” to someone, dismisses all the emotional ties to it and cleanses you. I was being drained and pained by this person’s one-way ticket down. So when I finally said “whatever”, I felt that a huge weight lifted. I still care about him, (maybe more than I should) and this project is not for him. This project is for me. This is me declaring myself free of the “spiritual vampire”…

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It’s not my intention to hurt or upset anyone, it never is. I always seek to provoke a reaction, but I never do it maliciously. AND it is very important to note, this project is not aimed at and just for the said person, it’s about me also and it’s for me. This is my Art, this is my expression.

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Audio Fit For A King_

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I have recorded this project twice over, it was completed and recorded in November, but when I got my new mike for Xmas ‘11 - I knew I had to redo it entirely. What came from that session is something I’m very proud of. Expect “And I Say Whatever” to surface regularly, it’s a song I’m so proud of.

The album will go live in all the usual places… as per.

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I hope this project is enjoyed as much as it is understood.

@DirtyPrettyThin