Who Who am I? Where did I come from? And where am I going? If I could truly answer those questions at the deepest level......but for the purpose of this bio. the story could go something like this:
Born in Carmarthen and raised in Cardiff (Wales). Currently I am living in Hoorn in the Netherlands. I've been active as a musician since around 1976 but have only relatively recently started to develop my singing. (I know, I'm a late starter:-)
Inspiration The amazing Cardiff blues/rock scene of the '70s and especially the infamous New Moon Club were a huge inspiration for me. Other people who inspired me include The Beatles; especially John Lennon and George Harrison, Bob Marley, The Pretty Things and many of the great songwriters and bands of that time.
My world view is, to say the least, a little "out of the box". Hopefully this will also be reflected in my work.
As a guitar player I've been playing professionally and semi-professionally since 1976. Some of the people I have played with include the reggae artist Max Romeo, Freddie Cavalli, the late, great bass player of Herman Brood's wild romance and the Hoorn based band; Vitals.
Motivation After putting a few songs up on youtube, I was surprised and greatly encouraged by the amount of interest and positive comments. Apparently quite a lot of people appreciate songs that approach subjects rarely found in the mainstream media. Things like; new world order, 2012, spirituality, military-industrial complex and the nature of reality amongst others. Of course I write about other stuff too but I'm pretty passionate about looking deeper.
Intention Right now I'm working on new songs for a forthcoming album, as well as developing my singing voice and doing some singer/songwriter gigs.
I sincerely hope that my music might encourage people to question and examine their own beliefs and the beliefs held by their culture. In this time of rapid and profound change that seems very important to me.
Some comments from youtube:
"Sounded like Jerry Garcia and John Lennon contributed to this nice job groovy tune yo !"-
upshot13
"So true! I love the song! I wish everybody could hear your song, maybe then they'd start asking questions and wake up!" -Lulu4Him
"Awesome song! Love it.. Another great soul working for the light!.. Keep spreading the truth about the evil "Global Elite" .. ! blessings to you Steve !..." -2012stargirl
"The Blues used to be "My baby is gone, got no love, rent money's gone where's my dog....." now it's more like this! Good song..." IExposeMormonism
"What a great song! i can see large crowds chanting that chorus in the near future" -billpstr
"Wow awesome Steve. Another music video with real meaning. You Rock!!! Like I said before, if you make a CD I will proudly purchase it. 5***** Faved." -lookupwakeup
"Holy crap...where did you come from?!! Fantastic Music...great talent! truth talent is popping up everywhere. Very good..I can't get over it. sub'd :)" -jacofan
"In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it."- Ernst Fischer