A partial statement

In the past, I feel as if everything I did turned out exactly as I intended it to. But the older I get, the more random everything seems. In part, I find it invigorating, and in part not so much. In most aspects I have a one track mind, that tend to work best when everything is tightly planned and predestined. A tour, a song, a meal, a night out, a drink, a club, an outfit – everything has its certain place and logistic – and moving shit around often throws me off course. So to say the least, spontaneity is not one of my stronger features.

But as I dig deeper into this recording … I feel the need to loosen up and gamble a little more. Or maybe I should say … as I dig deeper into life itself – it makes me sound a tad less shallow and self absorbed. There are so many things one should try out … you know, learn and grow by the mistakes and the mishaps and the whatnots.

Making records is a very strange thing. You pour your heart into it – hopefully – and try to create something that will move, touch and affect the person who listens to it. Maybe you have something to say, maybe you don't. Maybe people will listen, maybe they won't. A record is a beautiful piece of art nonetheless. So to quote Chuck Palahniuk »The goal isn't to live forever, it's to create something that will«. A record inevitably will, whether you intended it to or not. That's why this record is called »A Partial Print«. It's a partial piece of me, intended to hopefully leave a print – of sorts – in history.

I'm well aware of the fact that this might sound pretentious and pompous – but so be it. Making music have been a very easy and natural thing for me, so this time around I'm trying to write something that will transcend my past limitations, both musical and lyrical. It's driving me fucking nuts as of late … but I'm confident the end result will be satisfactory. When the album will be done or what it will sound like, I can't tell you – even if my life depended on it. I guess what I'm trying to say is; the fetus is forming and transforming as I write this. So if y'all don't mind … I'll get back to work now!

Bess says hi!!!