In My Life

Starters

People have told me that I have lived an interesting life, which I have so far; and that I should write an autobiography. I was keen. They say write about what you know. So for my 4th book, I thought I’d write about something I know really well. Me.

What I had been struggling with was the format. How to make it interesting and engaging. Recently I subscribed to Rolling Stone’s Top 500 songs of all time for 2021 on Spotify. I listened to every song and realised that the answer to my book, was to create my Top 500 songs of all time and write my story around them because as a person, a songwriter, and a musician, music is my life. These songs bind the fabric, for my life to date.

I am going to try this in multiple media because I think it will engage people in different ways. I doubt people will want to buy a book, but we will see. So first of all, you can find my Top 500 here on Spotify. It may have slightly more than 500 songs in it until I whittle it down.

I am also going to set up other pages on YouTube, Facebook, and maybe other locations, and see what resonates with people. Something I have always wanted to do is have a book where you could listen to relevant music while reading. I haven’t found a vehicle that makes that possible in a truly interactive way, probably because of the complexity of copyright.