Last week Taylor and I headed off to Miami for the Monsters of Rock Cruise. I was on edge, exhausted from recording the new Kill Ritual album and working the day job. For the majority of the last 3 months I was getting up between 5:30am – 6am, going to work, coming home, firing up pro-tools and writing songs. I was going to bed late and getting little rest. Needless to say, I needed a break… so this cruise was going to give me some down time, some much needed down time.
Let me backtrack a little…..
It’s 2009 and I’ve just been laid off from Crispin, Porter & Bogusky. With severance package in hand I decided to go full on into my music. Between 2009-2010 I had done 35 recordings with different bands, musicians, etc. I was on a roll. One of those bands had me fly to NYC to record in the famous Green Street Studios which used to be located in Soho and then relocated to the New York Suburbs. During that time my sister Darlene was sick. We didn’t think much of it though, she had been in and out of hospitals because of her Sjogrens Syndrome. I drove up to Connecticut in between recordings just to check in on her. She was in pretty rough shape. She had lost a lot of weight and her body was very frail. It was tough to see but never did I think she would ever die from it. She said something to me that changed my life. I’m paraphrasing here because, as I stated, I didn’t think much of it at the time. She was a very positive person and I knew that she would be ok, or so I thought.
She said to me, “David… if I die promise me that you will continue to sing. That is your gift and the most important thing to share with the world.”
When she passed, and I lost my job, nothing would stop me from my dream. Nothing. Darlene passed on April 5, 2010.
Fast forward to now…
I wrote a resignation letter to Hakkasan yesterday. I realized that I was not in alignment with my vision and was falling back into the same trap that I had fallen into while working at Crispin. The music was becoming secondary and harder to focus on. I found myself buying things that I didn’t need. Taylor calls it ‘Retail Therapy’. She’s right. So now, yet again, I take the plunge. The F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real) behind me and a whole new world of infinite possibilities ahead of me. The future’s so bright I gotta wear shades… or something like that. 🙂
What’s next?
As I stated above… infinite possibilities. I have my freelance design, my Reiki Practice and my music all well underway. I look forward to creating and serving because this is who I am. I hope that I can help you do the same.
If you would like to contact me for Life Coaching, Reiki, Design or even a few music projects, please do. I am here and available.
Namaste,
David
