sentimental hooplah.
it’s been quite some time since i’ve taken to this world wide web of ours to express my intentions with any semblance of attitude or conviction and i’d really like to rectify that.
i’ve spent the better part of the past four months living in squalor in the mojave desert with two of my best friends, a happy-go-lucky pooch with a taste for ganja treats, and one singular intention: to pick up where i left off and pen a true masterpiece of an album before the opportunity slips between my nimble digits.
anyone familiar with my history will know this has come as no easy task to yours truly. the universe has thrown some serious curve balls my way. i’ve had my share of incredible highs, gut-wrenching lows, spiteful ex-bandmates, spiteful ex-girlfriends, shady management-types, hallucinogenic breakdowns, crippling paranoia, heartbreaking betrayal, unrelenting addiction, unbearable grief and hyphen-filled sentences along the way.
every time i started to feel like tables were starting to turn and things were finally on my side, another roadblock would surface, and so would my doubt, like a shady private eye, crouching behind a cutlass supreme in the parking lot of my imagination, peering through his over sized binoculars, like it was no big deal or something.
taking the advice of my good friend, kevin hinman, i started to write about the things i was less than comfortable writing about and, in particular, the entire process of trying to make this music that i love so much, what i’ve really gotten out of it, what i really want to get out of it, what it’s cost me, and how unrelenting i am to make some serious noise before i croak. it ended up being an extremely fun and rewarding process. come to find out, there is nothing more therapeutic than making light of the questions that you just can’t help but ask yourself, but never really expected anyone else to hear.
i’ve always felt a little bit like the universe has been testing me. the thing is, i’ve studied up, and i’m ready to ace this one. take note, ladies and germs: there is no such thing as a no-win scenario. you just have to change the rules a little bit.
til next time, true believers…
arison cain
