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"last weekend I finished production on a new music video for my song Siddhartha. It was directed by Chad Krowchuk, and the Director of Photography was Andrew Moxham. It is a truly joyful video! We are taking it into the edit suite with an amazing film editor named Mathew Lyons, and we hope to have it done by the end of November 2008.

I think you’re really going to like it, it has a lot of funny stuff in it, we show me at different ages of my life, even as a baby! We’ll be posting the video here, on Youtube, and at various other places on the net. We may also offer it as a free bonus when you buy one of my songs! Stay tuned for details!!!

Mark."

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"Discomfort

It’s weird, some days you just feel uncomfortable in your body, you know? It’s a strange thing, I’ve been away from blogging for quite a while, and I miss it, and today I feel this uncomfortable-ness, and just sitting down and writing and creating something helps me to change it. I’ve felt this my whole life, I’ve had this impulse to create."

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Satiate versus change

The thing about change is, most of the time we think it is harder than just forgetting about it. Satiating in whatever we like to do: drink, smoke, sex, drugs, video games, whatever. Some of the satiating activities are harder to nail down, because we can actually satiate in thing that are good for us! (like working out) But, I notice that I often feel a strong impulse to go satiate in something rather than change my inner feelings and my inner state, as if that change is really tough. But it’s not! You can change it, it’s just a choice, and then the thing you were suffering about in the first place becomes so much smaller and more realistic; you can see it more for what it is, rather than as this huge object of your suffering.

Still, even though I have lots of evidence to prove that changing my own perspective, my own self rather than just going and satiating in something actually isn’t that hard, and ends up bringing me much more of what I want out of my life, I still notice I have this long-held belief that change is hard, too much, or just not worth it. Funny, hey?

Mark.
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Next Record!

I’ve been thinking a lot about my next record, and I want to make something that has more of an R&B feel to it. I loved making Magic Spell (Compelx State Of Attachment’s first single) and I want to make more music that has that feel to it.

I’m also thinking about recording one or two covers. Possibilities include Living For The City by Stevie Wonder, and possibly cover an old jazz standard a la 60’s Motown.

what would you like to hear on the next record?

Mark.

ps: don’t forget to go to the archive blog to see my video blogs from Ireland where I was shooting the Showtime series The Tudors with Jonathan Rhys Meyers!
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