Take the Dream

Gazing at the surface one only sees reflection, submerge and a different world appears.

Mar 31, 2025

I no longer dream of the future…

The future is now.

As artists and musicians we have plenty to do.

It takes years and years of practice and work and dedication to do what we do. I can't even imagine how to answer the question, how did/do you do what you do? I lived it, and I still live it, that's how. But I have begun to break down my way of navigating and living that does address answering the question. Because I have always done things my own way. That's a big part of how I did what I did and still do.

My way was certainly not always understood or easy or particularly popular, there was no quick reward, but there was one step leading to another. And while I worked with the opportunities that were there, I also cultivated the experiences that I wanted and adamantly avoided everything else. I prioritized my ethos and way of life. Because that's why I create in the first place. I create to establish my own reality. Not simply to conform or succeed within the dominant paradigm.

Art is life.

Because my life is what is important to me. And music and art have been my way to establish some measure of freedom and autonomy within a society that has been totally against me since day one. I am a punk artist, diy. I didn't get a degree although I did have some college education. I worked my way through and it all imploded in my 30s when I became severely disabled and chronically ill. I've been an early adopter of technology and industry changes since 2000.

I have been very successful or a complete failure depending on how one looks at it or what their measure is. What I have undoubtedly been is an iconoclast. As the culture slid more and more and more into mainstream and conservatism and the alternative spaces were overrun by money and bullshit, and the pressure to join in escalated all around... I said, No. And I've paid the price. But I am still here. And the greatest reward that I claim, is knowing myself.

I want to cultivate culture.

That's my interest, that's the point. To create possibility. To create space. To exist. To experience. To work in love. I align my practice with this first and foremost. I want to communicate more intentionally about this and have begun to, because I want to cultivate this culture within creative industries. I want to change the way we think and live. I want to foster health and agency. I want to inspire a loving way to be artists and musicians and creators of our own realities.

I want to use systems and tools to support our own vision of liberty rather than be used by them. I want to wield propaganda itself as a shield against the never-ending onslaught conformity and lies. And I have done this, and continue to.

The point is, a movement.

An identity. An alignment. A community.

So I am working on it. Creating it. And I invite you to be inspired and empowered by this idea of creative liberation in every act, large or small. In every part of life. Seen and unseen.

This is what I call... Taking the Dream. To free ourselves from rage and sorrow. To become. To come alive. All of us, soldiers of everyday. Committed to the cause of true freedom.

Challenging systems, ideologies and cultures of oppression is for me an act of healing. Healing can be a daunting task. It can not be dictated, it has to be shown up for. The healing of oneself can be a mirror for the healing of the greater condition, for we are one and the same.

We are all connected.