Music, Sex and Poetry

Going to the Grammy's last night was a great nightout. My sister picked me up at 3pm in her '92 Cadillac, she was wearing all black with a cerise chiffon scarf and I was wearing a hot black satin dress with a guitar with wings sequined on it and gold angel wings on my ears and black stilettos. I jumped in the car and she hit the gas hard, she only just passed her test so this was her virgin drive on an American freeway.......cool,to the Grammy's. It was quite a ride ! We parked and began walking with the crowds of beautiful famous freaks and supporters in ball gowns and tuxedos. It's so much fun to see music royalty turn out. Music , money and Grammy night makes for a real circus of extraordinary creative souls.
I have to say though I was really proud to be there because it really is a business so full of talent, and last night the talent and the fans showed a wonderful consciousness, Joan Baez introduced The Dixie Chicks for there bravery after they where slated for anti Bush comments, then they won album of the year . Now we're voting with our dollars, and my great friend Jim Scott was up there with them, because he recorded their album. Yeh Jim Scott, a gentleman of rock, who also mixed my album "Beautiful to be Alive".
He's been a constant mentor since I entered this business and I just could not be happier than to see him win. When I was first cutting demos he was the great advocate of "you can do better", I always listen to Jim because he gives the best advice I can find.The Doors won the life time achievement award, a shiver went down my spine when Jim's face went up there. You see I told you he wasn't in that grave in Paris, he's still rocking in the U.S.A !
Mary J Blige was the queen of the evening, she won for best R&B album and she sang like world class diva, God bless her she looked stunning and was so moved to be receiving her award. It's such a long road up to that podium, it takes so much dedication I understand why people cry...I really do. Ludacris, with guest Mary J Blige, sang a beautiful song giving press to the fact 200 American children run away each day and end up God knows where.
It just rocks to see so much talent as I am starting work on my second album . And get so inspired to do my craft everyday. I watched the Chilli Peppers win the best rock album, I watched James Blunt pour his heart out, I love music! I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to create music and I wasn't getting a Grammy, but maybe some day I'm gonna rock that stage... and that's a lot of work between me and there so I hope you'll all keep cheering me on cause its a long distance race guys.
Afterwards me and my sister decided to give the parties a miss, but ended up in The Pantry, one of L.A's oldest deli's. This great guy Eric served us and made us feel like Grammy Queens, he gave us free apple pie and was just so excited to get a copy of my CD. I guess artist's are voted in by the people, the people literally feed us and it has been the case for me since I arrived here 10 years a go. I came to this country to live my dreams and that's what I been doing all these years day in day out, and I tell you there is no place like America to do that. I talked to some policemen and gave them copies of my C.D. told them about my journey, they were really cool and kind of had a quiet wisdom about them. One said "you've been working", "hey I said this is an amazing country ".
God bless America and long may her artist and the fans who support the artists be as inspired as they were last night.Me, I, sat there and cheered and cried and was totally enthralled by the whole thing cause there's nothing like a beautiful song and a singer with a big soul to light up the sky.
Congratulations to all the winners especially Jim Scott, love ya man.