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How About a New Album?

February 28, 2010

I’m recording a new album, but I want to make sure it is something you are eager to hear, so I would love you to tell me what songs you would like me to record

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Mike Skliar – Ship of State

February 27, 2010

The album Ship of State by Mike Skliar reviewed by Rob Cooke – the Boy at Heart

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A Great Songwriting Tip

February 21, 2010

Improvisation may be daunting, but on the other side of it there is liberation and a huge sense of achievement. Your songwriting will improve as a result.

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All this waffle brings me to my point. The focus of this blog. I still wish to inspire people with my music, but from my own, selfish perspective I want to enjoy rocking out with my guitar and making a noise, so this blog is focused on the music and any updates, developments and reports on my adventures as Boy at Heart – the recording artist will go here.

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Everything Starts with Intent

November 5, 2009

Everything starts with intent. You have to intend something to have a hope of seeing it realized. You have to intend something to gain the clarity and detail of what it is you are intending, so that is what I did. In a seemingly dark couple of days after returning home from a trip from an exotic land where I spent the most memorable 6 weeks with a woman I knew I wanted to share my life with I set to work in putting into motion what needed to be put into motion in order to create the reality of what I wanted.

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MPMU – Your Heart Will Never Sell You Out

November 4, 2009

If you learn to listen to the voice of your intuition – Your heart then you will be more likely to head in the direction that, not only will make you happiest, but where you want to go. Don’t put too much faith in your head because that’s where the root of indecision, worry and confusion can come from. Not that the mind isn’t essential, but remember

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Hollywood, Tsunamis and Huey Lewis

November 3, 2009

The energy I had surviving the tsunami carried me through to completing that 11-track album by mid may. I had started it in February. By the end of the year I had lost touch with the lovely woman in Thailand, moved to a new town and a new job, was feeling pretty unfulfilled again planning a trip to the USA to see a friend there who wanted to help us with our music and was totally behind what he said was a truly great album. I very breifly got to meet Huey Lewis too, which was cool!

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False Evidence Appearing Real

October 30, 2009

An important thing to know with regard to your fears, worries and doubts. They are an illusion. They have power over you as long as you allow them to, but if you can step away from them and observe them for what they are then you will be able to see how natural it is to listen to your heart better than your head.

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U2 Live Webcast Breaks New Ground

October 29, 2009

An Impressive Display of Tech!
Did you see the live U2 webcast of their concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California? I only found out about it an hour before it was due to start from a tweet I saw in my twitter stream and I’m glad I did.
Now before anyone rolls their eyes and [...]

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If You Repeat a Way of Thinking

October 28, 2009

If you repeat a way of thinking enough times it becomes imprinted in your subconscious mind, re-wired in the brain and it becomes a habit – carried out on your behalf without the need to think about it. The problem is

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