Sometime last year, the great Martyn Ware & I were asked to participate in a Dolby Atmos Theatre presentation of the Atmos Edition of the 35th Anniversary Remastered Version of ‘Introducing the Hardline According to’, my initial foray into the Madness to be met within the Mouth of the Lion. It was genially hosted by Mr. Matt Everitt.
I’m not by nature of the variety of humanity that basks comfortably within the shaded groves of nostalgia, nor one for whom the past holds much beyond the ghosts that haunt what formidable shapes are left behind in which the corruptions of rust & regrets often hold sway. But some trips down memory lane are often inevitably necessary in order to retrieve & revive the reveries of those roses that persist even in the ruins.
For even in the dampened drains life remains.
What transpired on this particular day in London that mattered to me most, was the opportunity it presented for me to reanimate my gratitude for what having collaborated with Martyn Ware provided, an entry into a life for which I not only still must bear the consequences of, but a Master Class in the Art of Production which I’m still catching up to.
Having chosen him as my partner in the process was by far the most fortuitous decision that I’ve yet been called upon to make regarding my work & thankfully for all of us concerned he gave of his time to illustrate the moments that could be recalled & shared after all that has transpired between THEN, the ‘Innocent Age’, & NOW, the Age of Benevolence & Benediction where reminiscence colludes with the Prevalence of Fiction.
On behalf of myself & all of us at TreeHouse Publishing we hope that you enjoy this discussion. I’d also like to thank Sony UK, the place where I matriculated (though after having consulted with a physician, & prescribed the proper medications, thankfully my ‘matriculations’ have cleared up quite nicely), for their efforts of behalf of this project. As well as those who took a chance on ‘your boy’ all of those precious Summers & Springs ago when the Moon blessed my dreams with so many wonderful things.
Grazie Molte,
Sananda Maitreya !
June 16, 2023
Milano Italia.
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