Jodie May » How not to be a rock star

16 / Feb / 2017

Chapter 25 – In the strange of the day and the elusive hit song.

So in the last chapter I confessed to being a bit of a pot head during this period. Smoking weed changes your mental state and... Read More

February 2017

18 / Nov / 2016

Chapter 24 – Pasty Dave and the pot head musicians.

Like many musicians, Andy and I liked a smoke. Yea we smoked fags, well roll ups to be exact but we also smoked quite a... Read More

November 2016

16 / Sep / 2016

Chapter 23 – Mildred and the litter tray

I can’t sleep in Mildred’s daughters freaky doll-infested room. I toss and turn, convinced the dolls are turning their freaky little heads as soon as I... Read More

September 2016

19 / Aug / 2016

Chapter 22 – The ghost ship, the cat lady and the dolls.

Windswept had arranged a five day songwriting trip for me in Norway, Denmark & Sweden, and this time Andy would be joining me as guitarist... Read More

August 2016

30 / Jun / 2016

Chapter 21 – Dirty rotten songwriting plagiarists

I was starting to write regularly with various songwriters, and through every experience I learned something new. For the most part these were positive learning experiences... Read More

June 2016

26 / May / 2016

Chapter 20 – Moving to the big smoke and ‘Kissing Me.’

Now I had signed to Sony, it was time for Andy and I to re-locate. I had been paid the first instalment from my record... Read More

May 2016

19 / Feb / 2016

Chapter 19 – Signing with Sony music.

Finally things were beginning to move forward a little in regards to all the contracts I had in the air, and I probably spoke to... Read More

February 2016

27 / Jan / 2016

Chapter 18 – Songwriting sessions: The good, the bad, and the ugly

So Windswept had just offered me a generous publishing deal which I accepted, and while my lawyer and I continued to thrash through the various... Read More

January 2016