Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, sadly passed away earlier this week. She was exceptional, visionary, courageous and inspiring, and I’d like to share a small part of her message to the world, in honour of her legacy. She...

2004 and now we’re well into the second half of 2011.

Yup…2004 and now we’re well into the second half of 2011. I went on tour. I used to live like that. For most of the Seventies and Eighties. Just before the Nineties came I knew that I couldn’t be happy or peaceful dedicating my life to the same old...

Who the hell invented curtains?

Who the hell invented curtains? They sure weren’t around in the time of the cave men/women predecessors. Who invented them? Who realised that we like our privacy, and "curtains" are the way to go! Was it the Greeks or the Romans? Did the Vikings have...

Condiments!…

Condiments!…Life wouldn’t taste the same without them…. Don’t you think?!! Close your eyes and imagine the tastes of these four individual components. I can assure you that they will instantaneously come to mind. As a kid I used to join the...
I had a wonderful time at the V&A Museum last night

I had a wonderful time at the V&A Museum last night

I had a wonderful time at the V&A Museum last night, performing a few songs on the old piano for the grand opening of the incredible POSTMODERNISM exhibition, which has to be a "must see" for anyone who happens to be in London for the next six...