{"id":2782,"date":"2022-04-03T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T20:47:12","slug":"edition-21-there-will-be-time-for-you-and-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-21-there-will-be-time-for-you-and-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition #21 <br> There Will Be Time\u2026 For You And I"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2782\" class=\"elementor elementor-2782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a434151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a434151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5d850\" data-id=\"8f5d850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e3eade elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41e3eade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1001-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1001-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1001-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1001-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6058fa59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6058fa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1852d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f1852d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edition #21 <br> There Will Be Time\u2026 For You And I<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acf8ab elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8acf8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d55559 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>03\/04\/2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350f1462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350f1462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy dear friends, I hope you are all doing great, that you are able to appreciate the blooming colors springtime has to offer regardless of your \u2014 and mine \u2014 profound distress and desolation brought by the horrors presently being perpetrated by the Russian regime in Ukraine. If that abominable and dreadful aggression cannot be described with words, I\u2019m deeply grateful that we were able to find solace and comfort in each other\u2019s welcoming exchanges for at least an instant during our last communal live viewing session. Other people\u2019s unbearable tragedies give every single moment of peace a humble and grateful perspective, so it\u2019s with this respectful state of heart and mind that I was utterly appreciative to be able to share with you all. I am also deeply thankful to be able to take the proper time to answer some of the questions you asked me during the live session that I couldn\u2019t answer on the spot, but also those you sent me following the event.<br><br>\n\nDon\u2019t hesitate to send me additional questions, it\u2019s a privilege for me to share with you!<br><br>\n\nMuch love,<br>\nAlex<br><br>\n\nPs: if you have the capacity to contribute, please don\u2019t hesitate to give to the <a href=\"https:\/\/redcross.org.ua\/en\/\">Red Cross<\/a> to help them in their capital effort toward Ukrainian refugees.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9645f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">your questions, my answers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da331e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da331e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>You didn&#8217;t play this song &#8220;Sorrows (If Only I Had Known)&#8221; at your previous October tour, right? Can&#8217;t remember. &#8211; Dave, Netherlands<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa3ef18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa3ef18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe song was written for that specific live broadcast back in 2020, so it&#8217;s not only an unreleased version, but we never played the song after that one time&#8230; There will be a lot of work to learn those songs again!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c114608 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c114608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5032e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5032e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>I hope the song \u201cSorrows (If Only I Had Known)\u201d will be on an album in a near future \/ played on tour. &#8211; x bird, Japan (and many others of you)<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397125b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397125b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood question, I have a variable conception of what an album is&#8230;! The rest of the band is coming home in the upcoming days to work on new songs&#8230; so we&#8217;ll see how it feels!\u00a0I might also write 25 new songs exclusively for the tour, which will never be played again&#8230;! Who knows? \ud83d\ude09\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ff6516 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60ff6516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e823164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e823164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Many of you asked if the poem in French from the song &#8220;Sorrows (If Only I Had Known)&#8221; and its translation would be available somewhere someday.<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4792d6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4792d6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYES!!! Someday\u2026! \ud83d\ude09\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5feccf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b5feccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a0a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51a0a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Any chance for Sorrows (If Only I Had Known) to be available on vinyl? &#8211; Thomas, Germany<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180b75e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180b75e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs you might have read in one of Jeff\u2019s exclusive SFCC club newsletters, I have several projects coming up this year. As you know, I truly like the concept of stand-alone collector and limited-edition lathe-cut vinyl. For me, it\u2019s like encapsulating a moment, letting an emotion captured in real-time grow beyond time. I\u2019m still undecided regarding having Sorrows (If Only I Had Known) on vinyl\u2026 The members of the band are scheduled to join me at home to prepare for the upcoming tour in the next few days. So I am envisioning having those direct-to-vinyl communions with you all before leaving on tour at the end of May. I know you are already a SFCC The Club member, so you\u2019ll have all the details about what\u2019s coming up pretty soon\u2026!<br><br>\n\nAs for those who aren\u2019t members yet, I\u2019m inviting you to join! Jeff is tremendously dedicated to sharing updates, exclusives events, news, and personal insights. (And he will be happy to know I am advertising for the club\u2026!) But seriously, it\u2019s a great way to go deeper into the projects\u2019 identities and to connect with us in an up-close-and-personal manner.<br><br>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secretfamilycultclub.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/secretfamilycultclub.com<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd319e0 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"cd319e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2782 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"cd319e0\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1254-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1254-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1254-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1254.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1f8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f1f8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>What makes you alive today Alex? &#8211; Marko, Serbia<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1432406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1432406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI was about to write that being alive is a relative concept for me \u2014 well I actually just wrote it\u2026! So the point is if I had quite an incredible journey of life so far, I\u2019ve grown into exploring the inner reality of the notion of being \u201calive\u201d ever since I accepted to face the profound emotional loss that I felt when my father passed away, as much as when I decided to leave the community I founded years ago. There\u2019s a major withdrawal of illusions and make-believes involved when it comes to personal transformations\u2026 It\u2019s more painfully complex and sorrowfully unbearable than simply rewriting your life past narrative in order to make sense of whatever you might want to see your existence morph into. You can be moving on, but freedom is an acceptance of sufferings, both afflicted and inflicted. It is also the emancipative acknowledgment that what you thought was real at some point might have only been the pale reflection of your denial to see yourself for who you were. Our perspective of freedom is often blurry with our refusal to believe that such an emotional state is in fact defined by concealed desires and broken dreams. So that\u2019s where I am, I guess, slowly stripping my heart from the persistent and enslaving feelings related to memories associated with events or people that never really happened or haven\u2019t been there for me. That simple state of mind makes me alive\u2026 That, and a word or a sound about to emerge for me to keep on seeing beyond myself\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f7638 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7f7638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48753fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48753fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>I love that you added French and Japanese in your songs. Is there another language that you would like to add someday? Maybe Arabic since you lived in Tangier? &#8211; Sophie, Canada<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce7c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ce7c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery language has a unique sonority, its own soulful tone, and it\u2019s always based on that voicing that I envision the inclusion of different languages in my projects. It might be a few words offering a deeper emotional element to the lyrics or a poem defining the spirit of a song in itself. It\u2019s always really uplifting for me to distinguish what sounds are like the whisper I can hear in the otherwise chaotic noises my creative and emotional thoughts are immersed in. I guess that\u2019s why the distinctive tonal singularity of the Japanese language has such a profound effect on me. It feels like a sacred whisper, a prayer delicately wrapped in intimate mysteries, but also like the fragile expression of a profound and hidden type of contemplative lament. I\u2019m already thinking of a Japanese language project, as I\u2019ve been fascinated by old shigin, traditional Japanese poetry that is sung.<br><br>\n\nAs for the prospect of using the Arabic language, the never-released song The Slow Pace of the Winds, the one I opened up my set with during the tour with The Pineapple Thief, originally dwelled on the Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish\u2019s spoken word. I like Arabic languages for their chanting and rhythmical essence. If I had heard his name and stumbled upon a few of his poems in the past, it\u2019s only during my first passage in Tangier that I had the blessing to understand the poignant and emotional nature of his words when someone having a tea next to me while I was reading at the Gran Caf\u00e9 de Paris happened to have one of Darwish\u2019s book in his travel bag. This stranger\u2019s enthusiasm for Mahmoud\u2019s work had quite the effect on me and I started exploring his work from that point on. Soon, I learned to dwell on the authenticity of his work as the man, the artist, as much as the devoted national identity he had, rather than explore his dense literal universe through the eyes of his political views and their controversies or my North American perspectives\u2026<br><br>\n\nRegarding other languages, I am also fond of Spanish. So who knows, I might explore those passionate tones as well. But one thing for sure, anyone who heard me speak in German, Hungarian, or Polish during my last tour would kindly but strongly suggest that I should take way more time before even starting to imagine myself trying to use those languages in any possible endeavors! I guess I\u2019ll invite local artists to collaborate may this day come!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba776e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba776e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082ce87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082ce87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>In the first interview that you did about Windows in the Sky, you said that it was difficult for you to talk about the song Snowflakes in July. What about today? Are you more at peace? &#8211; Elena, USA<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975414c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975414c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI haven\u2019t played the song very often. If I have a great measure of emotional respect for the unique nature of my songs and projects, Snowflakes in July has a significant measure of personal intimacy involved. Therefore, for quite a long time, I needed to be in some kind of deep serenity to even contemplate the prospect of playing the song live. It\u2019s through significant moments of communion with other grieving people that I realized that Snowflakes in July wasn\u2019t mine alone to keep, that it was too precious and comforting for so many to even consider hiding within it by myself. The song was meant to shine, destined to grow beyond me, to be an ever-transformative stream of life and healing somehow. Accepting that reality allowed me to see it for the magnificent entity it was in the first place and to admire just how dazzling of a free spirit it has.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9772e5f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9772e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133d167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"133d167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>You sing \u201cThere will be time for you and I\u201d&#8230; We know it was about your father but is there someone else with who you would like to have more time? &#8211; Tobias, Germany<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2143a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2143a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are always several layers of symbolism and metaphors in my projects. There\u2019s no absolute nor any definitive meaning to my words\u2026 I believe that intimate words, like any honest artistic lifelike creation, have a growing nature of their own. Sometimes, when the subject of a song seems too vividly clear to me, I often realize that, once I let go of my self-preservative ego, every word and sound have their own shadows that contain more light than the darkness they either originate from or in which they try to hide. Abandonment reveals more than I would like to admit myself, and in that case, \u201cyou and I\u201d implies a profound affective and spiritual type of communion that hasn\u2019t been \u201cconsumed\u201d yet, from love to friendship, and vice versa. That kind of transcending sensation is too pure to be kept in the fearful midst of my emotional dismissals. If it takes time, it also takes courage to face our personal faithlessness towards the impermanence of such an elusive perspective. It\u2019s through self-abandonment that time loses its grip on our ever-fading twilight\u2026 Time then becomes an instant that can last eternally. The opposite is also true when we try to hold onto any given communal moment. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1879b1a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1879b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e0a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e0a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>You say \u201cThe view is foggy, and so are memories\u201d. Have you been able to regain some clarity on those memories? &#8211; Melinda, Hungary<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872292c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"872292c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMemories, like the pain or joy they evoke, are eternal somehow. Once you stop wondering about their meaning, it doesn\u2019t matter if you can\u2019t discern every single one of their details. It\u2019s like passing by a dense city or forest while looking by the window of a fast train; one form morphs into something else, one color merges into the next\u2026 It\u2019s what you make out of that perpetual stream of past images and sensations that defines how bright of a scenery your life will be filled with\u2026 At least, that\u2019s how I see it now\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8320b52 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8320b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a30e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a30e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>You wrote Windows in the Sky in Tangier, is there a country where you would like to go someday eventually to write another album or create another project? &#8211; Mertens, Belgium<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3440102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3440102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI wrote about winter, snow, cold, and deep forests in a city standing between an ocean and a desert\u2026 so I guess it\u2019s safe to say that what I see around me when I write is quite far or different from what I\u2019m actually surrounded by\u2026 \ud83d\ude09 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72355b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b72355b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0946-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0946-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0946-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0946-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0946.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cb0188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47cb0188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>What&#8217;s the name of the stuffed moose in the green room? &#8211; Shona, UK<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c30396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c30396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHis name is Alfred, he followed me home one night a few years ago and never left.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c6d58c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39c6d58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eeee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86eeee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Alex, I have a question for you: Your music sometimes sounds like Steven Wilson&#8217;s. Is he one of your influences? &#8211; Arnaud, France<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372ef8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"372ef8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m not really familiar with Steven&#8217;s deep catalogue, but I&#8217;ve been asked about that quite a few times&#8230; I guess it&#8217;s the creative &#8220;instinct&#8221; and &#8220;danger&#8221; that links us both.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d89c9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43d89c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c545e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f1c545e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>What are your influences at the moment? If you know more unknown bands in France, I would like to discover. &#8211; Emilie, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdea3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cdea3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI like the idea of knowing unknown bands to share, it\u2019s the cutest way of asking for new discoveries! Good question, though\u2026! I guess I should do a French-only addition to one of my next playlist updates. Stay tuned! \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54849ee7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54849ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491489bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491489bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Is your Moog used as a MIDI keyboard or are you playing melodies with it as well? &#8211; Fatoni, France<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d9e88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d9e88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor me, the main fonction of the instruments is to offer the opportunity to do more sounds textures.\u00a0I like to be able to &#8220;play&#8221; with the tempo and the rhythmic signatures in my songs&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7fe3e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d7fe3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef07744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef07744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Can you talk about your decision to lay the guitar flat and play it like a keyboard? &#8211; Blake, USA<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ce8ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ce8ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor me, instruments are tools to express sensations, to provide deeper emotional layers&#8230; I&#8217;m not a musician, I&#8217;m an impressionist &#8230; The others are amazing musicians though. See what I did with my different guitar sliders? That&#8217;s what I meant by crafting sonic textures.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad5e817 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ad5e817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e02248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e02248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Alex, what is the mysterious device that you are using ? &#8211; Kimiyo, Japan<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26035b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26035b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s an analog keyboard that creates what the other band members call a gentle end-of-the-world kind of sound.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d297b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26d297b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9e6c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9e6c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Do you plan on adding one or more songs in French in your upcoming new project? &#8211; Aur\u00e9lie, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe foundation of the song <em>Sorrows (If Only I Had Known)<\/em> comes from one of my poems in French. I would like to something involving French by next year\u2026 So yes, it\u2019s in the plans!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e05f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f3e05f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b10312a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b10312a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>\nWhat is the name of this music type? &#8211; Arif, 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src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1062-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1062-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1062-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1062-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1062.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5888c7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5888c7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Can we expect a prog festival with current bands such as Haken, Tesseract, The Ocean &amp; AHF ? Also, what do you think of your predecessors like Rush, Triumph and Saga? &#8211; Arnaud, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e8b003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e8b003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt would be an honor to share the stage with those incredible bands\u2026 for those who paved the way, they are the reason we are redefining the boundaries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09af21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c09af21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a103331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a103331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Alex, have we never told you or have you never thought of doing soundtracks? For movies or TV series? Your music would fit perfectly. &#8211; Constance, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1da3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1da3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m currently working on a soundtrack project&#8230; \ud83d\ude09\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557c0df1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"557c0df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737af5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"737af5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>The lighting is beautiful. They are like floating balls\u2026 I wonder who\u2019s thinking about the stage setting? &#8211; Tsugumi, Japan<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adbd75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2adbd75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s my concept, I wanted to create an old theatre type of vibe&#8230; but Miss Isabel was the decoration &#8220;wizard&#8221; behind it all.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532d716 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"532d716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2782 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"532d716\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjgzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FsZXhoZW5yeWZvc3Rlci5jb21cL2pvdXJuYWxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzZIN0E5Mjg2LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjUzMmQ3MTYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A9286.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"532d716\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjgzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FsZXhoZW5yeWZvc3Rlci5jb21cL2pvdXJuYWxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzZIN0ExMzA0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjUzMmQ3MTYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A1304.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e109b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e109b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>The last track on this live stream, was it the opening track on The Pineapple Thief tour? &#8211; Duncan, UK<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f999a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f999a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe song you are talking about is called &#8220;Ouverture&#8221; that was linked with &#8220;Slow Pace of the Winds&#8221;&#8230; It is also a song that written specifically for an event, in this case the tour,\u00a0 and never released. Yes, I tend to do that&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9bd207 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e9bd207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb7809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb7809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>When you go on tour in June, will you have newly designed shirts and sweaters? &#8211; Daly, Netherlands<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3163f813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3163f813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbsolutely. It\u2019s important for me to share something that is specifically aligned with the initial spirit and entity of the tour. Touring is not a sterile type of entertainment enterprise for me. That\u2019s why the name and imageries are as significant as the songs set to be communed are\u2026\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f3513 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93f3513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ef42b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ef42b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Are the tour dates still standing for the coming months? &#8211; Cynthia, USA<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104f34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104f34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes, the upcoming tour is still on, and more dates should be added soon&#8230; But the present horrors going on in Ukraine have a very profound impact on me&#8230; so I&#8217;m very sensitive about it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ddccbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ddccbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24312f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24312f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>\nAny chance that you guys will do a gig in Spain or Portugal? &#8211; ro-ro<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10078415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10078415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI always keep my schedule open. For me, it&#8217;s always about doing it right, about taking the time to really share a moment rather than entertain&#8230; so I can&#8217;t wait!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df75eb0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df75eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65488616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65488616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Any plans for Canadian dates this year? &#8211; Paul, Canada<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b7e784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b7e784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t have plans for North America at this point. I&#8217;ve been invited to share a musical moment in many wonderful places, but I&#8217;ve learned to take my time&#8230; It will come.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b62a870 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b62a870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5947c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5947c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Will the entire band be there for the Rock Your Brain Fest in S\u00e9lestat? &#8211; Albina, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffb14e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffb14e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI will bring everyone on the road&#8230; if they&#8217;re still nice with me&#8230;!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fb34c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8fb34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54119e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54119e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>In a tense situation in Europe it is difficult to think about concerts. Many concerts in Poland are canceled. What is the situation with Your performance in Krakow? &#8211; Sylwia, Poland<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1d5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1d5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI still don&#8217;t know much about it&#8230; if not for the fact that my heart is with you all.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a749d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a749d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdda23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbdda23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Alex when will you be playing in Montreal??? &#8211; Alexandre, Canada<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f62dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f62dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m thinking of doing an event at our church-studio in Drummondville next fall. It all depends on my musical projects.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cdc8b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6cdc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50def864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50def864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Will you add a date in Italy? &#8211; Andrea, Italy<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98eb6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98eb6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m working on different options for our Italian rendez-vous!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdb347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fdb347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See you soon! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e070b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e070b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI can\u2019t wait to see you on April 16th (sorry for those who circled April 9th on their calendars!) for a special live session and a direct-to-vinyl moment. 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