You Don’t Love Me – January 2016
In 2014 I wrote a song a week and posted them on Youtube in demo form, called 52 Fridays. In 2015 I wrote two books. I missed writing the songs. I’m not crazy enough to contemplate another year of a song a week, but I figured that I might manage one a month, with perhaps […]
Prof Christopher French
Exploding Some Myths About Hypnosis Prof Christopher C French Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Goldsmiths, University of London Introduction Ever since the time of Mesmer, and arguably back as far as the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, various healing techniques have been used to treat ailments that bear a resemblance to what we would now […]
The Singing Hypnotist – What About Me? – information page
So – you’re interested in The Singing Hypnotist. Perhaps you have seen the live show, heard the songs, or read Christopher’s book Overpowered. Now you want to know more… Well here is the place to get information about where you can get help to make your hypnotic experience truly personal. This resource is exclusive to this […]
The Frozen Scream – original book cover found
The stage adaptation by Sarah Waters and me opens in Cardiff next month. The Frozen Scream
Week 44 – 31st October 2014 – Past Tense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmdGwxP1pbs I was asked to contribute something to a magazine for Widows and Widowers. I felt a bit lost and didn’t know what I wanted to write. I went outside to chop some wood (in my dungarees). Half an hour later I came in, sat down at the piano and wrote this. Sorry it’s […]
Week 43 – 24 October 2014 – Comfort Ye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psTA16AGaiY Brace yourselves: It’s a gospel song. And it mentions god. But, as usual with me, it’s my notion of god which is something like the best part of me. The most benign voice in my head. I wish I could play rollicking gospel piano then this would really kick off, but hopefully this demo […]
Week 42 – 17th October 2014 – Pamukkale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfjJGNaA1xU When I was in my early 20s I wrote a handful of songs. They were emotional and full of brittle wit, I remember. One of them has always stayed with me. I remember exactly when I wrote it, who it was about (ie the person I didn’t need and the person who didn’t need […]
Week 41 – 10th October 2014 – Call It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0GvEcmIGPE Finally! A love song! Call It It rises from the guts And then you call it love It’s newer than anything ever was And then you call it love It’s a filter on a photograph That changes all though all stays the same It’s in the head which is in the heart In […]
Week 40 – 3 October 2014 – Falling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y4Ch3M6ZM Falling. They pass through but the room remains I am that room I am the floor I am the walls They pass through but the room remains I don’t bolt the door The air is full but only when the sun shines It can’t be that heavy all day The air is full but […]
Week 39 – 26th September 2014 – Mercy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3WbCO7Czho Having struggled with last week’s song I sat down and wrote this song very quickly. But then I’ve waited probably my whole life to write it. Having been steeped in religious music and imagery growing up, it has taken until now to see that religion works for me if I take it as an […]