6 posts from 2007

Been writing songs all week for my upcoming concert of 22 may.
I work with Finale to make some beautiful leadsheet music for my bandmembers. Eventually they'll learn it by heart, but its useful to have my songs written down on paper.
Been listening to Ben Folds which I very much like and also The Feeling make some quality songs. Very clear songs, I hope I might write some of those these days.
I let me inspire by everything that surrounds me and what happens within me. A lot of my ideas come from the beautiful things I see on the Net, but also what I call the Return of Love and Attention. People have isolated themselves, living their lives on the net, making their music for instance behind their PC and do it all themselves...their is een process going on now, that people acctually want to be in real contact as if they lost how it felt to be close to another person. Identity 2.0 is how I see it. Who are you on the Net and who are you in real life?
People really enjoy being with eachother, because there is still a lot of who you are that can't be projected on a computerscreen. Ok, there is webcam technology, but that also a narrowing picture of the Real You. The Real You, that might be the title of my new song of today.
BYE.

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Here is a new song I wrote last night. A weird song about my mind and the thoughts producing machine it is.

“Too Much of EverythinK”

Sometimes I think about the thoughts that I produce
And then I think about the thoughts that I don’t use
But when I think about of what I thought was true
I smile and I start thinking about thinking something new

When I think about rethinking what I’ll say
Then I think about rethinking all the way
But when I think what I thought until this day
I smile and I start thinking: “EveryThinK is just OK!”

Too much of EverythinK
Going on in my mind
Too much of EverythinK
Too much thinKs to find

When I think about the thoughts that I might have
Then I think about the thoughts I think instead
And when I think about rethinking something old
I smile and I start thinking about the things that I’ve been told

Sometimes I think about the things I should have done
And then I think about thinking what will come
But when I think about the man that I’ve become
I smile and I start thinking: “what will possibly go wrong?”

Too much of EverythinK
Going on in my mind
Too much of EverythinK
Too much thinKs to find

© copyright MORRIS DE FONZ

Let do a posting where I list my concerts for this month. You never know if some of my readers will be in the area...
bybye Morris

May:
15th: Return of the GROOVE TROOPERS!!, Mahlerei, Musis Sacrum, ARNHEM21.30.
Na 2 jaar weer helemaal terug met een concert waar het allemaal ooit begon, Arnhem 2000.

16th: Mirjam and Morris, Jazz and Humor Show in Paleis van de Weemoed, Amsterdam, 20.00 uur.

20th: Vocal Session, Stadssocieteit, ARNHEM, 15.30 uur

22th: Morris at Mahlerei, Mahlerei, Musis Sacrum, ARNHEM 21.30 uur.
Morris - piano, vocals
Mete Erker - sax
Rico de Jeer - bas
Gunnar Graafmans - drums

25th: Mirjam and Morris, Jazz and Humor Show in Paleis van de Weemoed, AMSTERDAM, 20.00 uur.

26th: Mirjam and Morris, Jazz and Humor Show in Paleis van de Weemoed, AMSTERDAM, 20.00 uur.

27th: SouPeRGRouP, Ronde Weide, ARNHEM, aanvang 14.00 uur, concert om 15.00.
Morris - piano, vocals, compositions
Taeke Stol - double bass
Etienne Nillesen - drums
Martin Gort - percussion
Tom Beek - tenor saxophone
Freek Halsema - trombone
David Mast - trumpet
Melle Weijters - el. guitar

27th: Morris, Jazz in Duketown, Uilenburg podium, DEN BOSCH, 22.00 uur.
Morris - piano, vocals
Mete Erker - sax
Rico de Jeer - bas
Gunnar Graafmans - drums

31th: Maurits Solo piano, Mediapark, Beeld en Geluid, HILVERSUM

Good Morning World.
With writing these three words I remember the song I wrote a couple of days ago...

Good morning walk

Good morning world
I have to ask you something
cause by now, I question everything in me

Good morning light
Please take away my blindness
Cause by now
I question everything I see

I’ve been searching all my life
for some destiny
Now I wonder where it all will lead

I need a good morning walk   
just to ease my mind    
I need a good morning walk   
so I finally find       
What i am here for and who I am        
And where to go to
On this good morning walk

Good morning life
I’ve got to let it happen
Cause by now
I lost all faith in me

I’ve been searching all my life
for some honesty
Now I wonder where it all will lead

Bridge:
always looking for the right answer
never questioning my own questions
always looking for the right people
But I always end up being alone

Chorus

Hello. I have been blogging all day.
Suddenly I was curious, and looked in Google for 'Twitter' + 'Musicians'.
(Because that seems to me to be a great idea, what are you doing right now, musician?)

One of the hits was this website, which is I believe is the next step forward for record comanies.

I believe blogging is vey powerful.

I believe musicians have to tell their story. The story of their lives, what they are doing and who they are.

I am blogging for 6 months now and I am a believer. With blogging I met a lot of people, online as well as
off line.

I perform a lot in the Amsterdam Area and I have a full agenda with concerts coming. My music brought me in Kenia, South Africa, Curacao and America.

I believe in my qualities as a performer, singer and pianoplayer. Because I have someting of value to share. My life.

Morris