Having been on some sort of hiatus since 1995, even though
some things were made, I felt that the time had come to pull
another thing together for a brief appearance.
The first thing that happened, though, was to throw
all the thoughts of full-scaled arrangements out the window.
Then it was just "Plug in the keyboard, set it on "piano" and go".
To be painfully honest, this project was probably the first
that made me throw lyrics into the trashcan.
Growing up simply proved a bit harder than expected.
I guess I just wanted to make this one childish,
but in a more mature way than before.
Especially if you consider the serious thing
that this one was actually scheduled to,
and also did, turn into.
On the other hand, when all the pieces fell into place,
it went so easy and smooth, it almost was ridiculous.
It ended up with me writing four tracks, in just about as many days.
Still to this day it remains one of the most memorable projects
I've done. It just felt crazy at the time, though, having tried,
writing about two lines or so, only to throw it away and start over.
And suddenly, in the last days before deadline, you go and write
four tracks out of the blue and they all come out so great
and spot on, they are too good to throw away.
Then, on the very day of deadline, you find an acoustic track
recorded by one of your favourite bands from your childhood,
and you have a listen cause the title seems to fit, and just BOOM,
Nirvana opens right before your eyes. I guess that was the way
I was feeling when I was creating R.I.P.
The project was made for the 5th anniversary of my granddads death.
The reason? Well, the first attempt just didn't seem to kick it.
I'm glad this one wasn't a full-length one, cause, hand on heart,
it probably wouldn't have done it anymore justice.
Also, I guess that was the moment when I got the knack
for writing simple, acoustic, really soft tunes.
Of course I didn't think about it there and then.
Another project that was planned to happen that year,
was actually a hint at the fact that this was
the last year of, not only the century, but also
the millennium. You know, the hype was so big.
Computers would crash, cars would fly,
and love and behold, even the Lord Almighty
would appear on that last night of the year.
I wonder why I never got started on that project.
Maybe it was just me, or maybe, just maybe,
I had gotten the millennium bug a bit on beforehand.
One thing I do know, and still remember, was that I was nervous,
a little scared, but still more excited than ever on that final
New Year's Eve.
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