ADAM Masterson

Had a good one at The Free style life launch party last week. Played a short set around 9ish. Albert Hammond Jr was there his video for song ‘101′ was the featured video up on the screens. I met him briefly he stuck around for my set which was cool.

I told the story in my set, about flying in with Neil Armstrong and not being able to land… it got quite a few laughs, but when I was hanging out at the after party people were like… ‘Hey liked your story about the flight with Neil Armstrong’ and ‘I don’t care if this dude’s making it all up, he’s like Mr Smooth’. But I can assure you I never make anything up, besides the truth is always more bizarre than the untruth, that’s why they keep it from us. And double-besides I only wish Mr smooth had smoother landings.

I had a last drink in Peter Mcmanus cafe in Chelsea before I left for London, a place where I used to come on thanksgiving day when i knew no one in this town. They used to give me a free thanks giving day Turkey and all the works, from the buffet, now I know lots of people in this town.

I wondered about my return to London? It’s been a rocky start to the year but turbulence was always on the cards. Things came to an uncertain end with my management twenty-first artists at the end of last year. 2009 was a frustrating year that held a lot of promise and much more could have been made of it. Elton owns and is managed by the company, although he pretty much manages himself. Someone in the company pointed out I was the only artist among a large rooster who hadn’t opened a show for Elton and asked me why? Good question: it’s not that I hadn’t asked.

I thought all the people there were fabulous, I have no quarrel, I learnt much from being in their company… but a button that could of been pressed wasn’t pressed, it’s not the first time this has happened, and me and a growing number of people can’t understand why? Next time that button comes round, and it will, I’ll be the one to bloody press it!

Much of my attention in Jan and Feb was spent trying to keep up my rent in Hackney, but here I was a little too ambitious, and by March I was out. This trip to New York has been a blessing, but now the real fun begins as I return to London as Adam Masterson of ‘no fixed abode’. (What a highway of neglect!)… No a more charming way of putting it is I’m living in the unknown or sweeter still… I’m living in the true magic of life.

I’m fearless of what’s ahead, and excited!

I’m starting to collect a lot of unreleased material, I’ve lobed a bunch of it up on myspace for the time being, some records some demos, please stop by and have a listen… it’s out there for free, all I ask in return is you come out to my gigs, especially my ‘Gold Bug’ nights at The Boogaloo, which are also for free by the way. We’re running this thing on Love baby.

And love was what I got at the freestyle life launch party, thanks to everyone who came up with kind words to say. Thanks to Tommy Swanhaus for inviting me and having me over, and Anna Gabriel and Will Stern for letting me share a great bill. I met a gentleman and his wife who were very enthusiastic, I asked him what he did and he said he was a lawyer, I told him my visa needed to be renewed end of April he said ‘We’ll hook all that up, no problem, we’ll get you back in, we like you here.’

You may ask why I’m coming back to London, if things are so swell in New York? Because I’ve got a point to prove.