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My version of a bio

My recently discovered American connection Daniel Miess asked me to write a bio so there’d be some reference to the posts of my work he may be including in his poetry project. (Don’t feel obliged, by the way, Daniel. I know that most of my work would not qualify as poetry when scrutinised) I’ve written some biographies in the past. Mostly for one of the bands I was playing in. And next to doing performance video shoots it’s probably one of my most hated parts of being in a band. But it has to happen, because the audience wants to relate to the musician or to the author or to the artist. But you have to understand that it really sucks to be at the centre of things when you are actually too introverted to occupy such a space. It was never the reason I started writing or making music. Quite the opposite really. Because I don’t like it at all, I will do it in the only form that will give me some fulfilment. Here goes: I