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There is life outside the mainstream...
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INNER PEACE STRENGHT AND SERENITY
MARCA
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
LIFE OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM
This is a time for honoring what's deep inside my heart...
Overindulgences are a thing of the past and i've taken out the trash
that had long kept me away from the "here and now"...
I refuse to wear a watch and i'll never look at the time 'cos IT'S ALWAYS AND ONLY "NOW"
FOR ME...If i have a studio session,a gig,a meeting or a class to teach,tell me when to be there and i'll
always show up in the NOW!!!
Nobody's chains are holding me down and i'm no longer my worst enemy.
I guess i'm also more flexible and open to all the new opportunities that life seems to be
throwing my way lately...
One surprising thing has been the way i've been finding it easier to deal with any kind of authority-quite the stretch for me as my closest friends will have you know!!!-
When the powers that be decided to take off my records from the shelves and stop playing
my music on the radio or even stopped returning my calls some years ago...i started dying a long, slow and
painful death...it's a wonder i didn't go back to the bottle...i relocated to Toronto instead...but
we'll get to that story later...
Going back to dying...I DIED TO THE OLD MARC...and i guess that's when i switched to MARCA...and altered my given ARSENAULT last name to ARSENO....
The "O" represents me coming full-circle...MARCA is an abbreviation, also my WARRIOR NAME...nothing to do with me losing my head and becoming another persona...
Somewhere around 2005, after the XM SATELLITE RADIO gig i stopped looking for any kind of meaning, i quit gathering useless information from the outside world and retreated inward.
Folks started to wonder about my mental health and thought i was going thru a severe depression...and i guess for a little while i was...and i lost a bunch of so-called friends, but then i started writing like crazy again...
a good sign things were getting better and i was going to be ok...
What happened was the ultimate spiritual investigation for me...
I began investigating the inner workings of my true "self" and something clicked...
Overnight, i became obsessed with finding out what really made me happy...
Where did my joy come from and how was i going to reacquaint myself with it?
I did all this by developing some form of daily routine,getting up at dawn was one of them,
cleaning up the apartment,stringing my guitars,taking long and reflective walks on Mount-Royal,
and writing a complete and yet to be released french album as well as some of the RAVEN-BLACK EYES OF FIRE songs...
I was a man on a mission!
I was going to defeat this restlessness once and for all...i was going to kick this boredom right
in the arse and prevent it from sabotaging my life as it had done in the past...
It wasn't going to stop me in my tracks anymore...i was going for the deep plunge...this time i was going all the way ...but OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM...
What i eventually came face to face with was a renewed sense of freedom and empowerment,
a new and creative version of my life was taking shape...right there before my very eyes...
Overindulgences are a thing of the past and i've taken out the trash
that had long kept me away from the "here and now"...
I refuse to wear a watch and i'll never look at the time 'cos IT'S ALWAYS AND ONLY "NOW"
FOR ME...If i have a studio session,a gig,a meeting or a class to teach,tell me when to be there and i'll
always show up in the NOW!!!
Nobody's chains are holding me down and i'm no longer my worst enemy.
I guess i'm also more flexible and open to all the new opportunities that life seems to be
throwing my way lately...
One surprising thing has been the way i've been finding it easier to deal with any kind of authority-quite the stretch for me as my closest friends will have you know!!!-
When the powers that be decided to take off my records from the shelves and stop playing
my music on the radio or even stopped returning my calls some years ago...i started dying a long, slow and
painful death...it's a wonder i didn't go back to the bottle...i relocated to Toronto instead...but
we'll get to that story later...
Going back to dying...I DIED TO THE OLD MARC...and i guess that's when i switched to MARCA...and altered my given ARSENAULT last name to ARSENO....
The "O" represents me coming full-circle...MARCA is an abbreviation, also my WARRIOR NAME...nothing to do with me losing my head and becoming another persona...
Somewhere around 2005, after the XM SATELLITE RADIO gig i stopped looking for any kind of meaning, i quit gathering useless information from the outside world and retreated inward.
Folks started to wonder about my mental health and thought i was going thru a severe depression...and i guess for a little while i was...and i lost a bunch of so-called friends, but then i started writing like crazy again...
a good sign things were getting better and i was going to be ok...
What happened was the ultimate spiritual investigation for me...
I began investigating the inner workings of my true "self" and something clicked...
Overnight, i became obsessed with finding out what really made me happy...
Where did my joy come from and how was i going to reacquaint myself with it?
I did all this by developing some form of daily routine,getting up at dawn was one of them,
cleaning up the apartment,stringing my guitars,taking long and reflective walks on Mount-Royal,
and writing a complete and yet to be released french album as well as some of the RAVEN-BLACK EYES OF FIRE songs...
I was a man on a mission!
I was going to defeat this restlessness once and for all...i was going to kick this boredom right
in the arse and prevent it from sabotaging my life as it had done in the past...
It wasn't going to stop me in my tracks anymore...i was going for the deep plunge...this time i was going all the way ...but OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM...
What i eventually came face to face with was a renewed sense of freedom and empowerment,
a new and creative version of my life was taking shape...right there before my very eyes...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
YOU'RE GONNA BE YESTERDAY'S SENSATION ONE DAY
If there's one thing that i've learned it's how easily everything can quickly be washed away,even if what you do is cutting edge...
You can bet your sweet little tush you're gonna be yesterday's sensation one day.
Just make sure you never lose your head and keep the parasites at bay...
I remember waking up not knowing how i'd be getting through the day,with so little in the fridge
and not much more in my pockets...At that period in my life,friends started thinking maybe i was delusionnal about making it in this cut-throat entertainment businness...
I had thrown it all away when i had left top-40 radio to follow my muse and run away with
the rock n' roll circus...
All kinds of rumours about me were being spread around by vicious tongues in the industry...
I had gone crazy...was leading a cult,was ill with an incurable disease...anything TO KEEP ME OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND PREVENT ME FROM WORKING...
I'm just about thru with reminiscing...I'm restless again...restless for something real...
I'm craving AUTHENTICITY,won't settle for less than the real deal.
As i write this,i can feel my inner-child resurrecting ...
WHEN THE UNKNOWN IS KNOWN THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR
I'VE DECIDED TO GO BEYOND THE RATIONAL MIND...
Keep writing,recording...and EVEN PERFORM IN THE NEAR FUTURE...just to piss everybody
off and give the naysayers a run for their money...
My irrepressible belief in myself has long been mistaken for arrogance but the truth is
i couldn't give a rat's ass what you think of me...MA VALEUR EN TANT QUE PERSONNE NE DÉPENDRA JAMAIS DE TON AVIS SUR MA PERSONNE OU MON ART...
LE SILENCE ET L'INDIFÉRENCE NE PEUVENT ANÉANTIR LE MISSIONNAIRE INSOUMIS
MON COEUR USÉ EST MILLIONAIRE...
NOW LET'S PLAY!!!
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
http://www.twitter.com/marcasounds
You can bet your sweet little tush you're gonna be yesterday's sensation one day.
Just make sure you never lose your head and keep the parasites at bay...
I remember waking up not knowing how i'd be getting through the day,with so little in the fridge
and not much more in my pockets...At that period in my life,friends started thinking maybe i was delusionnal about making it in this cut-throat entertainment businness...
I had thrown it all away when i had left top-40 radio to follow my muse and run away with
the rock n' roll circus...
All kinds of rumours about me were being spread around by vicious tongues in the industry...
I had gone crazy...was leading a cult,was ill with an incurable disease...anything TO KEEP ME OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND PREVENT ME FROM WORKING...
I'm just about thru with reminiscing...I'm restless again...restless for something real...
I'm craving AUTHENTICITY,won't settle for less than the real deal.
As i write this,i can feel my inner-child resurrecting ...
WHEN THE UNKNOWN IS KNOWN THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR
I'VE DECIDED TO GO BEYOND THE RATIONAL MIND...
Keep writing,recording...and EVEN PERFORM IN THE NEAR FUTURE...just to piss everybody
off and give the naysayers a run for their money...
My irrepressible belief in myself has long been mistaken for arrogance but the truth is
i couldn't give a rat's ass what you think of me...MA VALEUR EN TANT QUE PERSONNE NE DÉPENDRA JAMAIS DE TON AVIS SUR MA PERSONNE OU MON ART...
LE SILENCE ET L'INDIFÉRENCE NE PEUVENT ANÉANTIR LE MISSIONNAIRE INSOUMIS
MON COEUR USÉ EST MILLIONAIRE...
NOW LET'S PLAY!!!
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
http://www.twitter.com/marcasounds
Monday, February 1, 2010
EVERY CELL IN MY BODY RIDES THE TIGER
After the fall there was only one place to go...and i did go.
I went and asked the silence the way to something greater and left my prayers to the wind...
Those who know me well know about my sense of humour but i do take some things quite seriously...like my music ,integrity and loyalty.
I am the guardian of my art.
I will defend it to my death even if you think what i do is uncool because i don't follow the herd.
There is life outside the mainstream because the mainstream per say is an illusion.
This said doesn't mean i don't enjoy the illusion, i just don't chase after it anymore.
Nowadays i sort of see myself as an infinite entity, a soul portraying a very imperfect
and passionate man,artist ,writer,musician,singer,actor,dj,entrepreneur,speaker and son.
If me recognizing unlimited potential in myself pisses you off or scares you away from me...tuff...
If i wanna have my own radio show,record albums,do voice-overs,inspire some kids with music
workshops in high-schools and youth centers and that makes me scattered and unfocused
fuck you.
With sobriety came clarity and with clarity a true and fierce connection with intention...
My energy level is exceptionally high these days and i seemed to have developed an inner
knowing about what's to come...
Now every cell in my body rides the tiger and i'm finally coming into the power that is my
birthright.
All is very well indeed.
MARCA
RAVEN-BLACK EYES OF FIRE
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
I went and asked the silence the way to something greater and left my prayers to the wind...
Those who know me well know about my sense of humour but i do take some things quite seriously...like my music ,integrity and loyalty.
I am the guardian of my art.
I will defend it to my death even if you think what i do is uncool because i don't follow the herd.
There is life outside the mainstream because the mainstream per say is an illusion.
This said doesn't mean i don't enjoy the illusion, i just don't chase after it anymore.
Nowadays i sort of see myself as an infinite entity, a soul portraying a very imperfect
and passionate man,artist ,writer,musician,singer,actor,dj,entrepreneur,speaker and son.
If me recognizing unlimited potential in myself pisses you off or scares you away from me...tuff...
If i wanna have my own radio show,record albums,do voice-overs,inspire some kids with music
workshops in high-schools and youth centers and that makes me scattered and unfocused
fuck you.
With sobriety came clarity and with clarity a true and fierce connection with intention...
My energy level is exceptionally high these days and i seemed to have developed an inner
knowing about what's to come...
Now every cell in my body rides the tiger and i'm finally coming into the power that is my
birthright.
All is very well indeed.
MARCA
RAVEN-BLACK EYES OF FIRE
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
EVERY CELL IN MY BODY RIDES THE TIGER
Everybody's got a hard luck story to tell...been there done that...made dreams come true,
fucked it all up,cleaned up,starved,did a disapearing act,killed the ego and woke up.
That's the story so far...i'll be going back in time for your voyeuristic needs...going back and forth... sometimes switching from english to french...a style that is very much my own.
This is my movie...
I've lived like a gypsy for the most part of the past decade.
Just like Springsteen once remarked while talking about his BORN TO RUN masterpiece,
i guess i went looking for a connection...looking back now i'm a 150% positive that i needed
to experience life closer to the bone.
LA FOLIE CONTRÔLÉ N'EST PAS UNE TROMPERIE TOTALE
MAIS UNE FACON SOPHISTIQUÉE,ARTISTIQUE,D'ÊTRE SÉPARÉ DE TOUT,
TOUT EN CONTINUANT À FAIRE PARTIE INTÉGRANTE DE TOUT
Carlos Castaneda
I've got all the patience in the world now so if you got the time i'll sing you songs,
let you in MARCAWORLD...you can read about the stuff you've heard and thought
was the truth and learn about how the real deal went down.
I've been asking the silence the way to something greater and i've decided to leave my prayers
to the wind...
MARCA
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
fucked it all up,cleaned up,starved,did a disapearing act,killed the ego and woke up.
That's the story so far...i'll be going back in time for your voyeuristic needs...going back and forth... sometimes switching from english to french...a style that is very much my own.
This is my movie...
I've lived like a gypsy for the most part of the past decade.
Just like Springsteen once remarked while talking about his BORN TO RUN masterpiece,
i guess i went looking for a connection...looking back now i'm a 150% positive that i needed
to experience life closer to the bone.
LA FOLIE CONTRÔLÉ N'EST PAS UNE TROMPERIE TOTALE
MAIS UNE FACON SOPHISTIQUÉE,ARTISTIQUE,D'ÊTRE SÉPARÉ DE TOUT,
TOUT EN CONTINUANT À FAIRE PARTIE INTÉGRANTE DE TOUT
Carlos Castaneda
I've got all the patience in the world now so if you got the time i'll sing you songs,
let you in MARCAWORLD...you can read about the stuff you've heard and thought
was the truth and learn about how the real deal went down.
I've been asking the silence the way to something greater and i've decided to leave my prayers
to the wind...
MARCA
http://www.myspace.com/marcasounds
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