The Stage Light
When the stage is lit a little too well. [Photo Credit: Paul Green]
The Flight
I’m not sure if my knee had a target painted on it, or if the disgruntled flight attendants had decided among themselves for a series of deliberate attacks on my person. Whatever the reason, this was now the third time the drinks trolley had been hurled down the aisle at full speed into my knee with an eye-watering, bone-crunching collision. [Photo Credit: Gerrie van der Walt]
The Most Gracious of Hosts
Throughout my extensive music career, I’ve stayed with many people over many years, most of whom I haven’t broken… until now. [Photo Credit: Tanner Boriack]
Wide-Eyed in Nashville
My first trip to Nashville as a twenty-something year-old involved me surviving poor luggage choices, tiny cars and a brutal fuel fiasco. [Photo Credit: Tanner Boriack]
The Six-Week Tour That Kept On Giving
A vehicle malfunction, a hospital stay, a burger-joint fight and more - the six-week concert tour that just kept on giving. [Photo Credit: David Willersdorf]
The Puddle (Which Was No Puddle)
As I stood there contemplating my next move, I saw lights making their way toward me. It was a police car. Somehow the police had been driving up the highway and had seen the hazard lights flashing on the back of my car... They were curious. [Photo Credit: Ehad Neuhaus]
The Jump
When I was invited skydiving, I jumped in with both feet. A meteor hurtling to earth would have shown more grace than my skydiving experience, which still leaves hidden physical scars. [Photo Credit: Sean Mungor]
When All That Glitters Is Not Gold
“I can't remember if I lost consciousness at that point, or if my brain simply ran out of oxygen because of the uninterrupted length of my primal scream. What I did know was that that particular moment changed me neurologically...” [Photo Credit: Ashton Mullins]
An Accidental Break-in
“A few minutes passed and I saw a shadow move near the glass door. It was a musician-slash-engineer-looking gentleman who pushed the door open, saw me there and immediately shouted, "What are you doing here?" It was hardly the greeting I would have anticipated.“
When you go through the wrong door at the wrong time. It happened to me. [Photo Credit: Jose Fontano]
The Christmas Carols
The pianist started to play. The choir started to sing. As soon as I heard the piano sound, I knew that something wasn’t right. I couldn’t see the face of the pianist from behind the stage, however, I could see the tension in her shoulders and feel the apprehension radiating from her. [Photo Credit: Anthony Skerman]
The Shopping Centre
When my new album is played at the local shopping centre, everyone wins. [Photo Credit: Fikri Rasyid]
The Hug
Have you ever gotten a hug wrong? I had one particular occasion where a hug went so wrong that it continues to be something I deal with psychologically to this very day. [Photo Credit: Nathan Dumlao]
The Microphone Stand
“I noticed my voice getting fractionally fainter and opened my eyes to notice that my microphone was a little lower than it used to be.” A harrowing tale of a troubled microphone stand. [Photo Credit: Gift Habeshaw]
The Campervan
I heard a quiet noise which seemed to be laughter, but I didn’t realise until later that it was coming from me. At this stage I thought it best if Mark took over the driver’s seat. [Photo Credit: David Willersdorf]
But where was Elaine?
The place was really filling up with people and we hadn't even started sound checking yet. These people obviously were very keen. But where was Elaine? [Photo Credit: Harry Miller]
The Drive
As my retreating behind bumped something in the dark of the night, I shrieked briefly with the strange falsetto of someone with an over-active imagination. [Photo Credit: Sven Scheuermeier]
The Keyboard Stand
Occasionally as I sing, I sometimes get so much into a song, that I tend to lose spatial awareness. So I didn't immediately pay attention as I felt my keyboard leap into my arms. I opened my eyes... [Photo Credit: Puk Khantho]