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We are somewhat shocked to realise that rehearsals commence this weekend for our Summer European Tour. Then we head out to see you in just over two weeks time. Looking forward to seeing you all out there.
Love love love, as always
From all of us

This little engine that could turned 14 years old today.
Thank you @through_the_moss_on_high_heels for the reminder.
Gonna scrub up on Control later today at rehearsal to celebrate.

If you haven’t already : watch @andorofficial .
It explains everything.
If you know you know.

When did the concerted protection of children stop being a priority ? When did this horror inflicted upon the Palestinians become so normalized that these kind of statistics don’t even make the front page news? When did a ceasefire not require the actual laying down of arms by the oppressor ? Why can one ethnicity illicit such sympathy and support from Western governments and one cannot and is instead considered entirely disposable.
When did those who advocate for the protection of innocent civilians become the criminalized and those people who decorate their celebration cakes with a noose , positioned as heroes?
When did war lords , who have been accused of serious war crimes by international courts start getting invited onto our radio stations and tv shows to spew their zealous, supremist propaganda whilst peace loving and gentle artists like @misanharriman get smeared and hounded by a national newspaper ? What is happening here? It’s like living in the upside down.
It’s absolutely maddening. And distressing.
And downright INSANE.
I am not buying what they are selling.
I will keep my heart gentle.
And nothing they can say will ever convince me that what they are selling is something I ever want to buy into.
I reject their narrative.
And I always will.
Thank you @savechildrenuk@msrachelforlittles and @misanharriman for your tireless advocacy for the oppressed and downtrodden.
Love and deep respect always .

When did the concerted protection of children stop being a priority ? When did this horror inflicted upon the Palestinians become so normalized that these kind of statistics don’t even make the front page news? When did a ceasefire not require the actual laying down of arms by the oppressor ? Why can one ethnicity illicit such sympathy and support from Western governments and one cannot and is instead considered entirely disposable.
When did those who advocate for the protection of innocent civilians become the criminalized and those people who decorate their celebration cakes with a noose , positioned as heroes?
When did war lords , who have been accused of serious war crimes by international courts start getting invited onto our radio stations and tv shows to spew their zealous, supremist propaganda whilst peace loving and gentle artists like @misanharriman get smeared and hounded by a national newspaper ? What is happening here? It’s like living in the upside down.
It’s absolutely maddening. And distressing.
And downright INSANE.
I am not buying what they are selling.
I will keep my heart gentle.
And nothing they can say will ever convince me that what they are selling is something I ever want to buy into.
I reject their narrative.
And I always will.
Thank you @savechildrenuk@msrachelforlittles and @misanharriman for your tireless advocacy for the oppressed and downtrodden.
Love and deep respect always .

On this day in 1998.

On this day in 1998.

On this day in 1998.

On this day in 1998.

The queen of fucking EVERYTHING .
Happy US Mother’s Day mummy. There is not a day goes by without me thinking about you.
Love is your compass.
It always was.
X

Just stumbled upon this wee bit of footage tonight.
My baby Veela and me.
Test footage courtesy of the legendary Sophie Muller.

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

What the ACTUAL fuck.
Wake up everybody.
This is OUTRAGEOUS and seriously wicked, deeply RACIST shit.
This is not right and it cannot stand.
I resist this with every single cell of my exhausted old body.
And you should too.
White people need to stand up and speak out.
We can’t keep allowing them to get away with this shit.
What the ACTUAL fuck?

The gentlemen’s club.
Pic courtesy of @schmirl

Can’t wait to hear your new album @ioannagika
This is your time now.
As you so deserve.
Thank you for always being so gentle and generous with me. For seeing me. For hearing me.
An extraordinary kindness that I truly treasure and will never forget.
I will forever be the first to join your moshpit. Every single time.

You’ve still got it. @nodoubt 🍊

You’ve still got it. @nodoubt 🍊

You’ve still got it. @nodoubt 🍊

You’ve still got it. @nodoubt 🍊

I was talking about you last night.
I was telling some friends that when you died, I wanted to die too.
I was thinking about those last minutes we shared together. The vet had come over to the house. Candles were burning in every room.The fire was burning in the hearth. Chopin nocturnes were burning through space, through every hole , every cave, every chasm of the world .
When the vet administered the initial sedative into your little leg, your eyes widened and searched for mine. I pulled you onto my lap and you calmly closed your eyes for the final time. We breathed together like one.
And there was no fuss. No fear. Only peaceful little breaths that gradually became more and more shallow until they stopped entirely.
You were ready to go. There was no fight left in your tiny little body and you submitted yourself to the great mystery with grace and acceptance.
I think about this parting alot.
And I miss you still in ways that are bordering on the strange and the obsessive.
Such is the power of a beloved animal.
The unrelenting, eternal power of love .