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Ross Mitson

Well, it's not Big Business!

About Me



Since leaving the Beatles I have been living in a secure unit in Norfolk. Occasionally I am given day-release to perform a secret gig.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/16/2007
Band Website: Shmebsite
Band Members: Me and guests.
Influences: First 10 which come to mind: Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen, American Music Club, Bjork, Beatles, Low, Nick Cave, Velvet Underground, Tunng, Chopin.
Sounds Like: According to other people ('cause I haven't a clue): Jack Johnson, Badly Drawn Boy, Ray Davies, Paul McCartney.......let me know who you think I sound like!
Record Label: Leander
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Here we go.....

What fun!  I heard a news report on the radio with an expert saying that housing prices had fallen by 'over 6% in the past year'.  I had to laugh - until about 3 months ago they were either ...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:22:00 PST

NEW SONG! Drive Me Home

Right!  I finally got a new song posted!  So you'd better like it!This is the song my friend Twana helped me write while I was in Berlin - thanks Twana.  I've changed it about a little ...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:39:00 PST

Grrrrr

Got my application form all sorted for a better job, then realised that I'm not eligible.  Grrrr.  Need to go out and get me some gigs - money very short now, what with no pay-rise two years...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:56:00 PST

Holidays Over

Lovely  Holidays, with lovely people.I went to Berlin to see my old friend, Twana.  Didn’t really do much of the tourist thing, just hung out and had a good time. Sat up until the dawn...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:19:00 PST

Late night music

It's been a long time.  Another year gone and I still don't know what I really like, what I really want.  Keeps me searching, I guess.Feeling a bit maudlin tonight, listening to Joni Mitchel...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:31:00 PST

Land of the Living (back in the)

It's been a long time.  All kinds of stuff has happened.  Strange times.  Feeling a little more centred now but it's been a rocky few months.Autumn really hangs me up the most.  Lo...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:36:00 PST

Back to Basics

Feeling a bit discombobulated at the moment.  Life in the process of getting back to normal but lots of work to do to try to make it more fun than it had become.  Another great but all-too-b...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:45:00 PST

Message to the masses

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
Posted by Ross Mitson on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:00:00 PST

AMsterdam

Back to work after my 'holiday' in Amsterdam.  I played 14X45minutes in four days - mainly due to the Bourbon Street gigs which go on forever.  It was quite gruelling for me now I'm no longe...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

Theft

So, it's finally sure.......Someone has stolen my favourite guitar (along with my minidisc player, two microphones, backing tracks, cables, guitar stand, speaker stands).The guitar was  a  2...
Posted by Ross Mitson on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:13:00 PST