first things first. i finished the tattoo...about a month ago. and i totally owe you all a picture of it.
it's really quite amazing what an artist can achieve. this is a side-by-side shot of the paul steck painting and shaun oldershaw's version on my back. what a wonderful job. it really couldn't have turned out any better. and to think, i was worried about getting a tattoo so emotional to me. ophelia makes me strong and lets me get a new start. thats just what i did. i started music again, and i feel like i'm home again. i knew something was missing from my life, and it was music.
speaking of my music....something i've been waiting a long time for happened today. today, my "single" was released on iTunes. Sure, I have no "label," but who needs one of those. I really did this for myself, and i'm still working on the full album for myself. You can download the track on iTunes (search for artist heilige) or amazon.com (make sure youre searching MP3 downloads).
furthermore, i've been working with a band, well i'm in the band. it's called fictile shine and we finally have a drummer. drew is awesome. i really feel like i've known these guys my entire life. i really hope everything works out and we continue to play music for a while...i'm hoping we'll eventually get into shows again and i can have an awesome creative outlet. i need music. it needs me. so i want to get another tattoo....right now i have no tattoos that symbolize music or germany...probably my two favorite things. shoot me some ideas.....
and finally....next wednesday i'll be featured on stephanie kuehnert's blog for women who rock wednesdays. she's interviewed some really cool people (think auf der maur, mike ness, civet...)
i'm so excited that stephanie is taking the time to do this..she is a great individual. i preordered her new book. i'm just so damn proud of her. really, i've only known her like 7 years, but i just feel like a proud parent or something that she gets to live her dream and make a living at it. congrats to stephanie, who never ceases to amaze me!
