Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Every now and then The Blue Monsters do a gig at The Back Room, and occasionally a Christmas concert for some poor unsuspecting old people. But each time we do I am riddled through with these questions and… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois The heart beats and the lungs breathe and music exists outside in some place you cannot touch. It has to do with the fabric of the universe, the very essence of everything. And in my mystical travels I wanted to… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois This is my commentary on Dan Grigor’s interview of Stanley Clarke. It is about a week overdue, but it has to be done. I usually write these things after my Sunday practice, when I am musically inspired. I was… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Ok. Maybe I am stretching the truth when I say “beautiful.” I am an English person living in Finland and playing the blues. The language and the music is radically different from anything I had previously… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I’m in a really cynical mood right now. Some fool once said “If you try your best you will become really famous and then you will be happy.” If I was the one who said it, I was an idiot at the time.… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I’ve written a few articles on the importance of theory since I have come to BareFoot MusicNews, some really tongue-in-cheek, and I have learned a lot.  And I hope I have improved as a player through the… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Being 2011, a new year again, I reflect on my miserable and wonderful life and wonder where I am going. I have to face some harsh things, strip myself naked and put it all out there for myself to look at. The ugly… more »