MY VOICE for WORLD PEACE

I will always remember my Fathers words to me as he lay dying from cancer "Go now son and play music all over this world. Tell people who you are,where you have come from and where your going...If I could, I would come with you but for me,it is only a dream now...for you..you can fulfill that dream".
At the time my head was such a mess,there was my Father,the ROCK of my life,leaving this world yet still giving me his wisdom and advice.For years after I wrote song after song after song..totally inspired,driven by his words,desperately trying to make that difference to someone,somewhere...I developed a passion for EARTH MUSIC..."Flamenco"..Maybe something lurking in my Irish/Spanish gypsy blood was calling me..My passion for music led me to lay down tributes to Salvador Dali,Picasso..wild men of art,genuises,individuals who broke all the the rules in the name of LOVE..ART..EXPRESSION OF FAITH.For two years I burst every nail on my hands,painfully learning the disciplines of the gypsies,then the strangest of things happened in the summer 2008.Something led me to find the music that my Father loved...OPERA..It was as if he was somehow telling me to find it...In the vastness of music in the world I strangely sourced the arai from Puccinis La Boheme.."CHE GELIDA MANINA" That was it!!...as soon as I heard it it reminded me of my childhood,hearing the wonderfully powerful sounds of Puccini as my Dad escaped from his working life as an engineer in hot,oily factory.This was most definitely an affirmation (the first of many) and a calling to use the most powerful gift I had been given...MY VOICE...It alone mirrors my soul,truley expresses my thoughts,carries the messages of my heart and my dreams,my sadness,my joy,my love,my beliefs,my pain...When my beloved brother Gerard committed suicide 5 years ago I knew then, that I had a duty bestowed upon me to become a messenger of Peace and to in anyway help someone,somewhere,somehow make a difference,no matter how small,but somehow to connect with people all over our beautiful world and use my voice to carry a positive and peaceful message..My call is for WORLD PEACE through my WORLD MUSIC..Collectively we can shape our Earth as to how it should be...Thats really what my Father was meaning.Thats my aspiration my inspiration and vision,and it is my sole duty to carry the tears of peoples pain in my voice.... until we find it....

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Comment by Leo on October 6, 2009 at 5:38am: Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Comment by Blaise Gauba on September 28, 2009 at 7:04pm: Amazing! Brought tears to my eyes. Powerful song like this open up thought processes that can cause chakras to open such as the creative chakra in the throat and your third eye. I had shivers of inspiration. Thank you Martin. Thank you! Peace! ~Blaise

Comment by Becky Angle on September 10, 2009 at 12:10am: Glad you have found your inner peace finally, Martin. Becky

Comment by Beatrice LATEUR LACROIX on September 9, 2009 at 11:10pm: Thank you, martin for your inspiring sharing.
Love and Peace

Comment by Marek Zielinski on September 9, 2009 at 7:40pm: WORLD PEACE, WORLD PEACE FOREVER.

Marek

Comment by Martin Aelred on September 9, 2009 at 12:43pm: Percy the Dreamweaver is sooo sooo right about music...We will find a united Peace through all the arts

Comment by MALIK55 on September 9, 2009 at 9:52am: THANKS MAN.JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE GOT A GUARDIAN ANGEL ALWAYS WITH YOU AND THAT IS YOUR LATE FATHER SO GO ON DOING WHAT YOU KNOW HOW TO DO BEST.CHEERS.

Comment by Elisabeth S. on September 9, 2009 at 8:55am: Salute di a Corsica!
Thank you for your testimony of Love! I share your feelings and your sorrows too! Sogno is just beautiful, you sing like an Italian or Corsican! Almost all the men here sing... We are only 80 kilometers from the Italian coast!
I wish you a peaceful life, filled with love, compassion, and joy!
With joined hands, your friend in the Dharma.
Elisabeth

Comment by SILVANA on September 9, 2009 at 7:23am: As coisas que restam sobrevivem num lugar da alma que se chama saudade.A saudade é o bolso onde a alma guarda aquilo que ela provou e aprovou. Aprovadas foram as experiências que deram alegria.
O que valeu a pena está destinado à eternidade.
A saudade é o rosto da eternidade refletido no rio do tempo.
É para isso que necessitamos dos deuses, para que o rio do tempo seja circular:
“Lança o teu pão sobre as águas porque depois de muitos dias o encontrarás...“
Oramos para que aquilo que se perdeu no passado nos seja devolvido no futuro.
Acho que Deus não se incomodaria se nós o chamássemos de
Eterno Retorno: pois é só isso que pedimos dele,que as coisas da saudade retornem.

Rubem Alves

Martin,sinto-me emocionada com sua estória...Sua voz é linda!Seu pai e seu irmão,estarão sempre vivos,dentro desse teu lindo coração!Beijos e PAZ!

Comment by Hanne Billowitz on September 9, 2009 at 12:22am: I can hear the tears in your song...and the longing for peace for all. Keep singing! People are listening and will be touched by your music. May you touch many hearts and bring them peace....Hanne