I am a singer-songwriter from England living and working in Catalonia, Spain.

It’s hard to write about yourself; listen to my songs and you will discover what I am about…

I am nothing to do with the other Guy James who I believe has a radio show in the USA.

Have done with learning,
And you will have no more vexation.
How great is the difference between “eh” and “o”?
What is the distinction between “good” and “evil”?
Must I fear what others fear?
What abysmal nonsense this is!

The people are merry as if at a magnificent party
Or playing in the park at springtime,
But I am tranquil and wandering,
Like a newborn before it learns to smile,
Alone, with no true home.

In the eyes of those
who have more than they need,
I alone appear to possess nothing.

What a fool I am!
Muddled and confused!
When common people scintillate
I alone make shadows.
Vulgar folks are sharp and knowing:
Only I am melancholy.
Restless like the ocean,
Blown about, I cannot stop.
Other men can find employment,
But I am stubborn; I am mean.

All men settle down in their grooves:
I alone am stubborn and remain outside.
But wherein I am most different from others is
In knowing to take sustenance from my Mother!

lao tzu- tao teh ching

compiled by gj from translations by wu, rosenthal and blakney