The Divorce

Finally the papers have been signed, sealed and delivered. Now it is official....I have divorced my major record label.

For me (and for a zillion other fellow artists, both of great international impact such as George Michael, Prince ( who´s record-company separations have been followed in press all over..) and others not as internationally well known.....the collaboration with a record company is as private as it can get...in the sense that the music that is being written and recorded is a part of the artist heart and soul. We give away a piece of ourselves in our words and music. It is almost like our music become our kids......and when they are being miss treated for various reasons , not respected and simply being left to chance, the feeling is......well you can imagine.....It is not very pleasant ...

So the artist will put the blame on the record company for their lack of focus, structure and interest, and the label with blame the artist for all kinds of weird stuff that makes you wonder why they signed you in the first place....

At the end of the day you will find the two parties throwing dirt at each-other and it will always end up with the fact that the artist is the ultimate looser, because he or she is the one who poured the heart out. A major label does not honestly care . there´s very little feeling and almost all about the money. Heard that one before right???

But then time flies,...... you somehow get over it it......

Life is short and there are more things to be done than to live with the passed.

So, respectfully accepting, and moving on....

I am totally happy for my divorce and were on speaking terms.

So now, with the new start .....I have now released the album on my own label, and feel free to buy a song or two at http://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/search?q=meja or check i-tunes or www.meja.net.

Peace and lot´s of love and all that jazz!!! now back to work :)

Thank You Japan!!!

Time flies again....been a great couple of months though...I was rehearsing with my band in Stockholm for a week before going back to Japan. It´s been a while......a long while...rather....something like 9 years. I was both scared and amused to to this tour. I mean..what can you expect?? When something has been so grand, as it has been in Japan for me, my major market in the world and all my wonderful fans over there.....that has been folowing me since the start back in 1996. Since we all know that time flies, and things constantly change...what could I expect really? Kinda scared to maybe face the reality that there is no one out there such long time after the hits...How crazy are you and all about the money in 1999. One can not take anything for granted. So yes, I was really looking forward to the tour, and at the same time battling the thoughts in my head. They are often the worse....."how can you think anyone will come and see you today?? to much time has passed, the world has forgotten about you" bla bla bla....my bass player says I am my worse enemy. He is so right. I would be so much better off without these stupid thoughts that pop up.

So, with these mixed emotions we leave for Japan. Landing in Tokyo on a tuesday. I can´t remember I was that jet lagged before.....we all went out and had a bite to eat in the afternoon, and I felt like I was on a rocking boat. The evening followed with a Sony Music dinner and my former japanese tour manager took us out in the late Tokyo night, to a funky rock bar where we sort of forgot that we were both tired and jetlagged.

It felt just like in the good old days. The following day we went to the venue, Billboard Live in Tokyo. It was a chic night club feel with great sound and the people working there were fantastic. So, the following 4 shows we did there were all fantastic. To my big surprise, there were so many people coming out to see the show, both new and old fans. So many people dancing, clapping, enjoying listening....... I had a blast and for the first time in a long time felt life was wonderful. I would give and receive back...and I was at the right place in the right time.

I was also touched by the fact that reality was the contrary of what my mind had created... My japanese fans had not forgotten about me......It was the complete opposite.....As an artist.that is the most valuable thing on earth. I mean, an artist without an audience is the loneliest creature on the face of the earth. So, thank you, all my lovely Japanese fans.....You Rock!!!