Jamaican music left a strong imprint over my formative years, so many songs inseparable from a time / place,
Soundtrack to the first, and one of few, family holidays I remember listening to The Harder They Come soundtrack
starting to do weed, buying a generic Bob Marley poster and learning to play acoustic guitar.
at the end of secondary school asking an older friend to write a list of his favorite reggae, using limewire and getting loads of viruses on my dads computer.
Starting going to raves and listening to endless jungle remixes of this, crumpled brown cider bottle in hand, wet socks, pain in neck from riding in the boot.
My friend getting a sub in his mondeo, driving through town disturbing the old ladies on their way to the charity shops
Smoking loads of rollies, drinking tea and watching clashes, smelly carpets.
'Doing' se-asia , fake copy of lonely planet with the page sin the wrong order, looking lost, seeking comfort from bars that didn't exclusively play Bob Marley.
https://youtu.be/3p55wXWyc4o
careless summer, going to festivals, going to free-partys but not getting out the car because the musics no good, getting smashed in the car and doing sing alongs.
https://youtu.be/CITU4KH93aU
https://youtu.be/ykaVoXK-hjE
https://youtu.be/fqA7w7EJyf4
https://youtu.be/LeQ0asfmvBs
https://youtu.be/qoFi-J21jbs
Going back to uni again after dropping out, having more aspirations , confidence , wanting to succeed
https://youtu.be/ZV_VhN5g9hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfpcXLmf560
https://youtu.be/IgO9tem1ObY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6QmNASAPiw
https://youtu.be/uiaJ_ZKVVqw
https://youtu.be/eQ_95M8M0_I
hit by an unexpected fling, getting way too hammered over Christmas, causing a scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b83tZhdQDsI
https://youtu.be/f8K3lsFClvk