James Bell X - Just One Mind

"Just One Mind"

Written and recorded 2017.

Hi friends,

I wrote and recorded this about four months after I got out of a month on hospital with the brain inflammation.

I think the fact I can't really relate to it anymore to the point I'm struggling to say what I wanted when I wrote it is a good sign I am more content and easier to please these days.

I am 99% sure these days I just want good health and to create songs and eat good every day. Whether with a wife or not...I'll be happy creating and eating with no itching in a quiet place. The rest is a bonus if it happens.

Back when I wrote this I really wanted a girl friend and a family but then I also really wanted to be travelling around the world in a big band. And whenever I was with a girl I was thinking about my guitar and feeling very guilty that I wasn't working.

And on the band subject , I wanted to be the guitarist then I wanted to be the singer...and constantly kept switching my goal.

In reality I never wanted to be a solo artist AT ALL but couldn't find any people that would practice more than once a fortnight if that. And obviously I had a person in the business spending lots of money pushing my songs as a solo artist and I was trying to train myself to want that.

Every want was also complicated in itself for example back to girls... it wasnt just wanting and not wanting a girlfriend it was also wanting a girl smarter than myself and than wanting a girl equally intelligent because I might embarass a smarter girl and get dumped or i might bore her but then equally intelligent would be unfortunate because Im really slow and get ripped off easily and we’d struggle buying a house or other stuff because we both struggle learning and understanding stuff.

Then i could want a girl that sings but then Id disapoint her with my voice. I could want a girl I could play an instrument but then if shes insanely good Id bore her but then if doesnt play an instrument thats a big sort of connection Id wish we had.

When i play with anyone and theyre really good , its an incredible feeling so I cant imagine how good it would feel to play songs with a girl I am in a relationship with.

I also wanted to live in LA but then couldn't stand the fakery for more than a couple days.

I wanted to live in Atlanta because it was like England but not freezing but then id be so far from my parents.

I would also wish I was eating whatever i wasnt eating etc.

I wanted to beat my obsession with protecting my ears but then regretted any exposure to sound.

I wanted to go to events in LA and NYC but then at them I felt I'd regret it and wish I'd created songs instead .

I will record the vocals one day and bass guitar which I frustratingly let clashing notes ring out on (though that does make it sound more rock?).

[Goawaydude]

The music world needs James Bell!! I would def buy your albums.

[johncarpentier]

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT, THANK YOU JAMES, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, THIS SONG, YOURS SOLOS, LYRICS ARE VERY GOOD, TAKE CARE OF YOU ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤JOHN

[greggroberts]

Love your music 🎶 great songs 🎵 hope 😊your health is back 😊🎉 Very Best James 🌟 BigFan Gregg PHOENIX ARIZONA USA 👍

[jentunney]

Loved the bass intro right off ... and to hear the bass all through. Voice is rich - beautiful solo and song - very fresh even now. To my mind piece wonderfully Latin-influenced. I near imagined strings taking up in places as the sound is very full. Be proud of this one, James.

I sympathise with your fears in so many areas. Please don't eat yourself up. Contentment is an excellent and worthy goal. Jen

[Ceol]

Hello James Bell, Songsmith— I love this! Upbeat and in motion, it is very hard to listen to this and not want to move! Epic guitar of course, and Your Vocals/ harmonies are always spot on. Excellent Work, in the opinion of this kid of the 80s! (Btw- That beginning reminded me ever so briefly of the baseline in Stevie Wonder’s Master Blaster😂)

[billmaher]

This is a great tune !!! James you are a rock star to me !!!! I hope your health is improving !!! Someday I. going to see live in concert !!! I can't wait for that day

[cesarnavarrete]

Wow that last part gives me Moon Safari vibes...amazing job!

[biffhenderson]

Great tune! To me, having a passion for excellence is far more fulfilling than having a passion for some girl. Just me.

[Phillydispatcher]

This song is great James! Where does one begin. The melodies, vocals, arrangements, such originality throughout. As always deep lyrics well sung!

[daviddrennon]

1st song ....Amazing always when you're focusing on that. This is particularly more in the phenomenal guitar work category. Hope your feeling better. You look great in the picture.

[VolkerundWallyMusic]

Very good Performance, great live Video

[ElliottBoult]

your main skill is definitely your guitar skills. Your playing is incredible!

[aarokk]

Great... I put on headphones, my crappy speakers didn't do it justice... I must say, some of the guitar riffs reminded me of Frank Zappa "Black Napkins..."