JOSS STONE THANK YOU PAGE making this album has been a true growing experience for me in so many ways. in the last 4, almost 5 years, i had no choice but to grow maybe 20 years in that time. so it’s been hard work, tiring and emotionally....interesting. for some reason, i've always known that everything’s gonna be ok, no matter what happens i'm always gonna be...ok. that's my faith that keeps me there, so i do with all my heart and love, my whole everything, i thank god, whether it be a he or she i won't know til i get there but whatever it is, no matter what, i thank god so much for putting me through everything i have had to endure. i also thank him for giving me the common sense to listen and learn. it’s been a pretty intensive course but i know all that is only is because it was meant. also i thank him for keeping me company and hearing me when i speak. what will be will be. many people are uncomfortable with this sentence. some don't like to think they’re not in control of their own fate. i believe in karma. everything comes back around, but it isn't up to any of us to decide when or what shall happen. that’s just fate. we can only be positive and know that there's always a smile lurking. u just have to catch it. Mostly, i thank him / her for giving us all the gift of being able to hear and see art. it's a beautiful thing. so thank u love! also i thank music for loving me back. music is my unconditional love. it never hurts me. if i dislike the style or anything about it, i just skip the track. there’s something for everyone in music. no matter where you’re from, what u do or how old you are, there’s always something for you. it makes u smile and makes u cry. it makes u feel. i have felt literally numb in the past. it’s difficult to isolate yourself for such a long time from those u love, etc... but that's why i love music so much. it never goes away. it’s indestructible once released. music that we make today and sell in the shops -- that will be around for hundreds, maybe even thousands of years, who knows? i have always had a love for music but never completely understood what it was or why or even how much. i certainly had no clue how powerful it can be. it clicked for me in the writing process. we all go out in the world looking for this fairy tale unconditional love. we look in either the opposite sex or in family and friends. so i’m driving, just listening to the sounds outside. really, i don’t remember there being any music on. i heard the birds singing and the wind blowing through the trees. then it hit me. silly cow! i was lookin’ in the wrong place! it's right there! it’s always been there. my unconditional love is music. thank you so much to everyone in barbados for looking after me and being so sweet: terry use saved me from many slugs and bugs -- much appreciated! and your just pure loveliness always made me smile, even in the morning. not many people can do that. you brought the sunshine wherever you went. thanks for that xox serene, what can i say? GIRL, YOU CAN COOK! no joke, that was some serious cheesecake. thanks for looking after all of us. very sweet. i have never met your kids, but i can tell you're a wonderful mother. bless your heart. you have a big one, thank u love xx colleen, i love you so much. i remember the first day i got there i laid in the sun too long. in seconds, you had the aloe vera out and were helping me put it on. and u sewed the hole in my t-shirt, aww so nice! i never asked you -- you just did it. some people are just good right through. i was in that house for months and never once did i see ur smile fall. love that. stacy, you were so much help to me while i was writing, you’re wicked. what i would have done without you? all of you made me feel like i was welcome and at home. thank u so much. thank u so much to terry and his lovely wife sherry at compass point for looking after all of us while we were recording. we had a gorgeous time there. and I thank u so so much for letting me use ur studio. there’s alot of good vibes floating around that place. i’m glad i had the chance to experience it. thank you ozzy man! you’re wicked. we had fun with both you and Alex, you’re both brilliant and were a huge amount of help to all of us. even when it got to 3 in the morning, you were still there just to help. so nice of u. thank u so much. alex, tell your wife i send her my love and thanks for the munch. ozzy, i love your kids! they are beyond adorable, so ridiculously cute. glad i got to spend some time with ur family. give a hug to ur wife from me. xoxoxoxox and Helen, what a lovely beautiful lady, always smiling. thank you for ur lovely energy every day when i walked through the door. sometimes, all u need to change ur mood is to walk by someone with a good vibe and a smiling face. thanks for that and thanks for all your help with everything. thank u to everyone who helped to make the vision come to life. khari parker, you’re crazy on those drums, man. you’re like the bigger, blacker version of mary poppins...practically perfect in every way. haha! when u play those drums anyway. so many people have told me, when i explain what kind of drum sound i want, that it’s impossible to get that sound unless it's programmed etc., etc...not true, i have the proof now. haha! thanks for adding your energy to the mix, u cute little bugger you! lj, clearly i fell in love the moment i heard u play. i didn't even know how to take it, really. just beautiful and delicate and soulful. i need nothing more in life. did u ever watch “family guy” when every time peter moves, there is music -- like he was stuck in a musical? if i had to have music to my every move, i’d have you just tickle those keys a lil and i'd live a happy life i reckon. i loved working with you xoxo “spanky” chalmers alford, you inspire me. learn every chance i get to keep on keepin' on. i felt like u could tell what's going on with me whether i speak on it or not and you’re always so positive. you got the "everything’s gonna be fine no matter what" kinda faith. nice to know i’m in good company. i watch you teaching raphael on the guitar -- it’s rare to find someone so willing to give, oh and honey, you gave. you stayed up with us. you were open to everything and you know i don’t even have to say it, but you killed it on the guitar. sooooo soulful. you’re one of the few real authentic gems left in this industry. thank god for u. never stop spreading that music. lovin' ur energy. it’s impossible not to learn from you. you even had tips on pool! you’re wicked! thanks xox bobby ozuna, i love you, man! you’re so funny, make me laugh. u got that sunshine smiley thing going on every time i see u, and i've seen u alot so i’m guessing it’s a constant thing. that’s special. thank u for adding a lil bobby to my record. everything you've done i FULLY love. scratchin' away or tappin' on something or god know what else -- u pretty much use all those lil things. impressive. thanks for my fist scratching lesson. i think i'll leave it to u though. probably best -- you killed it and were there every step of the way. thank you! raphael saadiq... see now this one is hard -- i really don't know where to start. at first, i was confused about you. but now i couldn't love you any more. you were willing to hear me. that to me felt like a breath of fresh air -- after being trapped in a heat box for 3 years. i just needed someone to hear me so badly and you did, down to a T. it got to a point where all i had to do was look at you and you would know what i was thinking and that was only a couple days in. we both share the same love -- music. so it can’t go wrong with you ever. i’m releasing an album i'm proud of and love and believe in and i know for a fact i couldn't have done it without you. musically, you read my mind and heart. apart from the fact that you’re ridiculously talented and can play any instrument -- and beautifully. that aside, you've changed my whole world, charley ray. i’ve grown alot since i met you, not just musically, but in life. you've shared your wisdom and knowledge and i thank u hugely for it. we have alot of music to make, can’t wait! you inspire me. i thank god for you. i’m glad he / she brought us together. glenn standridge, thank u so much. it’s simple...you’re just bloody lovely all the time and so helpful. in the last couple weeks, i found myself in more than serious muddles. u calm me and then help me. what’s so lovely is that you don’t have to, u just do. another one that’s pretty much always smiling, you mixed my record with chuck and i must say u both did a fine job. thank you so much, xxx chuck brungardt! awww chuck. big love man! u were an absolute sweetheart the whole time. you did a fabulous job with glenn on the mix. i love how it sounds. i don’t think u can even know how intelligent you are! it’s crazy! i can’t imagine what’s going on in your head. it’s like you have a computer built in ur brain somewhere. you’re so young and have a great ear. i have a feeling your life going forward is gonna be a great one – busy, but great. if anyone is capable of making dreams or ambitions come to life, you are. go for it. what am i jabbering on about? -- you already are. thank you luv x mix master mic, thank u soooo much for coming through at such late notice, you’re amazing. i fully LOVE ur sound and am honored to work with u, thank u luv xoxoxox steve greenwell... thanks for staying with me all those months in barbados when i was writing. i needed you and u came through. thank u so much for that and plus you’re hilarious, i’ve never laughed so much. ok, i have to explain cos people reading this will be confused. basically, we were there for a long time, steve was my engineer when i was writing, so somehow a bunch of basian sayings came up. steve makes a song including quite alot of the sayings. the lyrics were this: “you cant rub sh** in my mouth and tell me it looks good" of course with accent, the whole thing. maybe you had to be there but i’m still laughing about it now. they have some strange ways of saying things over there, u gotta love it. steve, it’s always fun being around you. thank you for looking after my voice when i didn't know when to stop. thank u for waiting around all that time when i was writing. thanks for your jokes, and thanks for dying my hair, u did very well. cheers, mate xoxox joi, thanks for coming down on such late notice -- very sweet of you. and thanks for bringing that voice of yours. ur cd "tennessee slim is the bomb" is wicked! lovin' it. all three of you were perfect together, joi, you have one of those voices you never forget -- you’re original, there’s no one like you. i wanna thank you not just for singing on my record but also for making your own and sharing it with the world. the world needs more of that. something different and creative and free. thank u for sharing ur gift. keisha jackson, thank u so much for the same reason: the way u sing is so deep and soulful, it moves me. u know when someone makes that nasty face while listening to a song because they’re really feeling a certain note or whatever, well, u make me do that. you start singing and i can’t help it. i’m all screwed up. lol! thanks for coming down to sing for me. so sweet of you. thank u so much. jermaine paul... thank u for singing on the record. the first time i saw you sing back up for alicia keys, i fell straight in love. your voice is limitless. absolutely gorgeous. your brothers are crazy -- i love when u sing together. tell them thanks too just cos i appreciate the energy they bring – they’re just funny and good spirited. you’re a good person with a stunning voice, more potential than i think i’ve seen since i started in the music world. keep your faith and know that if you’re a good person, you’re gonna be fine. it always comes back, trust. whoever reads this on youtube, type in jermaine paul. he does a duet with alicia. then try and tell me i’m wrong. bearing in mind the one on youtube is nothing compared to what i’ve heard. thank you for lending your gorgeous voice to the album. xoxox thank you to all the writers who took the time to come and vibe with me. you have all taught me something different and helped me get out whatever i needed to at the time. thank you for bringing your music, words and love to the studio. i spent a long time writing and with so many different people. i just feel so lucky to be able to work with such talented people. thank u so much for just believing in me and being passionate enough to just get down and vibe. passion was oozing out of that lil room. thank u all for adding your sprits to the house and my musical journey. raphael saadiq danny p jonathan shorten randy jackson lionel joey degraw guy chambers rick knowles novel tony reyes lemar billy mann mark batson beau dozier diane warren i wanna thank brian bowen smith for dropping everything and helping me when i was in need. we did one shoot which was all very lovely but something about it just wasn't...so all the while through mixing, i was rackin' my brains what can i do for the art work? what can i do? unfortunately the idea came to me a week before christmas so i had to do it asap bearing in mind us singers have deadlines...and mine was on the 15th of jan,**** at this point i guess i’d just started to manage myself without even knowing it. so i was a very confused girl with lots of things to get done and plus i had to be home for my mum for christmas. so i’m in new york managementless not knowing where or how to get anyone or who is available to do the shoot etc., etc.... so i say to myself, fu** it, joss! anything’s possible, get it done. basically i was being a wuss. so i pulled myself together. i called brian bowen smith. i felt bad because it was so close to the holidays, but as soon as he knew i needed help, he was there for me. he had a shoot that day but came anyway after he was done. he was so tired. the painting took a long time so he waited around and then took some beautiful pictures. i believe we got to create some art -- not just a girl with hair and make up. i just wanna say a double thank you to you brian because you were there for me, that’s a real friend. thank u. it means alot especially when u feel like alot of them have disappeared. i really love you for helping me and being there in my time of great need. you’re so sweet and talented and always great to be around. wonderful energy, so much life and colour and spirit and drive -- you’re just wicked. thanks so much x also everyone else involved in that shoot, i owe alot to because it was so last minute, so extra special thanks to brian magallones, he does my hair and is one my best friends. he came through for me at the last minute also. i was all flustered -- u know how girls can get. well i’m a lil emotional so times it by 1000, brian just looked at me and was like "are you crazy? of course i'll be there for you" although he had another job, he managed to rearrange, so sweet. brian, i love you and always will. that’s not the only thing u've done for me. you’re a solid friend and i know u'll never disappear no matter what. we have waaaayy too much fun! hehe and darrell redleaf, thank u so much for coming to the studio to do my make up. you are a sweetheart and so funny, i have to say i love when we all get together. thank u darrell xoxox and raphael thank you so much for hearing me out. i know i explained it kinda strange but i like that you had enough trust in me to try it and i’m so glad u like the picture. i think it says so many things. and plus u r important to me and this project. to connect two people using art is a lovely thing to do -- thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me use that space, i would have been fu**ed without it, and thank u glenn standridge and everyone that works at raphael’s studio for clearing it all out and getting us the music to listen to, so nice of you all. thank u greatly. david shore, brittany smith and mike opalek, you guys are wicked. thanks for coming to help us out, much appreciated, so helpful and nice, thanks so much. a humongous thank you to meres the artist who painted us. it took hours. meres, you are firstly a lovely bloke and secondly a proper trouper and 3rdly stunningly talented. thank you for sharing your beauty. but more importantly, thank u for introducing me to cheese blitz. nice! joshua lutz, thank u babe, we had fun draggin' our tired asses around new york looking for a wall to graffiti. thanks for coming with me. i probably would have been arrested if you weren’t there to talk some sense into me. i was set on a wall, like let’s just do it, i don’t mind going to jail for a night. i had already warned my manager at the time i may need bailing out that night so i was covered. josh, i’m not crazy, promise. i'm just very impatient. but we found one in the end. and the mural u made is delicious. love the colours and the peace and flowers, i didn’t even have to tell u -- really quick 5 minute chat and u got it. thanks so much. also thank you so much to michael collin who was there when i needed him though it wasn’t his job to be. he did it anyway because he has a big heart and wants to help people. mike, thanks for finding the wall and helping with the flights, booking studios, getting contacts, organizing cars and everything else that you do. u should definitely recognize that you are worth alot, you do ur job to a higher standard than many. thank u for being there for me. you can’t know how helpful u have been. thank you hasina deary (there is an actress by this name. you are also another glimmering gem. your help with the shoot and getting me home for christmas was amazing. thank you so much. and paul spriggs, thanks for helping with that too. my family sends their love and thanks to both of you for getting me home for christmas, we did it! yay! thanks so much xoxoxoxox amy touma and marty maidenberg, thank u for supporting me in making this album alone. it was difficult to do when everyone was trying to force their way in, u managed to protect me from all that as much as u could. thanks for your efforts in my whole career. you both have helped me tremendously since i began at s-curve. you seemed to be really happy to just sit back let me create. thanks for giving me that space and protecting it. also i’ve learned alot from both of you in different ways but definitely you have both been a huge part of my growing up. i listened closely to ur word. i always thought it was kinda cool that you never forced me to do things and didn’t flip out when i didn’t take your advice. you let me be my own free spirit for a while there. thanks very much for that time, i really did enjoy it and i loved both of your company. thank u ever so much xoxox thank you to everyone at electric lady studios in new york. i was so sad to leave, i had a great time there, so much so it started to feel like home, thank u so much guys. what fantastic studio as well, good vibes -- definitely u feel it the moment u walk in. thank u xoxox steve greenberg, i thank u so much for making the first 2 records with me and signing me and playing all that music for hours in ur office and actually having the passion to go with the business -- very rare. and the talent too. alot of people in the business feel the need to push their way in creatively but then have no clue because they forget...they’re businessmen. you are special because you’re everything wrapped up in one. i’m just happy to know you and to have worked with you. those 2 records helped me so much and gave me just that much more drive to ram this one home. thank u for being an inspiring person. also thank you amelia. i love to hear your opinions on my songs. you've got a good head on your shoulders. keep it up honey. you’re so much like ur dad. i see something in you i can’t quite explain and it’s the same thing i can’t quite explain about ur dad. so that’s a good sign. xoxoxoxoxox thank u guys xo betty wright, thank u so much for helping with the first 2 albums. It’s always fun working with u and those sticks. u make me laugh, but i’m really thanking u for teaching me and i don’t mean singing wise. i mean you teach me and u don’t even know it. i just watch, you are a very intelligent, independent and talented woman. fact. when i see how u work, i can kinda work out how you got to that place comfortably, you’re so strong. i admire that. i would love to be that strong, one day i will. workin' on it right now but i’m getting there and a lot of that stems from the beginning when it was just us. thank u for ur presence in my life and music xox james brown, i’m on a plane right now writing all this. since you died, i haven’t even been able to listen to ur music let alone talk to anyone about u. i wish i could just tell u how much i love you and that you have inspired me from birth. i love your voice, your message, your music. james you are the godfather of soul and nothin' will ever change that. you are irreplaceable. there’s nothin’ to touch you. i hope u did everything u wanted to do in your life. i’m pretty sure u did. there wasn’t much left to do, huh? well god needed you up there, maybe he felt like we'd been hogging u for too long and he needed a lil james for his christmas party, understandable, i would do the same if i was him / her. i just miss you and wanna talk to u about so many things. because i know somehow this message will find its way to your spirit. i want you to know you are hugely missed and will be until forever runs out. i thank you for leaving your music with us, because that way u'll never ever die. oh god, embarrassing! i always end up crying on planes, don’t know why. maybe i think too much when i get second to. i feel like i’m writing u a whole long letter here. there’s just so much i wanna say and so much i don’t want to accept. i love you with all my heart and i appreciate you, your music and your advice and support. thank u for every nice word u ever said to me. i have learned from you and will continue to once i can stop blubbering to turn on that cd. when people die, the people left behind cry, but the person who has died i believe (and wholeheartedly in james’ case) that that person goes to have a chat with the man / woman upstairs and it’s a release. i’m not sad for you because i know u feel better now. i’m sad for the world and for myself. it’s all selfish sadness really. i just didn’t think u could ever go anywhere for some reason. you’re such a strong spirit. you worked up til the day you died, now that’s real love for music. james, i hope you come back one day, and we’ll be soon seeing a young james brown or even young girl who knows. i just hope u come back somehow. thank you for your bow tie. it really helped actually. i miss you and i love you greatly. you are a legend and i am honored to have known you. thank you for everything you’ve ever done because it has all inspired me. you are a huge part of the mix that made me the girl i am today and will be a huge part of the woman i finally grow into. thank you for being you xoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo lauryn hill, everybody told me i was mad for even trying to get lauryn on the record. i don’t know why but something was telling me to keep trying. so i did for a while. i also wanna say thanks sososo much to lauryn's mum mrs. hill because she was the one who put up with my constant phone calls. sorry luv, i just had to make it happen. lauryn, there are 2 female singers on this earth that have inspired me greatly, that is aretha franklin and you. i love your words, the way u say things and the things u say. your voice is stunnin' and the lyrics are something i can never even dream of coming up with. not only do i love your music, lyrics and style, i appreciate you as a person well, as much as i know of you, and when i listen to the unplugged thing to hear you speak like that, so freely. alot of people are too scared to do what u do (which is i’m hoping whatever u want, and rightfully so) you change things up, never boring, whenever that mouth of yours opens some crazy things happen. we all got given gifts but there’s something different about yours -- it’s out of this world. i can’t quite put my finger on it but it’s lovely anyway. thank u so much for being a part of my record and on my favorite song. what u've said on the track is inspired and i’m still in shock every time i hear your verse come in. thank u so much. u have a beautiful spirit and the world sees that. fact: lauryn hill is not crazy or racist. i have the proof. so whoever it is who started that rumour, i believe should put a call in to miss hill and apologise for the heartache and stress and unnecessary frustration that has been put on her family for that remark. did this person (you know who you are and are lucky i do not) not ever stop to think maybe she just wanted to rest? or maybe she didn’t wanna sing for a while, maybe she wanted to have a family, bake a cake, build a house from leaves and pine nuts, whatever the reason, it’s none of my business or anyone else’s. let’s just enjoy the beauty and the message and tone that she brings to this world. lauryn, beautiful through and through. I feel that from her. don’t care what is said. aretha and lauryn. what more do u need when it comes to the chicks? vinnie jones, thank you so much for being part of this. you’re so funny, it’s so nice to get to know you. u make me laugh man, hilarious! thanks so much for sharing you, you’re a sweetheart whether u like to think it or not, u are! haha! so there! thank you so much gorgeous! x and thanks for the footy shirt. it’s now my most comfy and favorite nighty, cheers! thank you so much to caresse henry, you have been there for me when I most needed someone. thank you so much for coming through for me at such a difficult, confused time. you really are a true person and that is, as i have learned, hard to find in large companies / businesses, etc. but your spirit is beautiful. you’re just willing to help and only wish the best for everyone around you. you are a wonderful mother to your gorgeous children -- i love them. they’re so sweet and just like you. honour and ava, thank you for just being so adorable. when i see you 2, you make me smile and take away all the stress for the moments i am around you. caresse and ricky, good job. well done. ricky, you are hilarious and make my sides split laughing. caresse, you have good taste. ricky, you’re wicked, very funny, very helpful and as long as you’re good to my girl, i'll love you forever. haha! merck mecuriadis, thanks so much for believing in me and helping with negotiations. good job mate! i'ma send u something pretty and pink to wear with all your colourful clothes! hahaha! or maybe it will just go with ur colourful personality -- black and baby pink go great together. can’t wait for u to hear the album, i hope you like it. antonia and sean woods, i love you both so much and i’m so glad you found each other. you’re the most lovely couple i think i know. the way u look at each other when walking away, i swear to u restores my hope in finding that kind of love. i look at you two and know that it’s out there and it does exist. thanks so much for coming down to shoot the pics at 5 pointz that was so sweet of you both. antonia, thank you also so so so much for supporting me along the way when i was making the album. alot of people were pissed off because they weren’t involved but u are a true friend and understood it was something i just had to get out alone. thank u for your much needed love and support through and through til the end. i know you’re always there for me. just know that it’s the same from this end. i love you and your husband and my beautiful, practically perfect in every way, godson joshua woods. joshua, i thank u for being so cute and smiling all the time and giving me the hugs that i needed. you are the loveliest, easiest baby. so happy i see talent in you already and you can’t even walk yet. u play piano with your feet and you’re getting the drums down. lovin’ it and lovin’ you. god bless you and the long life you are about to live. i wanna say a special thanks to everyone who helped me when my management disappeared without trace. i didn’t know what to do -- kinda made it up as i went along as u do but certain people really helped me so much. i was upset and mostly pretty scared about the whole thing. didn’t know what the hell i was doing. but hey, i figured it out with all of your help brian magallones darrell redleaf brian bowen smith david munns lee trink chris anokute michael collin hasina deary caresse henry mum dad richard bray raphael saadiq glenn standridge thanks to everyone at the record company for supporting me and my music. without you, all the world would never get to hear or see the creation. i hope they all like it. but i guess we're about to find out. jason flom, jeff kempler, lee trink, eric nicoli, david munns, alain levy, chris anokute, geo bivins, ali brettschneider, matt budd, eve cantelmi, aaron cao, angelica cob, dan cohen, laurel dann, amani duncan, kim force, walter gross, lawrence grotts, mike harris, bob heineman, roland hill, shabs jobanputra, ronnie johnson, matt kroepel, dianne mayer, kate mcgregor, dominic pandiscia, matthieu lauriot-prevost, jordan rosenblatt, michelle ryang, syd schwartz, hilary shaev, susan silverman, sean mosher-smith, songhay taylor, matthew tilly, melissa victor, aric webb, phil wild, keith wooten, colin wyatt and lauren zucker tom coyne, thank u so much. you did a lovely job on mastering my record. thank u for your time. i really like how it sounds now, much better. xoxox a big thanks to my family for just loving me no matter what, whether i’m singing or washing up. i love you all so deeply and i miss u all madly. thanks for not giving me sh** or making me feel bad about being away so much. it’s nice that you can understand it and not be mad at it like most. my brother dan, you’re hilarious. i love you. please don’t go anywhere ever again because i missed you. u get me -- i get you, that was kinda missing for a big chunk of my life and i’m glad you’re back and staying. i’m praying for you and your lovely new baby on the way and nadia welcome to our family -- u are beautiful and will make a lovely mother. thank u for loving my brother the way you do. and my sister lucie, u have i think one of the top 5 biggest hearts in the world. you may even be getting close to no.1. love u lots. and my younger brother harry, you’re wicked! so mellow and funny and by the way in case u don’t know, which i really think u don’t, harry you’re fu**ing talented, man. get out there and show 'em. i’m with u all the way. thanks for being a great brother and friend. mum, you’re mad and i guess that’s why i am too. so sweet, i just wanna wrap u up in cotton wool and not let anyone near you. i feel like you’re so fragile because you really are just a lovely person who has gone through some tough times but never come out of them hardened. i admire that, and at the same time wanna make sure you’re alright. we're one and the same – always lookin’ after others but never ourselves. well, u got me...and i got you. i love you, mama. jonathon thanks for lookin’ after mum while i’m not there, keep it up or sleep with your eyes open. lol! thank u though really as long as she’s good then everything else is. dad, thank u for all your advice. thank you for teaching me to be a strong person. it may have back fired a couple times hahaha! but it really is a great thing. whether you knew you were doing it or not i don’t know, but u have prepared me all along for this, the fight that we all endure called life. i would be lost without your wise words that u drilled into me from an early age. i appreciate that more than you can know. i love you lots and lots. you always say "no one loves you more than ur dad". mum may have something to say about that but hey, i’m not mad at anyone fighting over who loves me the most. the fact is i love u both more than you could ever even fathom so there! haha! although parents can sometimes be interesting and difficult and sometimes i do feel like i am parenting the both of you, i definitely know that you will both always be there for me and i can count on you both for anything anytime. alot of people aren’t lucky enough to have that in their parents so really, thank u. all i want right now is your love and thank you for giving it to me. i’m a lucky girl. i’m so glad i have been blessed enough to be born into a loving family. people used to tell me that i didn’t quite fit in my family -- my friends / people outside of the family and some inside would kinda see me as the black sheep. i used to be confused. i didn’t wanna be me for a second. when I was like 8ish, i changed my name to alex, put my hair all up in a cap and tried to create a different person. then i realised a couple years later it’s great to be different, it’s a hell of alot more fun anyway, so thank you for bringing us all up in the way that u did. i believe both my brothers and my sister are good people, confident, social, strong and just all around. mum, dad, you did a good job. cheers for that. xox also thanks to all my friends at home who have done the same. i’m not gonna list any of you because then i'll forget one and i'll be paying for it forever. u know who u are. big love. humongous love with kisses and hugs and rollys and pints and spliffs and movies and chats and advice. all those things and more, when i come home you are my release. no judging. you’re just my friends because you always have been and hopefully always will be no matter how long i go away for. you’re always there when i come back and still with the love. those that call and keep in contact through email, phone, text, whatever, please know that it really does mean alot to me. thank you!! all my love to the music, god, my family, my friends. my dogs dusty springfield and missy elliott, i love you two so much. you’re my company and always up for cuddles, just two bundles of love. god, i love them soooooooo much david munns, thanks for believing in me and sticking with me through all the crap. i’m sorry if i can be a pain sometimes or well, my situation can be, but u always help me figure it out. i appreciate that so much. thank u thank u thank u. you were definitely there when i needed you most. i know u are a busy busy man but for some reason u make the time for me. i don’t know why but i won’t question it. i just thank god for it. you’re wicked. i love how u have always treated me like an equal, even when i was 14. i was scared then but now realise u were just speaking to me straight and i love that in you. you are a real person. “no bullsh** allowed” should be stuck on your office door. i like that you’re honest and i can believe what you say. i like that you have my back in any situation. thank you for believing in me enough to give me the chance to make this record. u had no obligation to do so. thank u for having that trust in me. alain levy, i just think you’re so lovely every time in see you. you are so sweet and always smiling, i get a positive energy from you. i’m so glad you like my music. to work with both you and david is an honour and actually if i go back like 5 years it’s something i’ve dreamt about and wished for. thank u for having me at your company. i will do the best i can for you. that’s a promise. i’m so glad u like the album and support it in the way u do. i love how you are passionate. alot of people look at you guys and see businessmen and that’s it. well maybe some are like that – ok, definitely some are but not you two. i can’t put my finger on it but, i know u care, more than care. as much as people think it’s all about the money i know that it isn’t just that with you. i hoping i’m right -- usually i can tell with these things. but i know everything happens for a reason. we are all in this together because that is what was meant. now let’s make the most out of what we're given and spread real music across the world. with your help, we can make real music with real musicians and real instruments popular again. no more bullshit! right. thanks for supporting me on that too. much love x joss xxoxoxox back to top