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COLD CHISEL WILL BE RELEASING A SONG I WROTE

wes.carr — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:54:25 +0000

COLD CHISEL WILL BE RELEASING A SONG I WROTE,
AND IT’S OUT TOMORROW!!

When i was a kid, growing up on the Northern streets of Adelaide, (Elizabeth, Salisbury, Gawler, One Tree Hill,) you had to know who Cold Chisel were. It was sacrilege if you didn’t, every second song on the radio was a Chisel song. You weren’t alive if you didn’t know who they were.

It’s amazing to think that cut to 20 years in the future, my song would be released as a Cold Chisel song.

This has to be one of, if not, my greatest career highlight so far. ‘Lost’ was co-written with long time collaborator, good mate, and songwriting mentor, Don Walker. Don wrote most of the Chisel classics such as “Khe Sahn,” and my favourite, “Flame Trees.”
Don and i started writing together many years ago, when i was about 15 and we haven’t stopped since, we’ve written quite a few now and there’s a few great tunes lying around..

‘Lost’ is very close to my heart, having played it many times at my own shows around this great land. I remember when i sat down in a stairwell at the back of a stage in the middle of Australia somewhere, just about to go on, and the chorus just came flooding out. And for me, at that time, i was pretty Lost in life, i’ve always felt like i never really truly have found my place in life. Always searching for something greater.. And yes, we all ‘get a little Lost sometimes, but that’s alright.’

‘Lost’ is a song which yields great power and i’ve seen it bring a tear to many a grown mans eye and silence a room all over the country, in every venue i’ve been to.

Chisel gives it a new dimension and i can’t wait for it to become one of their many iconic anthems in years to come.

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Peace

Wes

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Be aware but not scared.

wes.carr — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 01:02:05 +0000

George said in one of his final interviews see here

-” i don’t see the point in writing most songs, i could write hundreds of songs, i could churn them out, if i’m going to say something i’d like it to have some importance, some value.”

I think George Harrison’s work is more important now, than ever. He was before his time. And now, In a world dominated by information overload, with access to just about anything at your fingertips these days, i generally think most people are starved of the important information. To become conscious, it takes work. To become wise is only through experience but if you can light the way for someone else whilst working at it yourself, that’s when you’re own desires start to ripple out into society, and you start changing the world. When you raise your own consciousness you intern raise the whole of societies consciousness.

I see people always running around searching for the quick way to get rich or the secret to achieve happiness and how to achieve peace. I was the same and i still have those desires in me, everybody does. How can you not have those desires, and have that outlook on life? When we are constantly surrounded by a society that tells us that you need to acquire the top marks, the gold medal, the big job, more money, fame, notoriety etc.. in order to be accepted in modern times. George, through his music and great presence in interviews taught me that all of these “achievements” are hidden within us already. We just have to search for it. And to realise that the duality of life is essential. Where there is good, there is bad, night and day, life, death. We only know happiness, peace and what it’s like to be rich when we have experienced it’s opposite, out of the darkness comes the light.

As George says in his song “Beware of Darkness” “Take care, Beware of soft shoe shufflers, dancing down the side walks, as each unconscious sufferer, wanders aimlessly.”

I don’t want to be that unconscious sufferer no longer.

In this day and age, we forget to look around ourselves and love the people right in front of us, trading them in for an alternative life out there in cyber space or the pursuit of wealth, and all the egos needs. “Life is what happens to you, while you’re busy making other plans” – John Lennon.

George reminded me personally, that I need to become more present and search within myself. To unlock my own true desires and release my own traumas for a more peaceful world. My prayer for this show is that it be just another key to help someone unlock something greater within themselves.

Whatever country you’re from, religion you are, colour you are or sexual preference you have, we are all human. It’s time to become conscious of each other and our planet again. I think George Harrison reminded us all of the important things in life through his words and music, and we need to start listening again, opening up our hearts a little more and stop to look at the simple wonders in life.

Maharishi said, ‘For a forest to be green, each tree must be green.’ So the same for the world to have peace, each individual must have peace. And you don’t get it through society’s normal channels. And that’s why each individual must tend to himself and get his own peace. And that way the whole society will have peace.” – George Harrison.

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NEW ALBUM – PEOPLE OF PEACE, OUT NOW!

wes.carr — Fri, 08 May 2015 05:10:45 +0000

ABOUT PEOPLE OF PEACE

It’s only $5 and 100% of profits go to the save a childhood campaign through Amnesty International

“Childhood should be full of freedom and adventure, spent with loving families and caring communities.

This is the Australia we believe in. Not an Australia that locks up children.” – amnesty international

Here is the new album where you can download and donate.

https://wescarr.bandcamp.com/releases

This album EXCITES ME, THE MOST!’

More than ANYTHING I’ve have been involved with in my career as a musician and also in general life.

A few weeks back I decided to go into the studio and record my new songs I’ve written about situations that have rocked me deeply and touched my soul.

I went into the studio one morning at 7am and by 9:30am the record was done. It’s live takes full of passion and pure, raw emotion from my heart to yours.

My wish for this music is, that if you feel you’d like a copy of the songs please make a donation here to Amnesty International. 100% of profits will go to The Save a Childhood campaign. Supporting children in the detention centres in Australia. YES there are children in these prisons..

Those of you who signed up at people of peace via my website and heard it first, thank you ALL for your wonderful messages about the songs. I received so many! I will update you on how much we have raised every week!

Everybody has a human right. We need to come together, not divide and conquer. It doesn’t work. History has proven that. Conquer ourselves by emanating Love and Kindness and the ripple you create can change the world. It starts with you.

Please if you can, leave a kind donation and enjoy my new music from my heart to yours.

Love Wes x ☀️☀️✌️

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