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Liquid Soul

This song is about trusting people that go s song is about trusting people that go
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onto manipulate or use you and how that nto manipulate or use you and how that
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Biography:iography:
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James Savva, 48 years old, from London UKames Savva, 48 years old, from London UK

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I have been playing guitar ever since I was ave been playing guitar ever since I was
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10 years old, and I was a child prodigy. ears old, and I was a child prodigy.
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I was raised on the late 60s sound from s raised on the late 60s sound from
bands like Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix, ands like Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix,
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the Doors to Motown. I learnt very early to he Doors to Motown. I learnt very early to
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channel feeling and soul into music. I then hannel feeling and soul into music. I then
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cut my teeth on the 80s hard rock scene. ut my teeth on the 80s hard rock scene.
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Studied classical too. I played in many tudied classical too. I played in many
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bands both original and cover and played ands both original and cover and played
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thousands of gigs from 17 to 34. I had a housands of gigs from 17 to 34. I had a
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manager and recorded a demo in the states anager and recorded a demo in the states
in 2000. A
in 2000. After life dragged me away...I had fter life dragged me away...I had
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a profound event in my life after meeting a rofound event in my life after meeting a
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powerful soulmate in 2017. owerful soulmate in 2017.
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The whole story, both the love and the pain, e whole story, both the love and the pain,
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eventually led me to unraveling my life and ventually led me to unraveling my life and
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in 2018 I melted down. But I locked myself elted down. But I locked myself
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away and wrote 65 songs to do with the way and wrote 65 songs to do with the
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whole episode, touching on themes of twin hole episode, touching on themes of twin
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flame, love, spirituality, soul which incorpo-ame, love, spirituality, soul which incorpo-
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rated larger themes of whats happening on ted larger themes of whats happening on
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the planet and the state of mankind. he planet and the state of mankind.
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The songs have all my influences from e songs have all my influences from
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heavy rock to blues, Motown to soul, dance eavy rock to blues, Motown to soul, dance
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to psychedelic. A friend of mine was kind o psychedelic. A friend of mine was kind
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enough to record all 65 tracks. Each one ough to record all 65 tracks. Each one
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uniquely different to the other. I play all the uely different to the other. I play all the
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instruments and produced the tracks too. struments and produced the tracks too.
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So far I’ve achieved more in 1 year than I o far I’ve achieved more in 1 year than I
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did in 17 years. I’ve had 6 songs played on ears. I’ve had 6 songs played on
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the radio in the UK, and my debut on an he radio in the UK, and my debut on an
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American radio station has recently been merican radio station has recently been
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accepted. You can find me under James ted. You can find me under James
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Savva or Liquid Soul music - songs on vva or Liquid Soul music - songs on
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