S*T*U*F*F* Reloaded

OK, so you know I’m an Apple fan. So try and imagine the moment when, during lunch with Jonathan Ive, the designer of the iMac, iPod and all the beautiful magic of Apple, I said, looking at his iPhone - “Ah, an iPhone… I’ve been dying to have a play with one of those” to which he replied - “Hey - let me show you round it…” Yes, the designer of the iPhone showing me his own personal iPhone and talking about Apple design. Something of a trip. I had a good chat with him for about 45 minutes, and he was very friendly. All of the industrial design team were there for lunch with Air… and I was lucky to be there too, sitting in the sun in Cupertino, California, eating sushi with the guy who thought of all the designs.

I am also a big Beck fan. We played in the Greek Theatre last night - a beautiful venue in Los Angeles. Beck was backstage before and after the show, as he’s good mates with JB and Nico. I enjoyed a good chat with him about fatherhood. Another trip. Nice hat, Beck. The gig went well, and many of the ghosts of the nightmare gig in Coachella were put to rest.

Then today, I was in Los Angeles with the mighty James Trussart, seeing his home, his guitar studio and generally enjoying a brilliant day. The view over downtown LA as the sun set was spectacular - a blinding strip of white light below the storm clouds, neon piercing the strange gloom. A bottle of Nuits-Saint Georges over French dinner was marvellous. But during the afternoon, I told James I was doing some guitar shows for Apple later in the year, to which he replied - “HEY, I have a guitar that looks like a Mac Pro - you should use it.”

He gave me an amazing guitar to use in the shows… now nicknamed the MacGuitar Pro - check it out here.

Silly, really, but life is drifting sweetly right now. I am enjoying it while it lasts.