What I’m sharing here ended up becoming a kind of small catalog of my journey. These are records of different moments, ideas, and experiences that unfolded along the way and that, at some point, I decided to preserve. For a long time my musical work was on hiatus, and that’s why I chose to republish part of this material — as a way of keeping that story alive and available for anyone who might want to discover it or revisit that period of my life.

The pandemic completely messed up my musical work just when things were starting to show signs that they might work out. I had begun finding good places to play during lunchtime — I always preferred performing during the day and was never much drawn to the nightlife scene. Little by little the work was taking shape, the performances were happening, and it felt like there was a real path opening up. Then, suddenly, everything stopped.

Like so many people, I had to find other ways to make a living in order to keep moving forward. In that process, I ended up stepping away from music professionally. Those were very difficult times, filled with uncertainty and sadness. In the end, I had to let go of something that had always been part of who I am. It wasn’t an easy decision, because music was never just a job for me — it has always been a deep part of my life.

Even if I wanted to return to that pace today, it simply wouldn’t be possible anymore. Time has passed. Today I’m an older man with white hair and a white beard, and I wouldn’t feel safe going out alone to play on the streets the way I used to for so many years. That phase of life carried its own kind of energy, a kind of willingness that belongs to a particular moment in one’s path. Starting everything over from scratch now would require a strength that simply isn’t there anymore.

I feel a deep longing for those times. Sometimes those memories come with a quiet sadness, because deep down I know I stopped something against my will. It wasn’t a free or carefully planned choice. It was simply what life demanded at that moment. And as time passes and circumstances change, we begin to understand that some doors just don’t open the same way again.

At this point I’m not planning to create anything new here. I continue playing just for fun. What already exists represents that part of my life well and carries the energy of that time. I prefer to leave this material as an honest record of what was lived. These days my work happens mostly online, which has become my professional focus at this stage of life.

I also want to leave a sincere thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and supported my work over the years. Your attention and care gave life to these recordings. If this small archive exists today, it’s also because at some point each of you took the time to listen.