Phil Bates

Phil Bates is with Joanna Bates and 5 others.

May 9th, 1:37 pm

Back from the 80s Cruise around a small part of the Med. Palma - Marseilles - Barcelona - Palma. 5 days of music and over-eating😂Our two concerts, in the theatre, and then poolside, were an absolute success, with great audiences going a bit crazy. Really enjoyed the gigs, even with some technical challenges. Seeing the joy on people’s faces was fantastic.Also did a few interviews for on-board entertainment and radio, which are not always easy for someone who is fundamentally an introvert. But they seemed to be OK.Such a great pleasure forcJo and me to be with our friends - Ralf, Eric, Chris, Susanne, Steffen, Alex, and Dominik. Dominik has done some really good things with my website. He put the whole cruise together. Such a lovely chap and a hard worker. Thank you all. I am very grateful that you are all in my life.Travel was surprisingly problem free, and I always have to shout out for Jet2 and their organisation. A company that employs enough people to make the whole process as easy as possible.Other artists on the show were Sweet, Nick Kershaw, Samantha Fox, Sydney Youngblood, plus a few others, so pretty diverse and interesting.One day to recover, then my solo gig in Clyro on Sunday 🙏☯️❤️😄And, by the way, my cabin was stunning. Panoramic views, and a separate terrace/sun deck. Never had such luxury before. Perhaps a final reward for an old muso😂😂Steffen Klimt Susanne Filep Alex Sicorskyy Dominik Dröse Joanna Bates #schallwellen #80sclassicrock #meinschiff ... See MoreSee Less

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Phil Bates

February 8th, 1:03 pm

OK, artistes of all kinds WANT to play, perform, act, write, paint etc, and will often seize any and every opportunity to do so, whatever the circumstances.But over the last years there has been a growing belief that performance in itself should be enough, and that artistes actually getting paid for what they do is a luxury they should not always expect. In my area, the BIGGEST outrage, by far, is the absolute rip-off perpetrated by Spotify on those crazy enough to list themselves and their music on this site. But there are many more examples.Consequently, music, in general, has come to be viewed as something that IS free, and should be free to one and all.And, of course, it can be free now because of AI, i.e. the road to oblivion for musicians, songwriters, authors, writers of any kind, artist etc.Melodramatic? Absolutely not. Let’s meet again in 5/10 years time and see if I am wrong.I know many of us value deeply real music, real art, real literature, and I will until my last breath, but let us NOT roll over and accept this perversion as inevitable.KEEP THE ARTS ALIVE AND ‘LIVE’ ☯️🙏❤️ ... See MoreSee Less

Phil Bates

November 17th, 10:49 pm

youtu.be/7w2p_VGi-S0?si=YLWW82Lyb62iMvPTMy song ‘Empty Rooms’, written after our girls, Rosie and Sarah, had moved out of our home and gone out into the world❤️I had broken my ankle at this time, and played the gig with Tina at Middleton Hall sitting down.I was in some pain from the ankle, but in far more pain living in our home without them there. I was also very emotional during the performance.This was perhaps the first ‘live’ performance, having only recently written it while I was immobile, hence the irritating reading of the lyrics, something I dislike doing.But I wanted to play it for people. A real song from the heart ❤️☯️🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

Phil Bates - Empty Rooms

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A brand new Phil Bates song, written recently while convalescing from a broken leg. Played live for the first time at Phil & Tina McBain's annual Christmas S...

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