Thank you

There is so much I want to say these days about my life, my feelings, my perspective on this business which has driven me on a path of solitude and travel for decades. I feel so far away from it all, here in bed, looking out at the trees outside my Mother's House in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. So many times I have struggled to see the light in the past half year. Health issues, searching for new musicians AGAIN, walking away from business partners/colleagues who have been rude and disrespectful for the last time, figuring out how to get my albums back to digital distribution after leaving my big distribution deal of nearly a decade, fighting to get a better price from a van rental company I have worked with for over a decade in a world where the prices only seem to get higher and customer service means nothing anymore. But in between the stress and the suffering, the confusion and the frustration, I find myself back in Canada reminded of how deeply I have touched people with my music over the years, and why this journey has been and still is worth the pain and sacrifice. Every day I leave the house to visit friends and family here and I am recognised by shop owners, people on the street, old acquaintances and fans, even though I rarely ever play in Canada anymore and have not had a concert here in years. People come up, ask me if I am Layla Zoe, ask about my music, ask if I am playing here anytime soon, mention a concert they saw YEARS ago. And they remind me that music lasts forever, and the feeling people experience when they hear and see live music, is a magic that simply cannot be broken by a corrupt business, lack of income, poverty, stress, health issues, or disdain. In a business that often looks fake to me, full of chameleons willing to change their style and face and fashion overnight to try and "make it", I sometimes ponder my place in it anymore. But the wonderful people back home, here on this beautiful island in BC, remind me everyday, just how much I am valued and just how much my music has power, and always will, no matter what path I choose on this road...Thank you.❤️ Photo c/o Pieter Voorhout.