12. Thomas BelhomCheval Oblique
Thomas is my favourite musician. A soloist – Melodic percussion, he calls it. Somehow I came across his first album and by chance and he was playing at the ‘La Ginguette Pirate’ in Paris on a night I was passing through. I fell for Thomas that night in a deep way. Even though I love his writing, singing and guitar playing, ‘Cheval Oblique’ is a pretty much a percussion album and is the one I tend to reach for when I fancy a bit of that thing that only he does. There is a total freedom of expression flowing through his body. I was lucky enough for him to be a part of my band for a while. I once apologised to him for the little money I could afford to pay him. He looked me in the eye and said ‘Stuart, I don’t do this for money’.
