Our hero is 76 now

....I know we're all acutely aware of our hero's age but it's a very salient point as far as a new release is concerned. The omens look good for a new album but what form will it take? New compositions, covers, a mixture of both? More interestingly, what might BF be wanting to say on this record, after 76 eventful years? More thoughtful reflections a la 'Reason Or Rhyme' and 'Tender Is The Night'? A recording swansong perhaps? It's a fascinating and tantalising prospect for sure. Who knows, maybe one of BF's most intimate works. Let's hope the wait is not too long.

It’s almost that there’s such a heightened sense of style and suavity that to toss a casual greeting or update to the cognoscenti would be infra dig, or let unwelcome light in upon magic.

Although, of course, I sort of love BF, for everything he’s given me, there is also a comic strip running in my brain featuring a very beautiful, elegant and sophisticated vampire who slumbers in a rather plush casket until there is a product to promote, whereupon it creaks open and the occupant shuffles stylishly into the spotlight once again. Of course, I absolutely acknowledge his right to select that approach.

Having said that, isn’t there something truly depressing about the undead official sites, knocked up to promote an album some years ago, only to be left hanging in purgatory until there’s something else to sell?
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Perhaps one of the problems is that everything must remain fluid for as long as possible, so team Ferry won’t say he’s doing an album until it’s been delivered, he’s doing a tour until he’s on the bus?

I think this has been the case for a long time. Bryan had said that he revealed too much about what was called "Horoscope" at one time and that became a problem eventually.

J.O'B.