Billie Jean, Man in the Mirror, and other MJ songs on acoustic guitar

Here's Sungha Jung, one of my favorite guitarists, playing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", as arranged by fingerstyle guitarist Adam Rafferty.

Here's Rafferty's fingerstyle take on MJ/Jackson 5 songs (Billie Jean, I Want You Back, Rock With You, I'll Be There):

I just love how fingerstyle guitarists play different parts of the song (vocals, lead, bass, etc.) simultaneously on one guitar. Nakakabaliw panoorin.

Here's Tuck Andress (of Tuck and Patti) and his wonderful jazzy version of Man in the Mirror, my favorite MJ song.

Things that keep me sane

My previous entry talked about the things that are driving me crazy these days.

Now these are the things that keep me sane:

My guy.

My band.

My friends.

And of course - music. Such as this one, which is perfect for this sleepless Sunday morning: Sungha Jung's "Angel's Sunday" (originally by Kotaro Oshio):

And the news that this guy's coming to town: