Welcome to the Official Michael Ricketts Website

I am writing this homepage in June 2008. This is the year it is going to happen. You see I have this clear vision of a dream and it is time to make it real.

I dream not of fame although I would love to have it. I dream of being able to create the best music I can and being able to dedicate all my working hours to that task.

I wake thinking music and fall asleep dreaming music. I want to be an acoustic artist who is influenced by the genius of old such as Paul Weller, Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens, while incorporating the beauty of modern acoustic musicians such as Thomas Dybdahl, Kings of Convenience and Scott Matthews. Then, stir it all up with my love for bands such as the Maccabees, Kasabian and Radiohead.

I've not set myself an easy task, some may say impossible. Maybe I will never realise my dream. However see the start of it here and please join my journey.

Mike x