Xavier is a singer/songwriter born in London. He grew up in France, New Zealand and Australia, spending a lot of his childhood on the move. He’s spent most of his adult life as an entrepreneur - In his early 20s he left Australia, starting his first business and couch-surfing his way across the US. Furthermore, he went on to become an early employee of Deliveroo (first 30) where he was a major part of growing the UK business as a general manager. He left Deliveroo to launch a business called Turo (a US unicorn) in the UK and run their international business.

At age 30 he rediscovered his love of music and passion for songwriting. This coincided with lockdowns and the ability to focus on writing his first EP. He’s teamed up with the producers Wayward to release Coastlines. This first EP is inspired by music influences such as Dylan, Radiohead, Bon Iver and Vance Joy and is a reflection on a challenging period of his life.

The EP maps a relationship breakdown between him and his best friend, who told him she was in love with him a week after getting married. Coastlines reflect the toxic descent of this relationship into chaos, heartbreak and lockdown and the ensuing escape through travelling the world. Coastlines is the opening and closing of this chapter in his life.

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from Uvarious Artists Vol.13, released March 11, 2022

Taken from new 'Coastlines' EP released April 2022

London based singer-songwriter Xavier Collins is poised to announce his second release with the arrival of 'Gone'. Produced by electronic production duo Wayward (seen in Mixmag, DJ Mag, The Ransom Note), it is lifted from the forthcoming 'Coastlines' EP due April 2022.

"This is an acoustic track, it's raw and unplugged. It was recorded in one take as a guide / reference and not to a click... but we decided to just go with it as it was, because it's authentic and emotional. The song was written after many failed attempts to find my natural sound and almost in desperation - the lyrics, like the song's essence, were inspired by Song For Zula."

Produced by Wayward.

"In the material world, one who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither praising it nor despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge." B.G. 2.57

released March 11, 2022

There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil. One who is not agitated by such material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality. But one who is fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not affected by good and evil, because he is simply concerned with Kṛṣṇa, who is all-good absolute. Such consciousness in Kṛṣṇa situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically, samādhi.

- Srila Prabhupada

Тот, кто, живя в материальном мире, свободен от мирских привязанностей, кто не слишком радуется, когда с ним случается что-то хорошее, и не злится, когда случается что-то дурное, обладает совершенным знанием. Б.Г. 2.57

В материальном мире постоянно что-нибудь происходит, хорошее или плохое. Следует понимать, что тот, кого не беспокоят мирские события, кто одинаково реагирует на хорошее и плохое, уже развил в себе сознание Кришны. Пока мы находимся в этом мире, с нами в любой момент может случиться что-нибудь хорошее или плохое, поскольку материальный мир — это мир двойственности. Однако человека, обладающего сознанием Кришны, не беспокоят проявления двойственности, ибо все его мысли сосредоточены на Кришне, всеблагом абсолютном Господе. Тот, чье сознание поглощено Кришной, достигает высшей ступени духовного совершенства, которая на санскрите называется самадхи.

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