Art|c|e Draft

Pe enLers Lhe room wlLh an energeLlc bounce and brlngs allve Lhe crew who once looked on Lhe
verge of deaLh lnslde Lhe spoLllL sLudlo on Lhls dull dark and dreary day 1he rumour appears Lo be
Lrue LhaL Lhls worldwlde supersLar knows hls own LalenL and ablllLy and you sense Lhls ln Lhe way
LhaL he carrles hlmself Pe swoops ln wlLh a confldence LhaL ls unusual buL acLs modesL abouL
hlmself whlch appeals Lo hls 'coolness' uressed ln nonexpenslve cloLhlng however he sLlll manages
Lo make Lhem look expenslve Pow he does lL no one knows lL can only be one arLlsL SAM
8LLCnAM
ney Sam |t's great to f|na||y meet you! now are you do|ng today?
l'm dolng greaL Lhanks buL l am really sLruggllng Loday! Pad a heavy one lasL nlghL aL my flrsL Lour
performance and leL's [usL say lL Look off wlLh a bang! l've learnL one Lhlng from yesLerday Camden
Lown sure does know how Lo parLy!
*|aughs* We|| you cou|dn't be |ook|ng better for someone strugg||ng so bad! now do you manage
|t?
(Sam leans back ln hls chalr and glves me a wry smlle) Lveryone seems Lo be asklng me whaL l do Lo
keep my lmage golng buL Lhe LruLh ls l don'L do anyLhlng speclal or dlfferenL! Cf course l look afLer
myself by worklng ouL regularly and keeplng my skln ln good nlck Powever Lhe facL ls l'm a slave Lo
faLLenlng food and drlnklng! Seems Lo noL affecL me Loo badly Lhough Cuess l'm [usL a lucky
human! *chuckles Lo hlmself*
We|| whatever you're do|ng seems to be work|ng so keep |t up! Anyways back to the tour how's
|t com|ng a|ong?
AfLer a long Llme plannlng and persuadlng people Lo acLually leL me do l wanLed Lo l'm flnally happy
wlLh Lhe end producL and l belleve Lhe flrsL show wenL down a LreaL and l dld really en[oy myself
*klcks back and holds hls sLomach as laughLer rlps ouL of hlm*Cn a more serlous noLe Lhough l have
a real greaL ouLlook on Lhls Lour as l'm dolng whaL l wanLed aL lasL and belleve LhaL Lhe shows wlll
offer everyLhlng! SomeLhlng new exclLlng and effecLlve As long as l sLeer clear of whaL happened
lasL Llme! *puLs hls head ln hls hands*
Why what went wrong |ast t|me?!
l'll sLarL Lo glve a few deLalls buL Lhe LruLh ls Lhe whole nlghL was a compleLe shocker! lL sLarLed off
by me havlng a sllghL wardrobe malfuncLlon and my shlrL rlpped off Cuess lL was a llLLle someLhlng
for you ladles buL lL wasn'L planned l assure you! *blushes* 8uL lL Lhen ended wlLh me falllng off of
Lhe sLage and breaklng Lwo meLaLarsals! l can assure you l won'L be rolllng Lhrough Cardlff for a long
whlle!
Ch my god that sounds awfu|! 8ut at |east you've recovered now! Where's next on the tour then?
nexL on Lhe llsL ls newporL and l can'L walL Lo be klcklng lL down Lhere! l was Lhere lasL year when l
supporLed kasablan and LhaL was an absoluLe sLorm ln a LeapoL! l love playlng Lhe smaller venues
because l llke lL Lo feel personal and homellke l'm [usL a cosy klnda guy! *laughs*
We agree! Wou|d you st||| do an arena tour though?
Pmm lL's a Lough cholce because l really do love Lhe small venues and l always do whaL l belleve ln
because l'm noL a puppeL on a sLrlng buL aL Lhe same Llme l'd love Lo see whaL lL would be llke Lo
hear Lhousands of people screamlng ouL Lhe lyrlcs LhaL have wroLe Lo muslc LhaL have produced
lL'd be maglcal! 1hen agaln Lhe money lsn'L all Loo bad! *rubs hands LogeLher*
Ahaha of course! So you do take a |ot of |nterest |n the money then?
l Lake lnLeresL ln lL because lL ls whaL enables me Lo conLlnue Lo geL shows and LhaL's whaL l wanL aL
Lhe end of Lhe day because l love Lo be wlLh my fans Powever l'm noL money hungry and lL doesn'L
lnfluence Lhe way l do Lhlngs as l belleve l have Lhe ablllLy Lo sLay relevanL [usL by my muslc noL by
havlng Lo release an album every 6 monLhs llke 8runo Mars
1hat's a great way to th|nk about th|ngs but ouch! 8|t of r|va|ry there?
never ln a mllllon years would l ever envy 8runo mars! roduclng poor muslc for chlldren could noL
be an easler [ob! l appreclaLe he can play lnsLrumenLs f buL l'd value hlm much more
as an arLlsL lf he [usL dld someLhlng dlfferenL and unlque Lo hlmself as l feel as lf he could do much
beLLer
Ch you rea||y do have some strong fee||ngs don't you!
l could be here all day abouL some arLlsLs! 8uL l'm noL all full of haLe! l do love a loL of arLlsLs Loo and
l have a loL of Llme for people who [usL do Lhelr own Lhlng and make lL work!
If you cou|d co||aborate w|th anyone r|ght now who wou|d |t be?
1yler Lhe CreaLor hands down! Pls muslc ls so lndlvldual and recognlsable Lo Lhe ear and LhaL lL was l
flnd mosL valuable abouL an arLlsL! Someone who blows everyone ouL Lhe waLer and changes Lhe
way we compleLely Lhlnk abouL everyLhlng [usL by dolng someLhlng hls own way! l hope he reads Lhls
and rlngs me buL lf he dld l'd probably have a hearLaLLack!
1hat wou|d be some he|| of a comb|nat|on! I hope |t happens for a|| of us!
So do l! We could make some maglc happen l Lhlnk because he's a really good producer and a LalenL
lyrlclsL and l have a Lry aL boLh of Lhose Lhlngs noL qulLe on Lhe same level Lhough *laughs* 8uL
yeah l do Lry and us comlng LogeLher would spell Lhe end for everyone else! *evll laugh*
ou're conf|dence |s overpower|ng! What sort of mus|c wou|d you |ook to create together?
l Lhlnk we'd creaLe a cross beLween hls dark and mysLerlous hlphop wlLh my upbeaL meanlngful
lndle muslc l've heard noLhlng llke Lhls before whlch ls why l'd love Lo do lL! CLher people may be
blown away buL LhaL's always whaL l alm for! Lven on my laLesL album l've Lrled Lo do Lhe same
Lhlng