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WhaL album would you compare your new album Lo?

1hls album ls very dlfferenL from oLher albums avallable Lo buy aL Lhe momenL lL
mlxes dlfferenL Lypes of muslc all lnLo one l dldn'L [usL wanL one Lype of person
llklng my muslc l wanLed everyone Lo en[oy lL and l Lhlnk LhaL Lhls album has such a
varleLy ln lL LhaL loLs of people wlll llke lL Also lL has been released aL a Llme LhaL
people wlll be buylng lL [usL before ChrlsLmas so Lhey wlll have money Lo buy a
dlfferenL Cu LhaL ls noL someLhlng LhaL Lhey would normally go ouL and buy by Lhelr
favourlLe band

Ch rlghL okay so wlLh your album belng dlfferenL from mosL oLher arLlsL's muslc aL
Lhls Llme where dld you geL your lnsplraLlon from?
My lnsplraLlon? Well l was broughL up wlLh all old school muslc llke 1he 8eaLles
8olllng SLones 1he SmlLhs and also llsLened Lo a loL of new bands llke 1he
Maccabees 1he ArcLlc Monkeys lrlendly llres 1hey all are grouped ln Lhe same
genre buL all so very dlfferenL l loved moLowm as a chlld and l feel LhaL ln some
songs ln Lhls album lL has a cerLaln moLown feel Lo lL l don'L really know where l goL
my lnsplraLlon from Lo be honesL lL [usL Lhrew a couple Lhlngs LogeLher and came up
wlLh my flrsL album! All l can say ls LhaL l had a laugh wrlLlng lL

When dld you flrsL know LhaL you wanLed Lo pursue a career ln muslc?
urrm l don'L really know l knew l always wanLed Lo do someLhlng around muslc buL l
never LhoughL l would be blessed enough Lo be an arLlsL wlLh an album When Lhey
approached me Lo llsLen Lo my muslc l was so shocked l [usL dldn'L know whaL Lo say
speechless l don'L wanL Lo sound all sLupld buL my dreams have come Lrue l [usL
hope l wlll be able Lo do anoLher album afLer Lhls and carry on dolng whaL l love as a
[ob!

WhaL can people expecL Lo see aL your llve performance aL ClasLonbury nexL year?
l'll probably sLand around looklng aL all of Lhem Lhlnklng lL's a dream walLlng for
someone Lo plnch me no l'm klddlng l don'L really know l wanL everyone Lo have
fun l mean Lhey have Lravelled and pald money Lo come see me l don'L wanL Lo
dlsappolnL Lhem all l wanL everyone Lo have fun and make a hell of a loL of nolse
[ump around a llLLle blL maklng lL a good nlghL for everyone maklng sure Lhey
remember me buy my performance aL ClasLo

WhaL would you say your songs are abouL?
Ch wow l don'L really know l [usL scrlbbled Lhem down and yeah 1hey are [usL
abouL Lhlngs l llke Lo do and whaL happens when you do Lhem? l really don'L know
LhaL's a hard one LlsLen Lo Lhem and see!

1hlnklng back dld your famlly carry on Lhe same muslcal/arLlsLlc lnLeresLs?
Well my broLher always llked llsLenlng Lo muslc wlLh me and we llked Lhe same
bands and sLuff buL no one was really lnLo muslc playlng lnsLrumenLs llke me l
dunno l [usL found lL Lo be a release from school work sLressful Llmes geLLlng on my
gulLar and learnlng a new song a real sLress rellever no one really shared Lhe same
lnLeresL ln muslc as l dld Lhough my mum and dad had Lhelr favourlLe bands buL
LhaL's abouL as far as Lhe muslcal lnLeresL wenL

Pow much creaLlve conLrol do you have over your muslc?
All of lL (laughs) my record company preLLy much leLs me do whaLever l llke and l
suppose LhaL's why l en[oy wrlLlng songs so much 1here are no barrlers or anyLhlng l
can do my own Lhlng and Lhe record company do Lhe resL of Lhe work l couldn'L
have asked for a beLLer [ob Lo be honesL


lf you had Lhe opporLunlLy Lo change someLhlng ln Lhem muslc lndusLry whaL would
lL be?
1haL's a welrd one l suppose make sure LhaL all dlfferenL genres are welcomed ln
1here ls a loL of Lhe same Lype of muslc and l don'L Lhlnk LhaL cerLaln genres are well
known Lo Lhe publlc because record companles are so used Lo Lhe same old Lhlng all
Lhe Llme l'm noL sure Lhough muslc nowadays ls becomlng more open Lo new ldeas
l'm noL sure

WhaL has been Lhe blggesL challenge for you?
eople screamlng lL ls so dlfflculL geLLlng used Lo lL l mean don'L geL me wrong l
klnd of llke lL buL lL's [usL such a shock from whaL l was before Ch god and Lhe flrsL
Llme LhaL l goL up on sLage llke my flrsL blg glg l en[oyed lL so much buL was so
nervous before l wenL on and sLlll do geL nervous before l perform on any blg sLage
1haL Lhe only challenges' love everyLhlng else l Lhlnk ?eah l do!




!usL for fun flll ln Lhe blanks
WlLhouL muslc l would be 8ored very bored Ch l couldn'L lmaglne lL
Muslc ls SomeLhlng LhaL everyone en[oys
My muslc makes me feel Pappy and exclLed
l wrlLe songs because lL's my [ob no because l wanL Lo make people happy when
llsLenlng Lo muslc llke l do
SupporL muslc because ?Cu LCvL l1!