Actually most of the time, so it kind of suits!"
You had a dancefloor hit with "I would die 4 U", a track originally by Prince. Your new album "Digital Rock" reveals you still are intrigued by a mix between sleazy disco and that funky Prince sound. Yet you seem to spice it all up with some magic flavour that makes it sound like the future. Reveal your secrets!
"Well, thank you! The only really big change is that I write and sing a lot more, and am not chained to samples, as the technology is better and faster now, and I have more confidence in my songwriting, so it is a relatively new journey for me, with lots of possibilities hopefully!"
Your previous album 'Big City Nights' and the tour have been a big success, especially in Japan. What are your expectations now?
"Well, yeah, Japan and the people are amazing, and their support has been phenomenal, and I am really thankful for that. I'm actually due to play live at Fuji Rock Festival in the summer, which is going to be just magic, I am sure! So I have to really concentrate on the performance now."
OK, enough bullshit questions! So... now tell us how you used your laptop in the making of "Digital Rock".
"Ha! Well, yeah, I lay it down with my sequencer, beat first guitars/synths second, then I write and record a melody with my mic, and thats about it! I do use a lot of compression over the whole mix too, which does scare a lot of mastering engineers, but I am looking to change the sound a bit and perhaps get some Hip-Hop engineers involved, perhaps in the States, but we'll see..."
Tell us a cool story!
"Hmmmm, well. I once met Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk at the Holiday Inn, in Stratford before a gig! He was lovely.
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