UK-based singer, songwriter, guitar player whose fifth album came out earlier this year, with his sixth already targeted for late 2016 or early 2017 release following a trip he’ll make to Australia later this year. He disbanded his group and re-joined the day-to-day working life before a life event four years ago caused him to write and record again, and he hasn’t put the guitar down since. He also talks about why he’s re-recording some of his earlier material as well as his longing to go back to Nashville.
“The quicker you write the song, the better the song is.”
“There’s 14 songs on the album and they’re all different. I tried to write 14 singles and I hope I succeeded in that… I tried to do a complete mixture.”
“I think we’ve improved a hundred-fold on the first four albums.”
“What you’re striving for is the best sound you can get, the best production you can get, within your budget, of course.”
“Try a few studios out. Do not be hoodwinked into one studio with one person there ‘cause you’re going to get a completely different sound, the same way as if you change your guitarist, bass man, or the drummer… Move around. Try a few different studios.”
“You’ve got to embrace the Internet. You’ve got to embrace the people like yourself, Bruce, and people who can get you out there and get you known and that way you’ll get the airplay.”
“This is going to sound terrible, please don’t do this. I smashed the guitar, I was so angry. I broke the guitar.”
"Walking in the Sunshine"
"Make a Difference"