16 July 2015

Chapter 13 – Will she, won’t she?

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After we finished recording ‘Did you see her’ and ‘Good for nothing‘ we recorded one more song, called ‘No Sun Shines.’ This song became a favourite of Muff’s later down the line. I wrote and recorded this song at home with Andy; we recorded a basic version before roping in our super talented pianist friend Jon Pickup to record a...
01 July 2015

Chapter 12 – The screaming drunk session

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After the meeting with Muff all I wanted to do was write. Writing with others has always come quite easily to me, and I enjoy writing songs for other artists – It’s quite liberating. But when it comes to my own music my motivation is completely different: I have never been able to write simply for writing sake; I’ve tried,...
15 June 2015

Chapter 11 – The day I was offered a record deal

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We sit chatting, casually and comfortably, and I like Muff immediately. He is different from many of the music executives I had met … he’s laid back, warm and there are no airs and graces – we are, after all, a brummy and a cockney having a good ole gab over music, whilst supping coke and smoking ciggies (well me,...
28 May 2015

Chapter 10 – and now for the songs

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As this is a music blog, I’ve decided to open up a little and start actually sharing some of the songs I’ve been writing about in this blog. The song’s I’ll be sharing date back from the year 1999, and will continue right through to the present day as the story progresses. Most of these will be demos, and you’ll...
27 April 2015

Chapter 9 – Meeting Muff & Paul McCartney

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I stepped onto the landing of the Sony floor. There were people buzzing around, phones were ringing, music was playing and I could feel all eyes on me as I followed George through the aisle – this could be because I was a new face in town, but I instinctively checked I didn’t have loo roll hanging out the back...
24 February 2015

Chapter 8 – The phone call and the meeting

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 So, in the last chapter I was telling you about Muff Winwood, the then Vice President of Sony UK, and why I was making a bee line for him. Well, Muff and Lincoln Alias (founder of the label) were responsible for signing some great artists to the label, including Sade, Des’ree and Jamiroquai to name just a few. These were the days...
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