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APRIL <strong>2018</strong> APRIL | <strong>2018</strong> ISSUE | ISSUE #66 #66 | EXAMPLE FEATURE dance tent, so its always been packed, people have always shown a lot of love for us in Essex and yeah, its just business as usual isn’t it? R: What else are you up to this summer? Oh I’ve just got about 30 gigs; do you know what I mean? All over Europe and the UK. You know, I am kind of taking a bit of a quiet year because obviously I’ve got two kids now, so yeah, if we get a couple of hit singles over the next six months or whatever, I will be back on the road fully touring again. R: Speaking of travel… A friend of mine, like yourself, is also a lover of cars; she’d like to know which car your getting next? What’s next? Well I’ve got a family now, so I have actually got to stop having silly fast cars and just drive successful family cars! So I will be selling the Lamborghini and the McLaren soon… and um, making way for more toys and a bigger house for the kids with a garden. R: So touching upon your personal life, you’re married to the beautiful model, Erin McNaught. I’m getting married in June and I wondered what is the key to a successful relationship, as it must be harder for you than a usual couple being in the spotlight? You seem to have it sorted? They key thing is honesty and communication. As long as you can constantly talk and tell each other how you feel, or what you want and what you don’t want and you’re brutally honest with everything, good and bad, I think you’re good you’re fine and that’s worked for us. R: Good advice! How did you both meet? She interviewed me, on the radio. R: Was it love at first sight? Oh definitely yeah, I don’t know if it was for her, it was for me! R: That’s very sweet. So you’ve mentioned your kids, what’s it like being a dad? Well, millions of people do it [laughs] it certainly changes your approach to a lot of things. Its very scary having a toddler who might… I mean it’s like ‘Final Destination’ when you’ve got kids, narrowly avoiding death everyday… just tonnes of accidents! I suppose it gives me something to live for. Before, I was just making music and I was very fortunate, my career went well, and with that comes a lot of money. I didn’t really know what the purpose of it was? I never did it for money, but now I suppose it’s nice to go to work for something and to look after my kids future. R: So you’re new single is out, tell us more, what is following this, a new album? I don’t know if an albums ever going to come out again to be honest. It seems to be a singles market now a days and albums seem to bomb unless you’re Adele or Ed Sheeran. I like people to interpret my music however they want. I try to explain the influence behind tracks and what the lyrics meant, but then you find out that songs mean whatever they mean to different people. So its best to kind of leave them unexplained and enjoyed, or in some cases disliked [laughs] It’s the first of many releases, lets put it that way, there’s going to be a lot coming out in the next few months. Tickets to RiZE can be purchased at www.rizefestival.co.uk 27