The Album is coming out in a few weeks time, have you got any expectations yourself about how it will be received or how you hope it will be received?


I don’t think I could judge. I really don’t know what I have to offer and what my appeal is, it’s something I will never understand, and that again goes back to a lack of self-awareness. I don’t really know what my strong points are in terms of how other people perceive me. I know what I’m good at, I know what I’m not good at, but how other people accept me is completely up to them.


The whole promotional schedule is now gear- ing up, is that something you enjoy, you are an international artist so, I can only imagine what the work load would be like…


Yeah the workload, it’s never been an issue either, I’m a bit of an insomniac! I need to give a lot to feel as though I’m contributing. The work load? its more the demands, its more the trying to be in different places, the knowing that you have a global demand, that can be so daunting if I allow myself to think of it. The fact I’ve got to make a trip to Ja- pan, back to New York, back to L.A, then again to France, back to Germany or go to Australia, all the while wanting to remain a British artist


Obviously, with you being so in demand, are you still taken aback, that people want to see you, people want to hear you, that everyone is wanting a piece of Duffy?


I’m not sure, who knows what we’ll be talking about. I can only do my side of the bargain. Do people want a piece of me? Do they all want a piece of the cake?


…more just in terms of everyone wanting to have a chat with you, they want you on their T.V shows, they want to play your records, they want to come and see you live. How does that feel to know that you do have such a fan base and such a popularity that people do want to know more about you and speak to you?


Yea, I enjoy that. I enjoy the experience of it all. It’s nice to be in demand, as long as I’m good within myself, as long as I’m surrounded by good people that make the experience pleasurable. Through my life, if I look back, I know there will be people who would read this and appreciate what I’m saying. If you think about the toughest times, it was because you were working with people, or you were sur- rounded by people that just weren’t right for you. I need good people otherwise I cant exist.


That touches upon one of the other questions, because you’re a solo artist, the sole focus is on yourself, it’s not as if you have band mates to share the load or a guitarist who will also do some interviews with someone in Japan etc… because you are the sole focus, people do like to gossip and generate rumours,


how do you feel about that? How is that some- thing that you cope with? Do you pay atten- tion?


I don’t really pay attention actually. I like to form my own opinion of myself. If I was searching for myself in others, I think I would be very lost, even more lost than I have ever been so I just shun away from it to be honest. I do my work, I keep my head down and try to avoid any speculation.


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