I think the day that my album came out was really, really special because Red Bull Studios did this great thing where they transmitted it live, and it felt like a right party and celebration. Amazing things have happened since but I still remember having my friends around me, and celebrating that I had an album out.
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So many people are talking about you breaking America; do you feel like you’ve done that yet? No – I think it’s such a huge place. I tend to sell out some venues in New York and LA and some other places, but I haven’t been around the whole country, so for me to think that I’ve broken America yet is a bit optimistic.
When do you think you’ll know you’ve done it? Fuck knows – I don’t know… I really don’t know.
Is it important to you? Yeah, I love playing in America; it’s amazing. It’s important to me because I love performing there. It’s just as important as anywhere else. It’s a really nice place to tour so if it works out there, that’s going to be a bonus.
Your album is awesome… Tanks!
- And it explores so many genres quite subtly – soul, hip hop, pop, dance – are there any other sounds or areas of music you want to explore on your next record? I think I’ll be keeping with the same kind of stuff… I don’t want to go away too far from the first album, you know?
You collaborated with A$AP Rocky and I read that the partnership came about after he mentioned you in an interview. Is there anyone you
hat’s been the best moment for you in the past 12 months?
want to collaborate with now – who you could put the feelers our there for in this interview? [takes a moment to think] I don’t know, I think I’m pretty lucky to have collaborated with the people I have, like on the new Disclosure album. Like A$AP - I met him at the weekend and he was lovely, I’d like to work with him again
Tey wanted pictures –
before. I think it was
happened to me in an airport
that’s never really
because they were waiting for other bands!
probably properly.
You’ve grown up with lots of really well known friends. Is it strange for you that it’s your name that is everywhere now? I don’t think my name is everywhere… I think it is. Tanks. Well, at BBC Radio 1’s Big weekend recently, there were lots
because they were waiting for other bands.
I know you were raised in a Jewish family – and you were a journalist at the Jewish Chronicle before your music career – does faith have any impact on your music? Faith?
Yeah… Ummmmm, not really. I think my mother being a Jewish mother has
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of girls waiting [at the airport] for other bands like Paramore. I think they thought the script were on my flight… they definitely weren’t waiting for me! But then they recognised me and they wanted pictures and you know, that’s quite bizarre – that’s never really happened to me in an airport before. I think it was probably
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