www.musicweek.com PROFILE MCFLY IT’S ALL ABOUT THEM
In a world of all-too-fleeting pop signings, McFly have managed to forge a ten-year career and one of the most dedicated worldwide fanbases in the music business today. How have they done it - and what’s next for the hugely successful, independent British foursome?
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TALENT BY TINA HART
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full ten years into their career, McFly might have proven themselves as survivors of the modern pop music business - but being in their company still feels like hanging out with a group of teenagers. A decade on from when the foursome were
catapulted to fame as the youngest ever band to score a No.1 debut album since The Beatles, the young scamps-turned-suave gents (now in their mid-to-late twenties), appear to have a genuinely down-to-earth, endearing relationship with each other. And they’re still very energetic and enthusiastic about making new music. In the journey to reaching this anniversary milestone, their five studio albums have racked up
“McFly aren’t only still together, they still care about each other. They are every bit as passionate about their music as they were 10 years ago” MATT ‘FLETCH’ FLETCHER, MANAGER
cumulative sales of over 10 million. They’ve also bagged seven UK No.1 singles, five Top 10 albums, and played numerous sell out tours - whilst consistently releasing platinum LPs, from debut Room On The 3rd Floor (2004) to 2005’s Wonderland and 2007’s Greatest Hits. Additionally, a foray into reality television in 2011 saw a double win as Harry triumphed on Strictly Come Dancing and Dougie on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Meanwhile, Tom
ABOVE Flying high: After a decade [L-R] Tom, Dougie, Harry and Danny are still a
successful band and look forward to releasing their sixth studio album later this year
has lent his songwriting talents to 10 UK No.1 singles, and has written several tracks for One Direction. Danny is a successful club DJ, who is also writing and producing an electronic album alongside his production work for McFly. And there’s another of Tom’s writing ventures on the go too - alongside bandmate Dougie, he’s penned two children’s books about pooping dinosaurs for Random House. In 2008, the band went fully independent, turning their back on five years of major label- backed triumph with the release of Radio:ACTIVE on their own label, Super Records, with backing from Absolute Marketing & Distribution. Now the group are preparing for the release of their sixth studio album later this year via the same setup with Absolute, but they’ll be plenty of headline-grabbing escapades before then: McFly
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