We parked it and wrote two more songs that day.At the end of the session, Ed said: ‘Can I hear that first one again?’ And then: ‘Do you think the Rihanna record’s closed?
You have to explain that it takes ages to get that first cut – and then that even earning enough to live from that cut is so tough.It’s sad to say, but I don’t envy any writers coming into this business at the moment.You just answered your own question: Mike McCormack.I love that man.
He came in and brought in Johnny [McDaid] with him.Ed played me what he thought was the first single from [Divide], which sounded amazing. 48 Year Olds. You have another hit.’“I remember Simon saying to me: ‘Steve, you have to understand, that there’s only one kind of credibility in this business – and that’s a hit.”I’ve never forgotten that – and look where he is now.I also always wanted to be cool. Everything would be much easier now.“Maybe I’m blinkered, but surely this whole business starts with the songs?
I loved drawing and I loved design.The first hurdle to that came with work experience when I was 16. Pop Singer. I don’t know anybody that’s got a bad word to say about him.“I’d love to tell you I analyzed Universal and every aspect of their business.
Steve McQueen was one of the most popular and successful film actors of the 1960s and 1970s. He starred in such features as 'The Great Escape,' 'Bullitt' and 'The Getaway.' '”In our minds we weren’t writing for Ed at this stage, which is probably why it sounds like it does. You make your first record like that and you think: ‘I’ve cracked it. Now, every Friday, it feels like you’re releasing a record around the world.Radio was a lot more powerful back then, so that’s probably a factor in that ‘let’s work the UK first’ [approach].For me personally, I think I’m writing much better songs now. Pop Singer. Without a song, you’ve got nothing to sell.For a young songwriter to come into this business now and try to make a living, not even a decent living, it’s so much harder.Occasionally I have work experience in here and they expect me to say: ‘It’s going to be great. Music Producers. I never forget, he charged me £30 and was four hours late…”I moved to Islington in London.
It’s the best thing in the world to see someone like Anne-Marie (pictured) doing what she does.To see what goes into a song like Rockabye – across (co-writers) Jack from Clean Bandit, Ina Wroldsen, Ammar Malik and myself – and then to see it up there, that’s such a proud feeling.“I’m the lucky one. We both knew what we wanted out of it and it took no time.That was very early on.
We all need someone to be positive and say: ‘This is the right way to go.’As an example, Ed Howard at Atlantic – all of the A&R coming out of Atlantic UK at the moment, actually – is on fire.They don’t think they’re songwriters, they don’t think they’re record producers, so they don’t micro-manage the whole thing.“We all need someone to be positive and say: ‘This is the right way to go. It’s hard to look past Jam & Lewis.My favourite album of all time is Hearsay by Alexander O’Neal. That was a pivotal moment, and I owe him a big thank you.I followed it up with Glad You Came by The Wanted – which was a big hit in the US.I will say that I don’t like indecision – that’s one side of A&R that troubles me. I understand, but I’ll never forget my dad wasn’t around that often when I was young.I run two studios in London. But I’ve been doing it long enough now not to get carried away. I know exactly what I’m doing.’It took me seven more months to make anything that anyone paid any attention to.“It took me seven more months to make anything that anyone paid any attention to.”(I Wanna Give You) Devotion was a complete accident.
He was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor.
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