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Indie rock
and roll sensation Julian Clarke has been terrorising charts all around the
world with his hit single ‘Easy Does It’, which has been number one in 12
different countries. After breaking onto the scene 18 months ago with his debut
album ‘My Life’, he has played countless festivals and is currently on a world
tour that has received five star reviews from countless magazines and websites.
He has been hailed as, ‘The new king of indie’, by Justin Young of the Vaccines
and Noel Gallagher has also praised him heavily, saying, ‘he is bringing a
fresh new sound to the charts and British music in general’. Dill Wakeford
spoke to Julian the day after his biggest headline show of his career yet, a
sold out night at London’s O2 arena where he played to a crowd of 20,000
strong.
DW: Morning
Julian, how are you today?
JC: Hi mate,
yeah not too bad thanks, bit rough after the show last night, but that’s what
it’s all about!
DW: How did
the show go? Did you enjoy it?
JC: I always
enjoy my gigs, there’s nothing I’d rather be doing music is my life. It doesn’t
matter where I’m playing, a small club in a backstreet somewhere or the O2 I
always get a rush out of it, it’s like drugs for my, just a massive natural
high. But yeah the show was pretty amazing; it was special because it was the
biggest gig of my own that I’ve played yet. Me and the band played really well
together as we always do and the crowd was brilliant, home crowds are always
the best, I’ve been all around the world with my music and trust me, the UK has
the best crowds that I’ve played for.
DW: The album
was a massive success here and all over the world, everyone loved it, Noel
Gallagher was quoted saying that it was the best album he had heard for at
least the last 6 years, what does it mean to you when you hear things like that
from such a big artist?
JC: ah mate,
it means so much, I mean to hear that from Noel, it just means the world to me.
He is a massive influence of mine as he is to a lot of young artists, but to hear
that from someone who has had countless hit records is just amazing, even just
to know he’s heard my name makes me feel really good.
DW: The fans
have been getting in touch with us saying they want to know when the new album
is going to come out. Have you started writing it or have any idea when it will
be hitting the shelves?
JC: Yeah I’ve
started writing it, got about five tunes that I think will be on it. At the
moment I’m concentrating on doing this world tour, we’ve got the North American
leg of it to go yet and the end of the British tour, but that is all going to
be finished around June time. After the tour I’m having a month out to write
the final bits for the album and then I’m going over to the states to record in
some studios in LA, so I’m hoping that the album will be out in March/April of
next year.
DW: Do you
feel that there’s any pressure on you to write another really good record
because of the massive success of your debut album?
JC: Yeah I do
think there is quite a bit of pressure on me because of the success of the
first record but I think that I can produce another quality record for my fans
because I believe that I can do it and make it as good if not better than my
first album.
DW: I know
that you’ve been around on the scene for the best part of two years now but how
have you found adapting to the fame and being recognised around and about?
JC: At first
it was pretty strange, people would come up to you when you’re trying to do
your shopping or going out for a meal and ask for autographs and pictures, but
after about a year it’s subsided and I don’t get asked as much as I used to
anymore. In general I’ve enjoyed the whole transaction to being famous, I mean
I’m the same guy as before except now I’ve had a number one single in a dozen
countries and I’ve got a sh*t load of money in the bank, I think it’s safe to
say I prefer this life from the one where I was painting people’s houses to pay
the rent.
DW: Last year
you played on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds festival and you’ve been
confirmed to play Glastonbury festival this year amongst others. Is the
festival circuit something you enjoy doing?
JC: I love
festivals man, I used to go to Leeds festival quite a lot because that’s where
I’m from and I’ve been to Glastonbury a couple of times. Playing festivals is
always a good laugh, everyone there is just wants to have a good time and I
seem to get a good reception wherever I go. I like being out in the open and
feeling the breeze on your face when you’re playing; it’s something different
that you don’t get to experience when you’re playing clubs and arenas. It’s
quite refreshing in a way.
DW: Well
Julian it’s been a pleasure talking to you and I hope you come back and see us
again one day. Good luck with the rest of the tour and I hope the writing of
the next album goes well for you.
JC: Thanks a
lot mate, see you soon.
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