Is there a track on Grey Matters that’s a personal favourite of yours?
There was a track I wanted to add to Grey Matters, it was a cover of Frosty the Snowman, the intro is really beautiful and I sing it live quite a lot. I have a percussionist who has a rain stick and which we use for the track and it’s just incredible to listen to but I was told we couldn’t include the song. I’ve written two other albums now – your writing matures as you go along. My song writing partner, lyricist Cori Josias, can take a line I’ve come up with and just make it more beautiful. I’ve been working with her on a consistent basis for about four or five years now and it’s great. Cori does a lot of her own stuff as well; although she’s quite pop-orientated and I kind of have to drag her out of that pop idiom. On the other hand she drags me back when I’m too lost in my own little world. We balance each other well. What has been the most memorable gig you’ve played? I’ve played some brilliant gigs like ABC, and there was Paul Young at Wembley, there were 10,000 people in the crow
