The pyjama jazz pioneer and member of Sheffield musical collective Blancmange Lounge makes with the nostalgic music natter.
The first record I bought:
I’ve never been a big buyer of records; when I first got my record player I pinched a lot of my parents old ones. I discovered how cool Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees were and I think I cried listening to Madness on Christmas Day.
My first gig:
Youth Club took a minibus of us to see The Rakes and The Holloways at the Cluny in Newcastle once. I must have been about 13, and really giddy about it all. I remember feeling overwhelmed with how cool everything was and how much I wanted to play a gig too/snog Alfie from the Holloways.
The first song I performed:
I remember singing Lily Allen’s ‘Littlest Things’ in the End of Year Assembly with my friend on the piano. I was so nervous and I think we made each other laugh in the middle a bit. One of my brother’s mates said I was really good though, so I kept at it.
A song I wish I’d wrote:
‘Cloudbusting’ by Kate Bush. It gets me right in the goolies every time!
A song I wish I’d never made:
This is too hard, there’s still a chance I might delete someone’s favourite banger!
I first fell in love with music:
I was born into love with music xxx hehe xxx.
One song that I can’t get out of my head at the minute:
‘Cool Cat’ by Queen, it’s such a bop! I love running to it; the guitar at the start makes me feel really bouncy.
