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\nWe\u2019ve been telling you lot to keep your eyes peeled for JAKE BUGG<\/a><\/strong> and look what\u2019s happened! At just 17 years old Mercury Records honed in on his talent (as we did aaaages ago) and snapped him up. It’s certainly no surprise to us, or his mum who predicted massive things in The People’s Podcast<\/a> back in December. There’s no doubt we’ll see him on his way to reaching that Notts Number One, but what else could the next few years hold in store? Mary Ann Pickford<\/strong> chats with Jake to find out…
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\nWhat\u2019s life like as a signed artist?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s very busy. I had an interview earlier for ThisIsLive. It all seems a bit hectic meeting all these new people, but it\u2019s exciting though as well.
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\nWhat else have they got you doing?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been co-writing with a couple of people. I was co-writing with Iain Archer in London the other week and he\u2019s done a bit of stuff for Snow Patrol.
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\nI\u2019ve heard you\u2019ve gotten a residency at Glee Club now, how did that come about?<\/strong>
\nI have yeah and that\u2019s on the last Friday of every month, so it starts next month in September. But I did a gig there in May supporting a band called Hooray for the Riff Raff, a duet from America, and my band got an encore after. The promoter said that was the first time he\u2019d seen a support band get an encore…
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\nThat’s amazing! So how was playing at Splendour this summer then?<\/strong>
\nI thought Splendour was a very good festival for one day, to be honest. I was the first act on at the courtyard stage where I played and it was packed out which Mark Del said doesn\u2019t happen very often at that time.
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\nWhat was the biggest crowd you\u2019d ever played to?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t know because after about five rows of people you don\u2019t really think about it.
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\nDo you have any rituals you do before you go on stage?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t have anything I do, I just take it as it comes. But sometimes nerves can help you play better at the same time.
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\nSo what was filming the video for Someone Told Me like?<\/strong>
\nIt felt natural, it didn\u2019t feel like the camera was even there. I was just recording on that day, just in the studio, but there was a camera there and I didn\u2019t even notice it. It was just cool. That\u2019s what you want, you just want to be natural or something like that.
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\nA lot of people comment on how young you are, does that ever bother you?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve seen a few comments in reviews saying that his age shouldn\u2019t matter which is nice to hear. Even though I\u2019m young I\u2019ve had people telling me I\u2019m a 30-year-old trapped in a 17-year-old\u2019s body. It\u2019s a bit mad. I say I\u2019m young but I listen to old music.
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\nWho would you say are your influences then?<\/strong>
\nOh there\u2019s loads. Oasis, Jimmy Hendrix, Beatles, Donovan are probably the main ones to be honest with you. I\u2019d say THE SWIINES<\/a><\/strong> are an influence as well, my cousin\u2019s band, they\u2019re a Nottingham band. The singer in that is my cousin [Scott Bugg].
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\nAre there any Notts acts who you think could go really far?<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s quite a few good ones but it\u2019s hard to tell. There\u2019s been a lot of attention coming to Nottingham so I hope they\u2019ll all do well. Like SPOTLIGHT KID<\/a><\/strong>, they played Glastonbury, and NINA SMITH<\/a><\/strong>‘s looking like she\u2019s got a lot of people talking about her so it\u2019d be nice to see who gets there.
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\nSo if there\u2019s anyone from Nottingham that you could collaborate with who would it be?<\/strong>
\nNow that is a hard question, that is tough. I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m quite easy, I\u2019ll work with anyone that seems interested. That\u2019s a hard question. There\u2019s just a lot of talent out there.
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\nHow did you first get into music?<\/strong>
\nI had no interest in it until I was about 12 years old. My uncle came round with a guitar and showed me a few chords then I started getting into all these different artists. I think the internet helped quite a lot to discover old artists\u2026
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\nSo you\u2019ve literally just been a musician for five years?<\/strong>
\nYeah five years.
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\nWow, so when did you find out you could sing?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t know, I just kept singing and singing. But people at school, even though I liked different music to them, they always respected it. I just kept doing it and then people started liking my music, which was a bonus, so I carried on with it.
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\nIt came quite naturally to you then\u2026<\/strong>
\nWell my mum and dad are musicians and I\u2019ve got my cousin who\u2019s in THE SWIINES<\/strong> and a few family members who are into their music.
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\nWhat does your family think about your recent success?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d like to think they\u2019re quite happy, but I\u2019m just quite busy now so I don\u2019t see them as much, but I hope they\u2019re happy.
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\nI’m sure they will be, Jake! How is work on your new album going?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s due to come out next year but I haven\u2019t started recording yet. That should be done by Christmas time and it should be released by next spring.
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\nWhat\u2019s in store for your fans with this one?<\/strong>
\nI like to swing from genre to genre with each song, I don\u2019t like to stick to one genre, I like to mix it up a bit. I think I\u2019ve got about two album\u2019s worth but it\u2019s just deciding which tracks go on which album.
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\nHow do choosing songs to go on the album work now you\u2019re signed?<\/strong>
\nI think it\u2019s a fifty fifty where I pick a track and the label picks a track.
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\nWhat would you like to achieve within the next ten years or so?<\/strong>
\nI guess to have a number one, but I wouldn\u2019t like just one number one. I\u2019d rather have no number ones than one. I don\u2019t want to be just a one hit wonder. So it\u2019s just, in the next ten years I\u2019d like to have released four albums. I\u2019d like to do that.
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\nWhat advice would you give to Notts artists trying to get their music out there?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d tell them to go to the BBC Introducing website and upload the tracks on there. I think that\u2019s one of the best ways at the minute to get your music out there and to get it heard.
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\nThanks for that Jake, good luck with recording for your new album!<\/strong>
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\nCheck out our JAKE BUGG New Music Podcast special<\/a> for a couple of his tracks, or to see him live for yourself watch our Future Session from last year…
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