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Did it take courage to go solo?
Yes, I think you always need a bit of confidence
in yourself, or courage to put yourself out there
in any kind of art form or personal thing you are
trying to display to the public. There was definitely
a little bit of that, but mostly the want and need to
do it for myself and get that reaction, to see what
people thought.
How have you found the reaction to your solo
material so far? Were you concerned that your new
style may not appeal to everyone?
I guess you always worry about certain things. But
the main thing you always think about is trying to
reach the people you want to reach, by saying what
you have to say. So if some people get offended,
they aren’t the people you are trying to reach. I just
focused on whatever I wanted to get out there and
hoped people would like it for what the message is.
The reaction so far has been amazing. The fans
have been behind everything and the support has
been really cool. I did not expect the reaction to be
as it has been, so it has been really cool.
How did it feel to debut number one the US Billboard
Charts as a UK artist?
That felt pretty insane. Obviously, the only other two
people to do that were Adele and Elton John, so I was
like “that’s crazy”, to be able to do that. Yeah, I just
don’t know what to say. I didn’t expect it, but I am
enjoying it.
Explain the concept of the album sleeve
The album sleeve was an idea of mine, one of my
ideas that had been with me for a long time. I always
wanted to be where I am now, even from before. So I
wanted to capture that with this picture. That picture
just meant a lot to me as well. It was always in my
living room, from the time it got taken. It was the most
professional looking photo of me in the house and I
just liked it and wanted to use it on the album.