Craig David is experiencing quite the comeback thanks to his collaboration with Big Narstie on When the Bassline Drops.
Following a few years in the pop wilderness, David is gearing up to release his new album Following My Intuition. The star has opened up about the record and his comeback in a cover shoot for Notion magazine.
Talking about the new material David says, āNow Iām following my intuition and coming from a loving place; I know what Iām doing. The vibe you got from me at the NOTION party ā itās that!ā
He continues, āI want to deliver the music that people have been asking for, for so long.ā
During the interview David opens up about his past mistakes explaining, āThere was a point when I was trying to force things ā to be signed to Universal, I had to do a Motown covers record. I jumped on it, but as a songwriter your heart is with writing your own songs, this is what I was really hoping to do. WOW! One moment I was talking to youth culture, about young people doing what young people do ā parents trying to find out what we were up to! Everyone could relate to this; then all of a sudden, at 27 years-old, I was sitting at the dock of the bay! It wasnāt even a trap version, or a garage version, it was straight-up, sitting by the bay!ā
Why did he decide that now was the right time to return to music? āMy hunger for music came back whilst I was in Miami, because I was so disconnected from my roots ā this is where I make music. In the UK, Iām immersed in music: different cultures, genres… Itās OK to go from jungle to R&B to hip hop and back into dancehall, itās cool! Kano said it well, I had to get back on my Pās & Qās.ā
Notion Magazineās 72nd Issue is released tomorrow and can be pre-ordered at http://notionmagazine.com/product/notion-72-little-mix/ Take a look at the cover and some shots from the shoot in our gallery below:
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