[Interview Number 32]
This time, we get to know Charles Connolly whose brand new track "To See My Lover Again" is out now. His music is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.
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Okay, letโs get into the Ten questions for Charles Connolly!
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐?
Iโm from London, a curious little big place in the land of Eng. A peculiar first question, but โhobbyโ is far too small a word for my love and world of music. Therefore, I suppose that โhobbyโ would have to be scooting around London on my little illegal electric scooter. I also enjoy endlessly streaming playlists Iโm on, day-in, day-out.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ/๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
It all started when I was a tiny blob (post womb) with a nose to signify the front. I heard, then I listened, then I liked, then I loved. I had to be a part of that, and so I picked up a small guitar and started. I wanted to hear songs that didnโt exist. So I wrote and recorded them, and listened to my heartโs content.
๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?

It all started - predictably - with Hermanโs Hermits. No, sorry - The Beatles. They and McCartney used to be my biggest influence. But nowadays itโs extremely hard to say. Everyone and no one. I like to think I am quite original, but I know I am therefore a musical sponge, having absorbed so much over the years, that itโs all amalgamated into what seems to be โmy soundโ. Although that sound may differ from song to songโฆ!
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ? Remember that tiny blob about which I spoke? Well I was by now maybe closer to a twig. I think I was about 9 or 10, so around 1908. I started on drums, then worked my way back to the guitar (having both started and stopped at the age of about 6 or 7). Then I truly started writing when I was about 19 or 20. I am older now. ๐ฑ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐? My ultimate goal is to have millions listening to and loving my music, whether as an artist in my own right or my songs. Everybody likes a bit of praise now and again (Hell yes)โฆ But it is more the satisfaction of pleasing people and making them smile or tingle - no, not in that way, but in my writing and producing. People seem to like what I do, so it is just a simple case of getting to millions and millions of potential fansโ earsโฆ Easy!-(er said than done). Hopefully these wonderful playlists of ours will start the ball rolling into the pinball machine that is the music industry. Who knows?!! ๐ฒ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ? Ahem (I donโt perform). Whatโs thatโฆ? Ahem, I donโt perform. Yes yes, the virus, none of us is performing at the moment. No no, I donโt perform. I have done, but it isnโt what I do best - although have been told in the past I am good live. I just feel right coming from the speakers. Hence although I do all my music myself, I am happy for a massive singer to come along and sing my songs! When I say massive, I donโt mean Mama Cass, but trรจs populaire. I quite like the idea of a live studio though. Nerve-racking nonetheless. Actually, really loud in the middle of a huge empty field might be just the thing. Not much in the way of bustle, but a mighty fine experience, I am sure. ๐ณ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด? I donโt know how ANYone can answer this question. Itโs like being asked โWhatโs your favourite film?โ - I think one has to start with genre. Whatever it is, though, it would surely have to be something Beatles. Or maybe Queen. For argument's sake, Iโll start the argument off by saying Strawberry Fields Forever. But it almost certainly isnโt my favourite. There are certain songs that do things to me, and they certainly wouldnโt be what I would call โfavouritesโ. Take, for example, Strange and Beautiful by Aqualung, Knives Out by Radiohead or Sun by Caribou - these DO something to me. But I absolutely wouldnโt say they are my absolute favourites. Maybe they are! Maybe thatโs what favourite should mean! I donโt know - ask me again some time soonโฆ ๐ด. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐? Using the wrong cutlery. ๐ต. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
Using the correct cutlery.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ?ย
The all-time ideal would be Paul McCartney, just simply because I feel we would gel well and because it is just about the coolest thing ever to have done. Oh that feeling! I can but dream. For some reason I would also like to write for and sing with Mel C (aka Sporty Spice) because sheโs really real and down-to-earth and I think our voices would work really well together. And thereโs always Mark Ronson - Hell YES! Not to mention a couple of deadies - Fred Astaire and Sinatra. Anyway, there ya go, peeps - itโs been nice chatting. Thatโs my two cents! Brother, can you spare a dime?
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I think I had a smile on my face the entire time while reading this! :) Glad to see that you've sorted your cutlery woes. Knives out.
Thank you so much, you wonderful artists and everyone on the team at New Artist Spotlight! What an incredible day this is for me!!! Hope you all like the new song. <3