Simply Red - Blue The Interview

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No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Was the new album 'Blue' originally intended to be a covers album?	Simply Red	1:33
2	Did putting out the 'Greatest Hits' album buy you time to think about new projects for Simply Red?	Simply Red	1:42
3	The album is a mix of covers and new material, let's talk first about the covers. The album opens with a Neil Young song 'Mellow My Mind' why did you want to records that particular song?	Simply Red	1:59
4	You are working with a new production team on 'Blue', Andy Wright and Gota Yashiki. Has this changed Simply Red?	Simply Red	1:42
5	You See Simply Red as a group, however the public tend to see the band as you. Who's right?	Simply Red	1:53
6	'Say you love Me' is a great Simply Red ballad. How does a song like that evolve?	Simply Red	1:23
7	You mentioned Oasis and Radiohead, do you see yourself as a competitive and driven artist?	Simply Red	0:24
8	'Someday In My Life' sounds as tough it was composed at the piano, is that where you do most of your writing?	Simply Red	1:37
9	'Someday In My Life' has a very '40's feel, you can imagine someone like Ella Fitzgerald singing it?	Simply Red	0:31
10	Simply Red have tacled reggae before and on 'Blue' there is a version of Gregory Isaac's 'Night Nurse'. It sounds very true to the original?	Simply Red	0:55
11	On 'Blue' there's a song called 'Come Get Me An Angel' which sounds like a re-working of your 1996 hit 'Angel' recorded with the Fugees.	Simply Red	1:27
12	You've mentioned working with Sly and Robbie, did the cover of Dennis Browwn's 'Guetto Girl' come out of those sessions too?	Simply Red	0:34
13	On 'Blue' there are two versions of the 1974 Hollies hit 'The Air That I Breathe' - I'm Curious about the second one ('Reprise') because the only part that sounds close to the original is the lyric.	Simply Red	0:45
14	On the album 'Blue' there are some interesting lyrics, what are you trying to say in the song 'To Be Free'?	Simply Red	0:57
15	'Love Has Said Goodbye Again' is about lost love, which you say you've experienced. Do you think women are interested in you because you're Mick Hucknall?	Simply Red	1:45
16	Will you be promoting the album 'Blue' with a stadium gig and a world tour?	Simply Red	1:37
17	The album ends with 'High Fives' - a mellow song - and you've obviously considered the sequencing of 'Blue' very carefully.	Simply Red	0:21
18	You've talked about scaling down touring commitments, what about live performances, broadcast on TV to promote the new album?	Simply Red	1:05
19	As an artist you have to motivate yourself. As you get older does that become easier or harder?	Simply Red	0:48
20	Having been around the world seven times, what is the worst thing about touring?	Simply Red	0:43
21	What are the best countries you've played, or would that not to be a very diplomatic question?	Simply Red	1:09
22	You've been succesful and famous now for some time.Isn't it diconcerting to be recognised wherever you go?	Simply Red	0:28
23	Do you think that the fact that people bother you because of who you are negates you as a person?	Simply Red	0:35
24	Forty is on the horizon for you Mick, what do you think the teenage Hucknall would think of you now	Simply Red	0:27
25	"Hi this is Mick from Simply Red and i hope you enjoy this single from my new album Blue"	Simply Red	0:06

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