In honor of his latest album—'Friends That Break Your Heart'—jamesblake talks to us about quaint British animals, playing the tourist, and how best to enjoy his new album.
It’s rare to catch a musician for an interview in the light of day, on time, and sufficiently caffeinated while in the midst of a multi-city tour. But on the day of our scheduled Zoom, Jame Blake is awake and online, latte in hand, at 10 AM on the dot.
VEITCH: I guess you can kind of break musicians down into those two types of people, right? Some prefer the studio and others the stage. Did you think at some point that you were the first kind? BLAKE: I have recently, actually. I played in Berkeley during this tour. It was one of the first times that I experienced that incredible, overwhelming feeling. While I was sitting around during the pandemic, I was trying to imagine what playing live again would be like. That night gave me the very feeling I dreamed it would. Just before the encore, the whole crowd switched the lights on their phones on, which is not the sort of reaction I usually get.
BLAKE: One of my favorite lines on the whole album is the “best I can be” line in “Funeral.” [Starts singing]. That walk-up in the melody is one of my favorite moments.BLAKE: Yes, they morph and shift. It’s about what’s going on in your life, really. Once I’ve put a song out and performed it live, I have a similar relationship to those songs as any listener would.
BLAKE: People know me well enough by now. Most journalists are not going to hit me with something like, “What are your influences?” I think at this point, I’ve answered those questions quite few times. So, no not really. Whatever the question is, even if it’s boring or unremarkable, I can redirect it for my own amusement. For the record, I haven’t had to do that today.
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