<\/em>I was in an abusive relationship, so Bring Me to Life was partly about processing the reality of that abuse and asking myself, what are you gonna do about it? Like, pick yourself up. I wrote it when I was crushing on my [now] husband, but the theme is about a quest for something bigger: opening your heart, finding more depth. It\u2019s very empowering to perform it now in huge places; I\u2019m very proud of the 19-year-old me that wrote it.<\/p>\n
Artists often reveal their influences through the songs they choose to cover. You\u2019ve performed both <\/strong>It\u2019s a Fire and Glory Box by Portishead<\/strong>. What drew you to those songs? <\/strong>VerulamiumParkRanger
<\/em>Beth Gibbons was one of my greatest vocal and musical inspirations. In the 90s when I was a young teen really feeling music I loved Portishead, Massive Attack and the whole trip-hop vibe. It was dark and cool, really different. Beth\u2019s vocals have a way of teetering on an emotional crack, on the edge of wild, barely restrained emotion but never belting, which I always thought was so cool and enticing. I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers.<\/p>\n
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