<\/strong>My dad had a quite a small record collection, but it was pretty good, he had all the classics: Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner. But I vividly remember loving America by Simon and Garfunkel \u2013 there\u2019s a sense of hope to it, like a feeling of wanting to escape. We spent a lot of time in the car, going on drives that didn\u2019t really go anywhere, like that was our entertainment \u2013 we\u2019d sing along in the car, me, my mum and dad.<\/p>\n
The first single I bought
<\/strong>I remember my mum bought me a tape called Hardcore Ecstasy, which is a great compilation \u2013 I was genuinely seven. I just loved it. I think rave is so appealing to a seven-year-old, you know, it\u2019s so noisy and vibrant. But the first song I remember buying is It\u2019s Oh So Quiet by Bj\u00f6rk, in Oldham\u2019s HMV. It was weird and stuck out to me \u2013 I was nine. I think if I\u2019m honest, I bought it based on the font and the silver metallic hyper-futuristic look \u2013 I didn\u2019t know who she was, but I liked her DIY fringe.<\/p>\n
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