Craig David chats to I Like Music
ILM: Please can you describe the CRAIG DAVID music making process? Does it tend to be lyrics first then melody or vice versa or random?
CRAIG: I do like something to set me off, be it as simple as an acoustic guitar and you start to play some chords or around the piano or, if it's beat driven that then usually drives me into making it more for the club. Because at a certain tempo, half the time people aren't listening to what the lyrics are anyway at this tempo, they just want to dance. So there are lots of things that inspire me. But I do like it usually when it's based around a beat, because then you think, 'yeah I'm in this,' and it's quite hypnotic and then you lay some melodies and hopefully you've written a song.
ILM: You've got a reputation for being fantastic live - I was at that intimate gig at the Rose Bowl intimate gig in Southampton, what's been your standout gig to date?
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