Well, my favorite track off of the album is "Officially Yours." How did you develop the concept?
We were sitting down and I was talking about having a second chance in a relationship and everyone was relating to what I was saying. What would be the way to get to "I really do want to make this happen and sorry for making mistakes in the past." We were just trying to find a different approach to saying "give me a second chance."
As you make your second emergence in America, what impression do you want to leave on listeners that are being introduced to you for the first time?
I just want to be known as someone who was able to push the boundaries and one of the few UK artists that was able to penetrate into America and understood the culture and the mentality of the American audience. I am never going to lose my integrity or change the way I am, so that I can be embraced by America. I want to be remembered as someone, when asked, who was able to push the boundaries musically within the way that I write my songs and willing to take risks. And, ultimately, made quite a lot of people happier. I am content — knowing that I was able to create albums with songs on them that were consistently above standard. I never let my guard down or got knocked out.
For more information on Craig David, visit his official website or MySpace page.
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