Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with singer songwriter Chris Singleton whose album Twisted City is released in September 2006

Over to Chris...

Got into the music industry at the age of 11 when I figured out how a record player worked. Found "Revolver" by the Beatles in my Dad's record collection and it was downhill from there! Or uphill, depending on your point of view - but that's how I got into music.

I In recent reviews they've described my voice as a mix of John Lennon and George Harrison, and my songwriting as McCartney-esque. 75% of the Beatles. Could be worse, although I must say that I do have a lot of time for Ringo.

I wrote a lot of it on the move, as I was travelling frequently between Dublin and London for two years. I'd jot down ideas for songs on old tube tickets, boarding cards, you name it. I'd even record myself singing onto my mobile phone's voicemail.

Looked like a nutter when I did that. In the end I had this mad collection of musical bits and bobs on various bits of travelling paraphernalia, and I eventually put them all down properly in my little studio, and that's how the album came about. Lyrical and musical ideas?

The lyrics are about two things really - firstly, relationships (love, loss, the usual) and secondly, trying to 'make it' as a musician in London. I see the album as a bit of a documentary of what was going on in my life for two years. Musically it's influenced by a lot of things.

The Beatles loom large in it I think, as does Bowie and a bit of the Stones. It's all influenced by old 60s and 70s acts really, but because I've got a room full of contemporary music equipment - samplers, synths and computers etc., I think all my influences got a bit warped and hopefully the album sounds fresh as a result.

4. How do you view the current live scene as regards new bands getting Don't know much about the live scene really as I've been concentrating primarily on recording. As for bands getting exposure, I think the exposure you get is directly proportional to the marketing spend!

5. How has the Internet helped spread the word about the band? Do you think downloading is helping or killing music?

Obviously I'm a big fan of 60s and 70s acts like The Beatles,Kinks, Bowie, Pink Floyd and so on - that period really was a golden era for music. In terms of contemporary acts, I've got a lot of time for Supergrass, Aimee Mann, Belle and Sebastian and Primal Scream. 8.

What have been the highlight(s) and lowpoint(s) of your career to date? Hard to say really, because I feel like with this record I'm just starting out! I guess the low points have been the times when I've got a lot of `nos' from record companies, and the high has definitely been getting the opportunity to release this record.

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