After spending some time away from the spotlight, Luke Jackson is gearing up to get back into the music industry with new songs and his album Discovery!
The break, Luke tells Wired, has helped shape the album into something he hopes listeners will find quite different from what they might expect from him. We caught up with him in London to find out he has to say about his recent self discovery…
W: Hey Luke! It’s great to see you again, congratulations on your new single It starts here! It has been a huge hit over here in the UK. How are you finding everything at the moment?
L: Hello! I’m very good thanks but I’ve been so busy at the moment, with preparing for the album release, everything has been a bit hectic.
W: Yeah lets talk a little more about your new album Discovery, it is very different from your last, what made you make the change with your music?
L: Over the last few months, and throughout my travels in the last year, I realised that writing only about my life experiences is limiting, considering there’s so many great stories to be told out there in the world.
I used to write about relationships but now I write songs about travelling because the only relationships I have these days are with hotels!
W: It must be tough spending so much time on the road..
L: Yeh it can be hard at times spending long periods of time away from my family but I want to be inspired by the world and travel, so I would say I am much happier on the road anyway. The production and release of my new album has given me a break from travelling though.
W: Have you been busy in the studio then?
L: (Laughing) no not really! I’ve only spent five weeks in a studio recording the album and to be honest I got bored of all the sound manipulation. I don’t like the idea of being stuck in a studio; I want to be out in the world discovering things.
W: You speak a lot about discovery in your travels, what have you discovered so far?
L: I’ve discovered myself again! Getting time away from everything has not only given me new ideas and feelings to work with musically, I’ve also had the chance to have some time to rediscover who I am. It really is an amazing feeling!
W: Are you looking forward to your upcoming tour?
L: Yeah, I’ve got seven or eight dates lined up at the moment, then I’m touring with another band at the end of may.
W: You’re also doing a mini tour in August?
L: Yeah at the end of this tour, I’m gonna hang out for another four days and do a couple of gigs.
W: Well thanks for speaking to WIRED Luke, good luck with your new album, I’m sure it’l be a huge success!
L: Thanks
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