00:00A hundred times around the sun
00:03Feels like we've just begun and we're not nearly done
00:08A hundred times around the sun
00:11And we go another hundred times around the sun
00:17A hundred times around the sun
00:29The sun has definitely been a labour of love
00:32Hundreds of songs that I've written
00:34And life that I've lived that I've tried to put into song
00:38And I can't believe I'm finally here
00:39Some songs I've written in a day
00:41Some songs have taken the whole four years to finish
00:45But I have to say my favourite part of the whole process
00:48Was being in a studio with musicians and singers
00:51That I look up to, that I respect so much
00:54You know, some that have played on Luther Vandross
00:57And Whitney Houston's albums
00:58And some that are just starting out in the industry
01:01And who have this hunger and this really honest zest
01:04To make their mark in the music industry
01:07And I just love the collaborative side of making an album
01:10Because yes, there's some hats that I wear really well
01:13But then it's about plugging the holes in a song
01:16When I know that a song can be really great
01:19And I can only take it to a certain point
01:21That's when I try and enlist the help of other people
01:24Who wear those hats much better than I do
01:27Because always the song has to win
01:29That's kind of the gist of it
01:31That's how you do it
01:31No, no, no, no
01:32Don't do anything different than what you're doing
01:57I've made over 10 albums now
02:00Spanning over 22 years
02:02And I think the biggest lesson I've learnt is to not be fixated on one particular goal
02:07When I'm creating an album
02:08It's not to try and redefine myself
02:10Or create some sound that is completely in contrast to my last album
02:15I've learnt to just trust that what comes out is coming out for a reason
02:19I will sit in a writing session
02:21And I generally want that writing session to just flow naturally
02:26And come from my soul
02:27As opposed to a plan that I've worked out in my head
02:30To get this whole album done
02:32Dusted, mixed, mastered
02:34And out for people to enjoy
02:36Is something that I'm extremely proud of
02:40And I think it's definitely my favourite album so far
02:43And I think it's definitely my favourite album so far
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