Dye
Correspondent & Expert
Joined: 16 Nov 2003
Posts: 5146
Location: Planet Home; Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 18:05 |
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Toby's quote about Jay in interview (Jan 2010)
Not really that interesting, but for some people it may actually be:
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You formed a prolific and hugely successful song-writing partnership with Jay Kay. How did you both go about writing a tune together, and what do you feel was the key to your success?
Toby: It's a bit of a cliche, but all the most successful tracks Jay and I wrote happened within a quarter of an hour, and were more-often-than-not a combination of a verse of mine plus a chorus of his, or vice versa. So for example 'Virtual Insanity' was a verse I had written at home, with a chorus that Jay had written whilst on tour in Japan. 'Too Young to Die' was a chorus I had written with Jay's verse. Jay would scat melodies, and usually not commit to lyrics until the last minute. Jamiroquai worked because we had a lucky combination of timing, skill and individuality in a time dominated by Beatles cover bands and dance music. No one was, and actually still aren't doing what we did, and I think that helped. Also Jay was an exemplary performer and that meant that the live shows were great. |
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Funkiroquai
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Posts: 1176
Location: T'bilisi, Georgia
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 16:21 |
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well, good to know 
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