Where are you from originally?
Rugeley, Staffordshire.

When did you move and where did you move to?
I moved from Nottingham to the US about 5 years ago.

Why did you decide to move there? Was the decision related to your music?
I decided to move cuz nobody gave a shit in the UK about my music and I love America. It’s the place I have been inspired by musically for a lot of years... I realised this (prolly when I started listening to Jimi Hendrix

and blues by John Lee Hooker, in the late 1980's!

In what ways is your new home country different from your old one?
It has more space.... in every way. Physically but also space to be who you are as an individual.

Did you have any particular difficulties when you first arrived?
Culture shock. Yes but how amazing is that… what more desirable kind of shock to be in?

How has moving to a new country influenced your music?
I honestly can't say. I don’t know who I would have been if I'd stayed in the UK for longer than I did. I am a gypsy by nature, so I get inspired in every way by places to me that are foreign.

What tips would you give to a band/artist considering moving to a new country?
Just fucking do it!

Interview & photograph by Paul Madden
www.scoutniblett.com

Download a live recording of 'Dinosaur Egg' performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire by Scout Niblett