Alice Clark gives us an insight into
her journey of
releasing her album ‘Half The Battle’
and what it means to her.
Just a few weeks ago Alice Clark was
an average girl from Croydon, yet now you can’t walk past someone in the street
that is not humming along to one of the songs off of her latest album.
What inspired you to pursue this
career? I have always had a passion for music from when I was young and my
parents would always have some sort of music playing around the house. They
have always supported and encouraged me to do what I love. When did you begin
writing and making your own music? Ever since I can remember I was making up
songs, but I began writing properly at the age of 16. I learnt to play guitar
throughout school and with my dad- we often played together creating different
sounds. I used my old book that we used to scribble notes down in to inspire
quite a few of my songs. What is ‘Half The Battle’ about? It’s about the many
people who did not believe in me- even friends and family. I was told that I
would not be able to understand and cope in this industry. In a way I agree, I
know that it is going to be hard but I have won half the battle. Which song are
you most proud of? Tomorrow. It was one of the first songs I wrote for the
album. I had a few of the lyrics floating around my head for a while so it did
not take too long to piece together. What inspires you to write? Everything.
Literally everything, nature, art, films, life, books, the list goes on. Your
albums release date was pushed back, why was that? I had a bit of a
disagreement with my label- there were parts of the album that they thought
needed changing yet I just wanted to put it out there, I am pleased with it. I
guess we will tell from the sales. Your style is quite distinctive and unique
what inspires this? I just wear what I like really. Well actually when I saw
these platform shoes, they remind me of the Spice Girls- who I adored when I
was younger! When are you planning on touring and where? It starts in September
in Nottingham, I’m touring across the UK, so I will be visiting places such as
Manchester Edinburgh, Bristol, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds and many more.
SARAH BARNES
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