As Josie Stuart is preparing to promote her debut album all around the UK
Josie Stuart meets most expectations that Warp has of her when interviewer, John Green, is left waiting for her arrival two hours later than planned. When she finally appears she is dressed in a black dress and converses. She slouches in her seat as if she would rather be somewhere else.
Interviewer: So, Josie it’s nice to have you here. How are you feeling today?
Josie: Fine. I wasn’t late I just forgot to wake up on time.
Interviewer: Oh okay, well you must be pretty excited about releasing your own solo album after being with MGNX for seven years.
Josie: Yes. (She begins to cheer up) I’ve wanted to leave the band for about two years.
Interviewer: Really? MGNX has had global success. You started the band in secondary school with your brother and his friends and by the age of 20 you had two number one albums in the UK and America
Josie: Well, I am obviously pleased with the success of the band. None of us expected to achieve so much and I am grateful for the opportunities that we’ve had over the years. I mean not everyone can say that they’ve played in as many venues all around the world as we have.
Interviewer: What made you want to leave?
Josie: Unless you’re in a band yourself, you don’t understand how much energy it requires. Being in a band is boring. You have to practice all of the time you can’t just be spontaneous, well, not once you’re signed. You have to conform to what your label and everyone else wants and it stops becoming fun. It stops becoming what you want and becomes what everyone else wants.
Interviewer: How did your brother feel about you wanting to leave?
Josie: He’s okay about it now; we’ve only just started speaking again. I probably should have told him before announcing it to the press.
Interviewer: It must have been a tough decision to leave a well established band and go solo.
Josie: Of course it was a hard choice to make but I didn’t want to be stuck in the band any longer. There were quite a lot of arguments and the material on our last album ‘Chariots’ was not the music that I wanted to release. My label told me that I had to “cater to a wider audience” and that meant writing a load of sh*t.
Interviewer: Do you think the band will ever get back together?
Josie: I don’t know. Other than my brother, none of us are on particularly good terms right now. I hope in the future we can talk again but I think MGNX is well and truly past it’s sell by date.
Interviewer: You’ve released your tour dates for the UK
Josie: (She sits up straight in her seat and looks ecstatic). Yes! I am so excited to be playing with a backing band of musicians rather than my old band. I’m going to play in London
(Both interviewer and Josie laugh).
Interviewer: Would you ever consider mentoring on a programme like the X Factor?
Josie: Are you f***ing kidding me? I have no respect for anyone who goes on those types of shows. You’re selling your soul to the devil and I should know!
Interviewer: What about if Simon Cowell offered you £1,000,000?
Josie: No amount of money would make me go on that show. I’d really like to meet Simon Cowell so I can tell him how sh*t all his shows are. He is the ultimate anti Christ of the music industry. Don’t even get me started on Cheryl Cole. Louis seems like a laugh though. I love Irish people.
Interviewer: (Laughs) What about Big Brother?
Josie: There’s enough CCTV and press where I live. Why would I want more cameras following my every move? Actually, I’m quite used to that but no I’d rather stay away from trashy TV programmes.
Interviewer: The NME reported you a few months ago to be dating Josh Daner from The Kites. Is this true?
Josie: (She looks uncomfortable) Yeah. We didn’t really want to make it public but seeing as most people know now I’ll just say yes.
Interviewer: Will he be coming on tour with you? His band has just been signed hasn’t it?
Josie: I doubt it. We don’t want to be living inside each other’s pockets. I’m pleased that his band is a success but I don’t really want him to tour with me. If we’re with each other all the time then that really narrows down the topics of conversation that we can have when we get home.
Interviewer: Thanks Josie. Warp wishes you good luck with your solo career and I’m sure you’ll attract more fans as well as the existing ones.
Josie: No problem. Bye. (She rushes for the exit).
I have uploaded this to show the draft of the interview which may be altered depending on the content and if there is enough room for it in the layout of the double page spread.
I have uploaded this to show the draft of the interview which may be altered depending on the content and if there is enough room for it in the layout of the double page spread.
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