Sophie Q&A: “It’s actually quite cringey watching yourself reading a children’s story”

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The track you gave away, Young Blood, had a great response.

Yeah, I was really happy with the demo - which is the one we gave away - but I think the finished article is a slightly more developed version. That’s what I really wanted from the recording process. And with Young Blood we recorded it in the room, with double bass, piano, drums and me singing there with all the musicians. I think we did three or four takes. It was quite sweet actually, because being a love song, the song was definitely inspired by my relationship with Richard and while I was singing it I looked over and I could see him in the little studio kitchen, mooching about on his computer and stuffing his face with all the bits and bobs. I was like, “Yeah, there he is! That’s my husband!” I can still remember looking at him while I was singing it and he was totally oblivious. It was quite sweet.

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Sophie Q&A: “This album is unlike anything I’ve made before”

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Hello Sophie, how are you?

I’m good, thanks. I’m on a train from London to Chester. Richard and I are DJing at an Audi event this evening. But we’ve managed to leave our laptop behind, with all our music on it. So it’s being couriered separately and it’ll meet us up there.

Oh dear. So you DJ from a laptop?

Yeah, it’s just easier. Well, generally. But you do have to have it with you.

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If you’d like Sophie to read you a bedtime story (and you’re in the UK), then you’re in luck - you can watch her reading Boris Saves The Show for CBeebies on the BBC iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ry1bs/CBeebies_Bedtime_Stories_Boris_Saves_the_Show/ now!

If you’d like Sophie to read you a bedtime story (and you’re in the UK), then you’re in luck - you can watch her reading Boris Saves The Show for CBeebies on the BBC iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ry1bs/CBeebies_Bedtime_Stories_Boris_Saves_the_Show/ now!

Here are some photos from Sophie’s trip to play in Istanbul and Moscow last week.

“We’ve finished!” Album 5 - Week 2.

“What are you doing? Filming again?!”
Album 5 - Day 5 (Part 2) http://youtu.be/OEgfn-0pyTo

“Birth Of An Empire”
Album 5 - Day 5

Album 5 - Day 4 (Part 2)

Album 5 - Day 4

Album 5 - Day 3 (Part 2)