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Horace Andy
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The Glastonbury Reggae Revival continues ! After last year's inspirational set from Burning Spear, this year The Wailers appear on the Friday whilst HORACE ANDY, who has previously appeared at Glastonbury as vocalist with Massive Attack, makes his debut with his own band on the Jazzworld Stage, Sunday evening.
Our man Rob Wood was amongst the sell-out crowd - which included Daddy G and 3D - at the Bristol date on a short acoustic tour which Horace has just completed.
Have you been enjoying your recent tour, playing out acoustically for change?
Oh yes definitely, but you see�. The acoustic�. I was like�Nah I'm not doing acoustic, cause I did it at the Heavenly and then we come up with this tour�. and I didn't want to do it�. I was crumblin. I was like "we can't do no acoustic tour, nahh man" and then Tim say to me "come on Horace it will work". So then we do the first one, I was like what what what�. It actually work. (Big grin)
Most people these days know you for your work with Massive Attack but your history goes right the way back to the early days of Studio 1, What's your favourite memory from those times?
I tell ya�. Memories. I got memories �boy I actually couldn't tell ya now�.. well not here�.(laughter). The memories that were nice is like when Burning Spear would come down to the Studio ya know�. and he would sing all of dem songs (Horace glazes over and sings) "birds sat there quite"
(There's a sucking of teeth) I love them in the studio�I can't forget them times.
How's the music changed over the years?
Well the computer changed it. People like Steely, Sly and Robbie, dem help change it�. and you don't vex because Sly went into computer and stopped playing the live drum. Sly and Robbie they are still the leading rhythm twins, you know. So they definitely changed it. But you know� I still love it. People call it ragga, dance hall it's the same thing�. It's the same thing my brother. The beat might have changed, but Sly is still doing it.
Have you got any plans to hook up and collaborate with Sly and Robbie again in the future?
Well�um�..I think so�.Yes. I definitely want to�Ok so it never happen on Living in the Flood, but I hope it happen on the next one. I might say though, I can do it myself, because I have the equipment. I can make the same noise Sly makes. I can play any rhythm�I can play any rhythm.
How did you end up working with Joe Strummer?
Well 3D wanted me to do a Joe Strummer song and I didn't want to do no cover song. So I tell him "I don't like de song"�I was just mucking around. I really didn't want to sing a cover though.
This was the first time I really hear about the Clash was when they bring the song to me. In the 70's I wasn't here, so I never know about the Clash. Yes, but it nice man�. it nice. Joe I respect you�I respect you and I would love to do 2 maybe 3 more. (mischievous chuckle)
You mention 3D from Massive Attack there; obviously Massive Attack has changed things for you quite a bit ...
It's really nice. Honestly. I have big respect for massive. 3D and that respect. They're good brethren you know, and you know sometimes good brethren will argue still. But you know we always make it up. Yeah man I respect them. They really help me. They help me and I help them, and that's really good. I guess when the young people now, some of them, they grow up with their mums and so they probably hear my music. They're coming and they're listening now and it really nice. Massive get me to a younger audience. And if they all want to know about me history buy the "Skylarking". They will know what was happening before I met Massive.
How did the whole Bristol connection kick off?
A brethren of mine, his name is Dick. Dick Joel, he saw me in Victoria. I run into him and he said to me " Horace! You're in London" I said "yeah man". He said "I have this friend and he got a group that want singers". He introduced me to Cameron, they sent a tape down, I listened to it and we wrote One Love�the lyrics. I put it onto beta tape. I sent it down and they love it. And that is how the collaboration start�it soon ten years. One more year and it ten years.
So how have you dealt with the enormous raising of your profile in recent years?
Nahh. It still go easy man. You know dem things never get to me. Never. If you see me walking down the street, you'd pass me and never know.
So what do you do when you're not making music?
I still make music. What do I do when I'm not in the Studio? I'm always in there. I can't get no rest. Music,music, music. I have 2 new girlfriends. I dedicating myself to them everyday. An APC 200 XL and a Roland 1000. They just have me, you know. On me brain every time I pick up. It's music man. Making new music, when you're not in the studio you have to write. You have to be doing something. Other wise you just take time out and fall out. You have to play everyday or you lose it. You have to keep up and play with the times.
Where do you get your inspiration?
From the Father. It's got to be him. Spiritual vibes come from the Father.
You've said before that you will never stop making music, do you still feel like that?
No, no�. As I saw Tom Jones on the TV, Tom Jones said, "I'll never stop singing, as long as my voice keeps going." I just quote that one�Yes. I will never stop as long as the voice go and I have the energy.
I will continue.
You're lined up for Glastonbury this year. Have you've been to the festival before?
Yeah with Massive. Not on my own. I think I been there twice with Massive��.. Is it three times or two times? (Horace glazes over for a while) This is on my own now�the first time at Glastonbury on my own. The first time� it's a good time. Last time I was there boooooy I didn't wash my shoes for about three months. Three months I sat there and every time I look at them�. (sucks his teeth and then laughs) It took me months just to decide whether to wash them shoes.
Are you looking forward to it?
Yeah man.... This time I hope the rain don't fall. ( big laughter)
So you were there on one of the wet years then?
Some of them people though�they just loved that mud. Jeeeeesus man there I was tying these big plastic bags around my foot�and I'd be stepping high whilst some guy would be rolling in it.
I've noticed that your name has appeared listed on a few drum and bass tracks recently.
Sometimes them things you hear�. It's probably something I did long time and they just put it out as a Drum and Bass. I don't make that kind of thing. I'm not against it, I love it, but I don't think I would do that. Well not unless I say I'm gonna do a roots album. Just drums, bass and piano, not even lead then. Some wicked, wild mix like, you know, blacker mix on horns and things. Nah man, I'm gonna go for it proper. I want Reggae music to be in the top ten again.
At the end of the day almost everyone likes reggae, but it is difficult to get hold of these days. Do you harbour any resentment towards the music industry for the line it takes with reggae music?
Nah I think it is there man. It is there. The music we still making the music like we did thirty years ago, even Sly do it. It is still there, trust me it's still there.
How do you think the music itself has changed over the last couple of decades?
Lyrics wise, some of it really change, because the young man they come out of the ghetto and them mix it. Some guys are like " I'm gonna do a gun song cause I want some money"�. It's just money. It's just money. They're like " I a bad man, big gun, biggest gun". But you know the music part is very good. I'm not going to fight against no youth, you know. Probably if I was 18 years old I would be doing it. I hope not though.
So what are you listening to now?
Antony B, Kapleton, Luciano, Mikey Dread, Sizzla all of them young. Now is their time to join the big time. There's plenty of them I don't know. When I go to Jamaica I try to know them.
What are your plans for the future?
You can't tell the future. I never plan for the future. I just live. Every time I get up I thank the father that life's fair. If I'm leaving you for the night I say " see you tomorrow if life's fair" You never know. You know, I remember my friend and we said see you tomorrow man." That was the last time I saw him. Just like that. He had a heart attack�. So you see I never plan for the future.
So how are you doing in the now?
I'm happy. I'm glad the tour is finishing up now, so I can run off to Jamaica. It nice when you go home and you hear "Daddy Daddy Daddy". I still live here though. I go to London and I hear "Daddy Daddy Daddy". I go America and I hear "Daddy Daddy Daddy". Jamaica it's "Daddy Daddy Daddy. I want this I want that". Boy� Jeeeesus.
Do you go on Holidays to Iceland then?
Nah..(chuckle)�It nice though. I'm just gonna take a break and try and get some music done, then I come back with some wicked program. That's why my 2 new girlfriends, I need to spend time on them, so when you hear the music�.You know.
Is there any one you really want to work with at the moment?
Massive Attack. DADDY G AND 3D IT IS A SHAME to see my album come out and not ONE track say produced by the Massive. I still pissed off about it, but I forgive them. (Horace laughs) I hope next they sit down and make a wicked rhythm and say "Come..come voice it". Yeah man and then run me away and them mix it and do everything. Them know we still brethren. Brethren argue sometimes.
We good brethren..not friends you know. Pocket Money better than friends? Pocket Money do you nothing. All you do is spend it. It's friend tell lie upon you, it's friend want to kill you, friend carry news, friend do everything that's no good�..Brethren. You and your brethren, you argue man and you say "Cha, look man. Me see you later" Later it's like "boy that shouldn't go on" and everything all right again. Friends�no man you don't want to see them. You don't want to be in the same room as them. Trust me.
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