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John Lydon has written a "genius" song inspired by his broken toilet.
The Public Image Ltd frontman got into a row with his wife about a plumbing problem and their dispute sparked an idea that became 'Double Trouble', a track on his group's new album 'What The World Needs Now'.
He explained to NME: "The toilet was broken and we had to get it repaired and from a basic family row it turned into quite a genius idea for a song.
"It's uplifting, like a good argument can be. I like getting something off my chest, not harbouring any resentment.
"It's the most powerful thing you can do, especially when there's resolution at the end of it. Absolutely."
Despite his decades in the music industry, the former Sex Pistols star believes the new album is his best-ever work.
He said: "The record is excellent.
"To my mind, this is the best thing I've ever done."
And the veteran rocker believes the key to PiL's lasting success is the closeness between himself and bandmates Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth and Bruce Smith.
He said: "We're a great bunch of people that really do like each other. And that helps.
"I always thought that being in a band meant animosity was the driving force, but that turned out not to be true.
"I learned that when we got back together in 2009 and the energy has remained ever since, vibrant."
John Lydon’s genius song inspired by toilet
John Lydon has written a "genius" song inspired by his broken toilet.
The Public Image Ltd frontman got into a row with his wife about a plumbing problem and their dispute sparked an idea that became 'Double Trouble', a track on his group's new album 'What The World Needs Now'.
He explained to NME: "The toilet was broken and we had to get it repaired and from a basic family row it turned into quite a genius idea for a song.
"It's uplifting, like a good argument can be. I like getting something off my chest, not harbouring any resentment.
"It's the most powerful thing you can do, especially when there's resolution at the end of it. Absolutely."
Despite his decades in the music industry, the former Sex Pistols star believes the new album is his best-ever work.
He said: "The record is excellent.
"To my mind, this is the best thing I've ever done."
And the veteran rocker believes the key to PiL's lasting success is the closeness between himself and bandmates Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth and Bruce Smith.
He said: "We're a great bunch of people that really do like each other. And that helps.
"I always thought that being in a band meant animosity was the driving force, but that turned out not to be true.
"I learned that when we got back together in 2009 and the energy has remained ever since, vibrant."
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Kendrick Lamar wants to be compared with Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
The 28-year-old rapper's latest album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly', has received widespread critical acclaim and he hopes the record will go down in history as a classic.
He told NME magazine: "I wanted this record to be talked about the same was Bob Dylan or The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix are talked about.
"When my time has come, I want it to live longer than me, for the grandkids and their kids."
The 'Alright' hitmaker previously sparked controversy with remarks he made following the police killing of Michael Brown that sparked civil unrest last summer - when he called for black people to have more respect for themselves - but he insists he would never "apologise" for any of his actions because whatever he does is his destiny.
He said of the row: "I don't care. My life is already written. Everything I'm doing is a rerun of what God already played out for me - I don't do no apologies.
"Everything I said, I meant - period. Those who get it, they understand. Those are the people that need it.
"If you don't, then obviously you're not going through that, so you don't really care."
Kendrick Lamar wants to be compared to Bob Dylan
Kendrick Lamar wants to be compared with Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
The 28-year-old rapper's latest album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly', has received widespread critical acclaim and he hopes the record will go down in history as a classic.
He told NME magazine: "I wanted this record to be talked about the same was Bob Dylan or The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix are talked about.
"When my time has come, I want it to live longer than me, for the grandkids and their kids."
The 'Alright' hitmaker previously sparked controversy with remarks he made following the police killing of Michael Brown that sparked civil unrest last summer - when he called for black people to have more respect for themselves - but he insists he would never "apologise" for any of his actions because whatever he does is his destiny.
He said of the row: "I don't care. My life is already written. Everything I'm doing is a rerun of what God already played out for me - I don't do no apologies.
"Everything I said, I meant - period. Those who get it, they understand. Those are the people that need it.
"If you don't, then obviously you're not going through that, so you don't really care."
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Nick Jonas wants people to make babies to his music.
The 'Chains' singer has cultivated a sexier image since embarking on a solo career away from his Jonas Brothers siblings and bandmates and would be "really proud" if he heard a couple had conceived while playing his album as a soundtrack to their bedroom antics.
Asked if he has heard of "any babies being made" to his music, he said: "Not yet but I'm down for that.
"I'd be thrilled if there were some babies made to my music. I'd be really proud, it would be an honour."
The 'Jealous' hitmaker admits he initially worried that his fans wouldn't "embrace" his new musical direction, but he is delighted with the response so far.
He said "The album features songs about things that are relevant and important to me, and at this point in my life, some of that has to do with some sexier topics.
"It was a big concern that maybe people wouldn't embrace what I was doing now, but they've connected with it very quickly. I feel very blessed."
To go alongside his more mature sound, Nick has posed for some raunchy photoshoots but is conscious not to pose for too many sexy pictures as he doesn't want to "annoy" people.
He told heat magazine: "I was very conscious of the fact that, if I stripped off every time, it could become annoying.
"I've really tried to be aware of that. I don't want that to be what people think of when they hear my name. It's just a piece of the puzzle, not the whole thing."
Nick Jonas wants babies to be made to his music
Nick Jonas wants people to make babies to his music.
The 'Chains' singer has cultivated a sexier image since embarking on a solo career away from his Jonas Brothers siblings and bandmates and would be "really proud" if he heard a couple had conceived while playing his album as a soundtrack to their bedroom antics.
Asked if he has heard of "any babies being made" to his music, he said: "Not yet but I'm down for that.
"I'd be thrilled if there were some babies made to my music. I'd be really proud, it would be an honour."
The 'Jealous' hitmaker admits he initially worried that his fans wouldn't "embrace" his new musical direction, but he is delighted with the response so far.
He said "The album features songs about things that are relevant and important to me, and at this point in my life, some of that has to do with some sexier topics.
"It was a big concern that maybe people wouldn't embrace what I was doing now, but they've connected with it very quickly. I feel very blessed."
To go alongside his more mature sound, Nick has posed for some raunchy photoshoots but is conscious not to pose for too many sexy pictures as he doesn't want to "annoy" people.
He told heat magazine: "I was very conscious of the fact that, if I stripped off every time, it could become annoying.
"I've really tried to be aware of that. I don't want that to be what people think of when they hear my name. It's just a piece of the puzzle, not the whole thing."
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Justin Bieber never thought he'd have a career in music.
The 'As Long As You Love Me' hitmaker - who was discovered through YouTube in 2008 - has admitted he never thought about becoming a musician for a living.
He said: "Honestly, it was never something that I was going to do for a living. At 13 you're not even thinking about that, you know?
"I was just playing for fun and uploading videos on YouTube because I wanted to show my family. That's when [my manager] Scooter [Braun] found me."
And the 21-year-old singer cites Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men as his main musical inspirations growing up.
He added: "I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson growing up. A lot of Boyz II Men. I loved Mariah Carey. Just big vocalists. I was always that kid who just wore whatever and did whatever.
"And my mom always supported that. So I always looked up to Michael because he was never afraid to just be himself, never tried to be anything that he wasn't."
The star also opened up about his early days in music, where he earned enough money busking to take his mother to Disney World in Florida.
He told Interview magazine: "I grew up in a really rural town, Stratford, Ontario, with 30,000 people. There's a big festival thrown in the town. A lot of people travel from all over the world to see it, and growing up, I actually used to busk on the street. I'd play my guitar, sing, and people would throw money in the case.
"That was really fun, and I actually got enough money to bring my mom to Florida to go to Disney World, because I always wanted to go but we never had enough money."
Justin Bieber doubted career in music
Justin Bieber never thought he'd have a career in music.
The 'As Long As You Love Me' hitmaker - who was discovered through YouTube in 2008 - has admitted he never thought about becoming a musician for a living.
He said: "Honestly, it was never something that I was going to do for a living. At 13 you're not even thinking about that, you know?
"I was just playing for fun and uploading videos on YouTube because I wanted to show my family. That's when [my manager] Scooter [Braun] found me."
And the 21-year-old singer cites Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men as his main musical inspirations growing up.
He added: "I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson growing up. A lot of Boyz II Men. I loved Mariah Carey. Just big vocalists. I was always that kid who just wore whatever and did whatever.
"And my mom always supported that. So I always looked up to Michael because he was never afraid to just be himself, never tried to be anything that he wasn't."
The star also opened up about his early days in music, where he earned enough money busking to take his mother to Disney World in Florida.
He told Interview magazine: "I grew up in a really rural town, Stratford, Ontario, with 30,000 people. There's a big festival thrown in the town. A lot of people travel from all over the world to see it, and growing up, I actually used to busk on the street. I'd play my guitar, sing, and people would throw money in the case.
"That was really fun, and I actually got enough money to bring my mom to Florida to go to Disney World, because I always wanted to go but we never had enough money."
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Calvin Harris is "trying to work out what to sound like".
The 31-year-old producer is searching for a new sound for his upcoming fifth album because he doesn't want people to get bored of his music and feels like he's doing "science experiments" in the studio as he tries out his new ideas.
He revealed: "I've been doing this thing where I've been trying to work out what to sound like. When it's like, I've done a certain amount of things and I'm like, hmm, maybe the world doesn't want to hear another tune that sounds a bit like this other song and this other song. So it's like, trying to find a new - even if it's just a little thing - just a new thing for people to latch onto and enjoy so it doesn't sound old. That's what I'm doing. It's like science experiments or something."
The 'Outside' hitmaker - who is dating 25-year-old singer Taylor Swift - admitted working on the LP has been easy though because he can record it from the comfort of his own home, even though it can make him very lazy.
Speaking about his home studio, he told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw: "I just walk up the stairs and get in there. It always has been [in my house] actually, for a while. When I was in Glasgow I used to just walk across my flat with my bowl of cornflakes and my dressing gown and literally just sit there all day trying to write a song and then realise it was 5pm and I had not showered. It was disgusting actually, looking back."
Calvin Harris working on new sound
Calvin Harris is "trying to work out what to sound like".
The 31-year-old producer is searching for a new sound for his upcoming fifth album because he doesn't want people to get bored of his music and feels like he's doing "science experiments" in the studio as he tries out his new ideas.
He revealed: "I've been doing this thing where I've been trying to work out what to sound like. When it's like, I've done a certain amount of things and I'm like, hmm, maybe the world doesn't want to hear another tune that sounds a bit like this other song and this other song. So it's like, trying to find a new - even if it's just a little thing - just a new thing for people to latch onto and enjoy so it doesn't sound old. That's what I'm doing. It's like science experiments or something."
The 'Outside' hitmaker - who is dating 25-year-old singer Taylor Swift - admitted working on the LP has been easy though because he can record it from the comfort of his own home, even though it can make him very lazy.
Speaking about his home studio, he told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw: "I just walk up the stairs and get in there. It always has been [in my house] actually, for a while. When I was in Glasgow I used to just walk across my flat with my bowl of cornflakes and my dressing gown and literally just sit there all day trying to write a song and then realise it was 5pm and I had not showered. It was disgusting actually, looking back."
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5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford thought he'd gone blind when he was burned by pyrotechnics.
The 19-year-old musician has admitted it was "so scary" when he was hit in the face with flames while performing at London's SSE Wembley Arena last month and at first thought he would never recover.
He said: "It was so scary. I walked into an open flame. It was huge and Callum [Hood] got burned as well. At first I couldn't open my eye. I thought I'd lost my sight."
The band - who premiered their new single 'She's Kinda Hot' earlier today (17.07.15) - returned to the stage the following evening after Michael had been treated for his injuries, which weren't as bad as first feared, but they have vowed never to have pyrotechnics on stage again.
He added: "Getting back on the stage the next day was weird. I had this big, ugly bandage on my face. I didn't like that.
"It wasn't the best show I played. There will be no more pyro. I'm done."
However, the four-piece group - also featuring Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin - are now focusing on their "personal" second record which they enjoyed making because they had some time away from their hectic touring schedule.
They told The Sun newspaper: "This album is so personal. We're experiencing time to breathe. It was a time to reflect while we spent three months in a house in LA writing."
Michael Clifford feared he’d lost sight in pyro accident
5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford thought he'd gone blind when he was burned by pyrotechnics.
The 19-year-old musician has admitted it was "so scary" when he was hit in the face with flames while performing at London's SSE Wembley Arena last month and at first thought he would never recover.
He said: "It was so scary. I walked into an open flame. It was huge and Callum [Hood] got burned as well. At first I couldn't open my eye. I thought I'd lost my sight."
The band - who premiered their new single 'She's Kinda Hot' earlier today (17.07.15) - returned to the stage the following evening after Michael had been treated for his injuries, which weren't as bad as first feared, but they have vowed never to have pyrotechnics on stage again.
He added: "Getting back on the stage the next day was weird. I had this big, ugly bandage on my face. I didn't like that.
"It wasn't the best show I played. There will be no more pyro. I'm done."
However, the four-piece group - also featuring Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin - are now focusing on their "personal" second record which they enjoyed making because they had some time away from their hectic touring schedule.
They told The Sun newspaper: "This album is so personal. We're experiencing time to breathe. It was a time to reflect while we spent three months in a house in LA writing."
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Rudimental have premiered a new track with Dizzee Rascal.
The drum and bass quartet have collaborated with the grime legend as well as rising star Anne-Marie on their latest song 'Love Ain't Just A Word', with the group saying they're "so glad" they finally got to work with the rapper having been fans of his music for such a long time.
Speaking about the track, they said: "We grew up with Dizzee; we all used to hang out as kids together in East London. We were working on a track and thought he'd be perfect on it, so invited him over to our studio, Major Toms. He came over one night, liked what he heard, so wrote and recorded his verse there and then! So glad that we finally got to work together."
'Love Ain't Just A Word' has been taken from the 'Waiting All Night' hitmakers' upcoming second album 'We The Generation' - set to be released on September 18 - with the song available as an instant download when pre-ordering the LP online.
The latest track comes after the group - featuring Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith - revealed playing live shows has had a much greater influence on their new album compared to their 2013 debut, 'Home'.
Speaking about the making of the record, Kesi said: "When we made 'Home' we had our first single and started touring right from the start before we even finished the album. Now we're a little more prepared. 'We The Generation' comes out in September and we're able to test our music on the crowd while having a finished record to look forward to. We're always willing to tweak different tracks depending on how we feel the crowd reacts."
Rudimental premiere Dizzee Rascal collaboration
Rudimental have premiered a new track with Dizzee Rascal.
The drum and bass quartet have collaborated with the grime legend as well as rising star Anne-Marie on their latest song 'Love Ain't Just A Word', with the group saying they're "so glad" they finally got to work with the rapper having been fans of his music for such a long time.
Speaking about the track, they said: "We grew up with Dizzee; we all used to hang out as kids together in East London. We were working on a track and thought he'd be perfect on it, so invited him over to our studio, Major Toms. He came over one night, liked what he heard, so wrote and recorded his verse there and then! So glad that we finally got to work together."
'Love Ain't Just A Word' has been taken from the 'Waiting All Night' hitmakers' upcoming second album 'We The Generation' - set to be released on September 18 - with the song available as an instant download when pre-ordering the LP online.
The latest track comes after the group - featuring Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith - revealed playing live shows has had a much greater influence on their new album compared to their 2013 debut, 'Home'.
Speaking about the making of the record, Kesi said: "When we made 'Home' we had our first single and started touring right from the start before we even finished the album. Now we're a little more prepared. 'We The Generation' comes out in September and we're able to test our music on the crowd while having a finished record to look forward to. We're always willing to tweak different tracks depending on how we feel the crowd reacts."
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Duran Duran want Kanye West to do the next James Bond theme.
The 'Hungry Like The Wolf' hitmakers have suggested the 38-year-old musician should follow in Adele's footsteps by rapping the theme to the forthcoming James Bond film 'Spectre', suggesting Ellie Goulding, who is rumoured to be singing the track, is not "interesting" enough.
Bassist John Taylor said: "I don't see Ellie Goulding for Bond.
"Kanye West, Daft Punk or somebody interesting would be better. How about Florence + the Machine?"
Drummer Roger Taylor added: "I think Kanye would do a great job of taking it down a different avenue."
However, the band - who recorded 'A View to a Kill' for the 1985 Bond movie of the same name - admitted a track by the 'All Day' rapper might not suit the film, starring Daniel Craig as the iconic spy, instead suggesting he should be given the chance to create the theme if actor Idris Elba takes over the coveted role.
John continued: "Maybe that will be the choice when they get Idris Elba to play James Bond, and why not?"
The rockers - who are currently gearing up to release their 14th studio album 'Paper Gods' - added 'Stay With Me' hitmaker Sam Smith would be the obvious choice, despite the fact he's denied any involvement with the project.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, John added: "Sam Smith is the no brainer, if they can get him then they will and it would be a smart choice for Sam. He's in a very interesting phase of his career - the second album, what's next?
"They are going to be throwing every producer and every writer his way."
Duran Duran want Kanye West for Bond theme
Duran Duran want Kanye West to do the next James Bond theme.
The 'Hungry Like The Wolf' hitmakers have suggested the 38-year-old musician should follow in Adele's footsteps by rapping the theme to the forthcoming James Bond film 'Spectre', suggesting Ellie Goulding, who is rumoured to be singing the track, is not "interesting" enough.
Bassist John Taylor said: "I don't see Ellie Goulding for Bond.
"Kanye West, Daft Punk or somebody interesting would be better. How about Florence + the Machine?"
Drummer Roger Taylor added: "I think Kanye would do a great job of taking it down a different avenue."
However, the band - who recorded 'A View to a Kill' for the 1985 Bond movie of the same name - admitted a track by the 'All Day' rapper might not suit the film, starring Daniel Craig as the iconic spy, instead suggesting he should be given the chance to create the theme if actor Idris Elba takes over the coveted role.
John continued: "Maybe that will be the choice when they get Idris Elba to play James Bond, and why not?"
The rockers - who are currently gearing up to release their 14th studio album 'Paper Gods' - added 'Stay With Me' hitmaker Sam Smith would be the obvious choice, despite the fact he's denied any involvement with the project.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, John added: "Sam Smith is the no brainer, if they can get him then they will and it would be a smart choice for Sam. He's in a very interesting phase of his career - the second album, what's next?
"They are going to be throwing every producer and every writer his way."