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Jake Bugg wants to move to America.
The 'Lightning Bolt' singer is keen to crack the US, but worries about the practicalities of making the move and for now is keen to visit little and often to help his career Stateside.
He said: "It's just a different beat. It's a big country and to get anywhere you've got to take time out and spend a lot of time there. I think just keep going over there and nipping over there and see how they react.
"I have a lot of influence from there. I'd like to live in America at some point.
"I think the health insurance is quite a lot though."
The 20-year-old singer is incredibly busy with gigs at the moment, but when he has time off, he enjoys doing practical tasks like laundry.
He told Absolute Radio: "I do need to get some laundry done to be honest. Well I've had a couple of days off, so when you've got a few days off and you're in the same hotel you just let your suitcase breathes a little bit.
"Everyone likes a fresh pair of socks though, don't they? It's nice to have a clean pair, if they're new or not, it doesn't matter - they've got to be clean."
Jake is now looking ahead to some more festival performances this summer and has mixed feelings about performing so high on the bills.
He said: "More festivals. There's Reading and Leeds. I've got T in the Park. I'm pretty high up on the bills this year, so I'm really looking forward to it, but also slight apprehensive because you just don't know what's going to happen, then touring until the end of the year."
The full interview with Jake is available at www.absoluteradio.co.uk.

Example recorded his new album with a "magic mic" used by Madonna.
The 32-year-old singer was awed to learn he was using the same microphone used by the iconic pop star when he got into the recording studio in Los Angeles to lay down tracks for his new album, 'Live Life Living'.
Example even credits the "magic" recording equipment with helping him create his best songs yet.
He explained: "I was recording on this microphone in LA and I was like, 'This mic is f***ing amazing.' When you hear the opening track on the album my voice has a sound quality that I've never been able to capture before.
"Stuart [Price, producer] said, 'Oh this is the mic we did the whole of the 'Confessions on the Dance Floor' album with.'
"I've used famous microphones before like Sinatra's, but Madonna's mic was special.
"There's a certain mystique around it that you can't explain, because that album reignited her career, I don't think she's had the same success since. It must be the magic mic!"
While he's confident in the music he's recorded, Example - real name Elliot Gleave - admits he does have some worries about the album's chart prospects.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "The industry is going through a lot of changes and nobody seems to care about albums any more."

Prince and Nile Rodgers teamed up to pay tribute to David Bowie at the Essence Music Festival.
The 'Purple Rain' hitmaker joined the disco legend on state in New Orleans ahead of his own headline set on Friday (04.07.14) to cover 'Let's Dance', which was taken from the 1983 album of the same name that Nile produced for the reclusive British star.
The following day, Nile hailed the "symbolic" performance.
Posting a picture of himself and Prince on his Facebook page, he wrote: "How Proud Am I at This Moment? Playing 'Let's Dance' w Prince is so symbolic. That album w Bowie changed my life after Disco Sucks. (sic)"
The 'Le Freak' hitmaker teased ahead of the festival he was planning to collaborate with both Prince and Janelle Monae at the show.
He said: "At some point in the night, we'll all be doing something together. I won't tell you when that is, because we haven't rehearsed it yet. But we've sent the memos."
He also spontaneously performed with the 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker many years ago after Prince spotted him from the stage.
He said: ."I played with him a gazillion years ago at one of his after-parties."

Metallica have vowed to return to the UK "very soon".
The heavy metal rockers closed the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, East England last night (06.07.14) and enjoyed that performance, and their headline slot at Glastonbury last week, so much, they are already planning more British gigs.
Drummer Lars Ulrich said on stage: "Between last weekend and this one, we always love being back on your shores and we will be back again very soon."
The group's two-hour set was entirely chosen by fans as part of their 'By Request' initiative and included their version of Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey in the Jar' and old favourites 'Enter Sandman', 'Master of Puppets', 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'Seek and Destroy'.
They also performed a "kinda new" song which is expected to feature on their next album.
Frontman James Hetfield said: "We have a new song. Well, it's kinda new. We hope you enjoy it. It's called 'Lords of the Summer'."
Earlier in the day, the crowd was treated to performances from the likes of Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Dream Theater and Gallows.
The previous evening, Iron Maiden headlined in what was the final show of their three-year Maiden England tour.
Singer Bruce Dickinson said: "Three years of touring comes to an end tonight.
"This is the culmination of those three years. We should be pretty good by now, if we don't get it right tonight then we never will."
Slayer, Frank Turner and Sisters of Mercy were among the other performers on Saturday (05.07.14).

Little Mix joined Outkast onstage at Wireless festival on Sunday (06.07.14).
'Salute' hitmakers Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were invited onto the stage by Andre 3000 and Big Boi to dance with them as they performed their 2003 smash hit single, 'Hey Ya'.
The hip-hop duo - who reunited at the Coachella Festival in April - marked their first performance in the UK in several years with a slew of old favourites including 'Ms. Jackson' and 'Roses', which had the crowd singing along.
Sunday headliner Bruno Mars, meanwhile, put on an electric show that earned high praise from fans in attendance - including A-list actor Hugh Jackman - and his incredible stage show, complete with fireworks, marked a stark contrast to the controversial performances by Kanye West on the previous two nights.
The 36-year-old rapper was booed for deviating from his music into long rants on both Friday (04.07.14) and Saturday night (05.07.14), but Bruno, 28, kept the 100,000-plus crowd on side by not only performing his own hits, but interspersing his set with classics such as Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love', Michael Jackson's 'Rock With You' and Ginuwine's 'Pony'.
Bruno, who alluded to his humble beginnings performing in London clubs, regaled the crowd with hits including 'Just the Way You Are', 'Treasure' and 'Grenade' before closing the show with 'Locked Out of Heaven' and 'Gorilla'.
British pop star Ellie Goulding also took to the main stage at Finsbury Park, London, performing 'Burn' and 'Goodness Gracious' for a crowd that included her pal Cara Delevingne and The Saturdays members Frankie Sandford and Vanessa White. Following her early evening set, Ellie and supermodel Cara jetted across town to Hyde Park to watch her boyfriend Dougie Poynter perform with McBusted a the Barclaycard British Summer Time event.
Robin Thicke headlined the Pepsi Max stage, which was also commandeered by Sean Paul and Clean Bandit.
The Boombox Stage, meanwhile, was headlined by 'La La La' hitmaker Naughty Boy.
Other celebrities who attended the third day of Wireless included Little Mix's Jesy Nelson, Frankie Sandford's soccer star fiancé Wayne Bridge, 'The Only Way is Essex' star Lauren Pope and actress Louisa Lytton.

Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden would consider opening an interactive museum.
The legendary rocker insisted the group wouldn't want to put their memorabilia behind a glass cabinet where fans aren't able to interact with the history of the band, and joked their mascot Eddie isn't "that sensitive".
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "We've got loads of gear kicking around. I don't want it to end up in some po-faced museum, with people in white suits saying 'Don't touch this'.
"I donated a jacket to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame and it was locked away in a glass cabinet miles away from your eyes. Eddie's not that sensitive."
Meanwhile, he blasted London, UK for its rules surrounding live events and insisted the band would rather play festivals like Download and Sonisphere than have to agree to certain limits at Hyde Park.
He said: "Knebworth and Donnington are great. They let you make a racket which is all the fans want to hear.
"We considered playing Hyde Park again. The thought of filling central London with Iron Maiden fans is brilliant.
"However, the noise restrictions at Hyde Park are so silly. If somebody has a loud conversation you have to shush them."
The band's fellow heavy rockers Black Sabbath played at the outdoor venue on Friday (04.07.14), and while Bruce admitted it was their choice, Iron Maiden wouldn't have taken the "tame" option.
He said: "Sabbath made their decision, but we looked at it and thought it's too tame."

McBusted arrived on stage in a Delorean 'time machine' on Sunday night (06.07.14).
The super-group - comprising McFly members Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd, and Busted's Matt Willis and James Bourne - were lowered onto the stage at London's Hyde Park in the vehicle, made famous as the time travel device in the 'Back to the Future' movies following a video montage looking back on Busted's career highlights, before the six-piece launched straight into 'Air Hostess'.
Despite the heavy rain, the crowd's spirits couldn't be dampened as they danced and sang along to both group's most famous hits, including 'You Said No', Five Colours in her Hair' - during which a rainbow appeared over the stage as the weather began to clear - and 'Obviously'.
Midway through the set, the group headed to a second, UFO-shaped stage in the middle of the Barclaycard British Summertime crowd to perform several tracks, before returning to the main stage to end the performance.
The group left the stage after 'What I Go To School For' - which was performed to a backdrop of saucy doodles and cartoons on the big screen - and an excerpt of Tom's infamous wedding song was played, but the video was edited to have James and Matt crash the speech and they then all returned to perform 'Crashed the Wedding', all donning wedding dresses, apart from drummer Harry who was topless except for a bowtie.
Dougie then discovered he couldn't get his dress off so decided to finish the set in the gown, and after declaring they wanted to play the whole gig again, the group launched back into 'Air Hostess' for a second time.
They closed their set with 'All About You' and 'Year 3000'.
Earlier in the day, James had joined Backstreet Boys - who had hailed him as their "biggest fan" - to sing 'I Want it That Way' towards the end of their hit-laden set.
Other performers included The Vamps and Diversity, while performances from Lawson and Five were cancelled due to continuing technical difficulties in the Barclaycard Theatre.

Mel B is hoping to make a pop comeback.
The former Spice Girl is recording new songs in a bid to rule the charts once again following her appointment as a judge on British reality TV show, 'The X Factor'.
Mel, 39, is working with producer Anthony Preston - who produced much of Britney Spears' last album 'Britney Jean' including hit song 'Work Bitch' - and hopes he will help her develop a bold new sound.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "She's spent the past few weeks in the studio working on tracks and wants to make a big impact with a killer pop record for when 'X Factor' goes live. She knows Simon Cowell will feel forced to give her a performance slot on one of the Sunday shows.
"She wants to be out there in the music world once again and hopes it leads to a proper record deal."
Mel released her first song in eight years last year, but the track - titled 'For Once in My Life' - didn't do well in the charts.
At the peak of her solo fame, the star reached number one on the UK singles chart with 'I Want You Back', featuring Missy Elliott, in 1998.

Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett insists he didn't "b***ch" about anyone when he was reunited with the band for a new BBC documentary.
The progressive rock pioneer, who was a member of the group from 1971 to 1977, met with the original line-up, including Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, for the feature-length documentary: 'Genesis: Together and Apart'.
The musicians also had a press photograph taken recently for the first time in years, following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Steve told BANG Showbiz: "It was very nice ... we spoke at length for about two hours to camera. We had lunch and it was the first time we'd got everyone in one room for quite some time.
"Everyone was talkative but there was a lot of pain and pleasure in equal measure. There's a lot to celebrate and there's a lot to remonstrate.
"I think we're all very honest about each other and that was good. I was able to say nice things, I don't think I said anything nasty or b**ch."
Meanwhile, Steve, 64, performed a huge concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London last year and the footage has been released on DVD, titled 'Genesis Revisited Live at the Royal Albert Hall'.
Talking about the concerts, Steve said: "We'd done a lot touring by then and the band was very tight by then and the audience was extraordinary, it was a full house and the audience went mad. There was a fantastic atmosphere that night.
"We had a lot of lights on the night, not just lightening up the stage but the hall itself. It's like some kind of spaceship sat in the middle of London.
"It had been a dream of mine ever since I started making music professionally in 1970. When I first joined Genesis we were doing clubs and colleges, we never did the Albert Hall, even though we ended up playing larger places than that."