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- 1. Ashleysherlockbreakingintomusic 4 yearsinyetstill at the beginningof hismusical journey,AshleySherlockrevealshow he broke into the worldof musicandkeepsgettingbetter... Cradling his sweethotchocolate towarm himself onsucha coldday,AshleySherlockbeginsthe recountof the last4 yearsof hismusiccareer.We beginrightatthe start,whenAshbecame so inspiredthathe decidedmusicwasthe worldhe belongedin.Fromseeinga lotof bandsi liked playinglive,IthoughtIcoulddothat soI triedit one day andIve beenplayingeversince.Whichis such an inspirationtoupcomingartistsorpeople tryingtocome into the musicworld;maybe all it takesisseeingtheirfavouriteartistsliveanditwill sparkthe passiontokeeppushinguntil youend up doingwhatyouwant to be doing.Eventhistalentedmusiciandidntstartatthe top. My firstgig was inthe CinnamonClubinBowdenandarounda hundredpeople turnedup, maybe less,andi was so nervousi nearlythrewup!It washorribleButdontletthat putyou off because Ashplayedon throughhisnervesandput on a greatperformance whichpeopleclearlylovedbecausehesbeen reelinginfanseversince.Istill getnervous,ohdear. . . But not as nervousPhew!Itjust dependsonthe gig. Ashclearlyhasa natural talentwhenitcomesto music,sohe was boundto start attractingfans fromall over the countrysoonenough.My favourite gigwasmyheadliningshow inManchester whichwasgood,we managedtosell quite afew tickets.There wasa groupof girlsthatcame all the wayfrom Londonjustto meetme and watchme play!It wasreallycool.Wow he must be good for themto come all the wayfromLondon! It cant alwaysgo quite sosmoothlythough.. . I was playingassupportfor a band once and I wasusinga looppedal.AsI wassettingitup I had a drink whichI accidentallyknockedoverontothe loopandsaidOh fuck!intothe microphone,soitwas juststuck on a loopof me sayingOhfuck!overand over.It wasreallyawkwardbutat the same time reallyfunnyandeveryonewasjustlaughing.Oops!Atleasttheyfounditfunnyorthat could have beena disaster! HoweverAshsmusical popularitydidntjustsparkovernight,he hadtowork reallyhardto get where he isnow.I do a lot of showsinManchesterand Didsbury,usuallyabout4a weekandat one pointitwas twoa day A bit more workthan justsingingalongtoour favourite tracksinthe shower then!Talkingaboutour favourite tracks,whatdoesadedicatedartistlistentoinhisspare time?I listentoa loadof stuff.Fromthe RedHot Chilli Pepperstogunsand RosestoEd SheerantoBieber and Timberlake.All sortsof stuff.Itseasytosee where he getshisinspirationfromthenlistening to such a wide range of styles.Ashthenusesthisinspirationtowrite songsof hisown.Ive onlygot a couple of songsrecordedbut I have a plethoraof songswhichsometimesIdontplayor justget lostsomewhereItssadto thinkthat there maybe some beautiful songssomewhere thatwe haventheard,howeverwe have the songsthatAshhas alreadyrecordedandtheresdefinitely goingto be some more brand newsongsinthe future.Thisyoung artisthas a lotmore to give!We mightalsoFans alsohave the opportunityof hearingsome of these originalslive atgigsalongwith some breathtakingcoversof hitsyoumayalreadyknow. ClearlyAshishavinganamazingtime as a soloartist,doingwhathe lovesmost,howeveritsalways an interestingmix upwhenmusiciansjoinforcesinaband.Id like tojoina band,itsjustthe commitment,some people struggle tokeeptocommitments,theymightsaytheyll meetata certaintime thenturnup late.If youre gonnado itdo it! I wouldntsayIdprefertobe ina band,it wouldjustbe somethingcool totry out.So it doesntlooklikewell be seeingAshinaband anytime soonbutat leastitmeanswe still getto hearhimon hisown as he carrieson withhissolo career.
- 2. Andfinallywe saygoodbye toAshafterhe has toldus all we needtoknow about how he broke into the musical worldbutnot before hesgivensome of ourreaderssome inspirational advicethatcould pushthemto followhislead.Successisdeterminedin differentways,whetheritsmoney, downloads.Itdependsonwhatyouwantto do,justdo whatevermakesyouhappyIf thishas inspiredyouormade youas interestedinAshleySherlockaswe are,go checkhimout on spotify, Itunesandsoundcloudandmake sure youfollow hisfacebookpage (AshleySherlock) tokeepaneye out forany everupcominggigs.