Jay Kay
Jay Kay
Jay Kayis an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the acid jazz band Jamiroquai...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth30 December 1969
car days good house music odd rest sports
All I want to know is that I can keep this house for the rest of my days and I want to make good music... and have the odd sports car in the garage, obviously!
aiming along anybody bother mean understanding work
Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult.
pieces small
It's going to be very small ? about 10 or 12 pieces line.
arts chance competition electronic exciting extremely fans gaming giving music opportunity pleased racing speed
This will be the racing competition to end all racing competitions. I am extremely pleased to be working with Electronic Arts on this exciting opportunity giving music and gaming fans the chance to live the Need for Speed TM experience.
travel moving might
I know all we're doing is travelling without moving. Speed freak faster than a speedin' bullet, slow down. If I don't, I might just lose it, locked up. You've got me honey, locked up under heavy brakin', yeah. You know I've got to hang on, drive too fast, I might be last.
times-of-crisis crisis mid-life-crisis
The mid-life crisis is just those times when you're not so into the things you were when you were younger.
nice thinking people
I think it is easy for people to build up an image of what I'm about. I consider myself quite a nice chappy really. I'm decent to people, I stay in and listen to Radio 4.
couple japan talking
Well, there's lots of different things going on at the moment, I'm in talks with some people from Japan to do something and I'm also talking to Hugo Boss to do a very small line, which I want to keep to just 10-12 pieces, but what I want to do is sit with the designers for a couple of days bashing some stuff out...
notes
I learn fast and I take note of what I've been told.
track people radio
When I listen to Radio 1 and hear five different tracks in a row using old disco samples, well that's plagiarism, that's taking other people's music.
old-school school bits
I am a bit old-school.
band english-musician helps round session setting
I mean, I could just go round and use session musicians for every song, but I don't find that helps when it comes to setting up a band for live. Derrick has been with me for donkey's years.
classic days fashion good style
There are some things that are never out of fashion because they just look good. But if you want classic style these days you have to get it made.