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Nathan James Interview

Del Preston 30 January 2013 Audio Interviews

In a quirky pub called Odd Bar situated in Manchester’s famous Northern Quarter I had arranged to meet the man that has exposed his almighty rock voice to the world Mr Nathan James. You may know him from his appearances on The Voice and Jesus Christ Superstar for Andrew Lloyd Webber. We dive into the juicy details of what went on behind the scenes and how he wanted to prove to the commercial world the potential of the Rock scene. He expressed his individuality that may of got him into a few troubled spots…well it is rock and roll…..enjoy!

Interview by Lara Kisel

About Del Preston

So there I am, in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, looking for one thousand brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass, or Ozzy wouldn't go on stage that night. So, Jeff Beck pops his head 'round the door, and mentions there's a little sweet shop on the edge of town. So - we go. And - it's closed. So there's me and Keith Moon and David Crosby, breaking into that little sweet shop, eh. Well, instead of a guard dog, they've got this bloody great big Bengal tiger. I managed to take out the tiger with a can of mace, but the shop owner and his son, that's a different story altogether. I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business really. But sure enough, I got the M&Ms and Ozzy went on stage and did a great show.