Tinchy Stryder Doesn’t Understand La Roux Criticism
Tinchy Stryder has admitted that he can’t understand why La Roux singer Elly Jackson decided to criticise him recently.
The rapper, who released new single ‘You’re Not Alone’ on Monday, insisted that Jackson should keep her opinions to herself in future.
“She said when I was 17 I wasn’t as good a songwriter as George Michael. I’m still to this day trying to make sense of that. I don’t know why she compared me to him in the first place,” he told DS.
“I like La Roux’s stuff though, I like a couple of her songs. But I guess she just likes to speak a bit too much. I don’t know. I don’t know what was in her head that day.
“I’ve never met her, but if I meet her, I’ll see what’s going on. Or maybe I should collaborate with her to solve it.”
It’s been a whirlwind 12 months in the Tinchy Stryder camp to say the least. Since the breakthrough success of ‘Take Me Back’ in January, he’s notched up two chart-topping singles (’Number One’, ‘Never Leave You’) and seen his Catch 22 album go gold. We caught up with the compact rapper as he prepares to release ‘You’re Not Alone’, an electropop stomper based on the ’90s dance classic of the same name.
How did the new single come about?
“I was in the studio and wanted to make a track with a sample in it. We were going through a few ideas and that one came up. It was the best-known of the songs that was suggested and I knew immediately it was the right one to go with. I wanted an upbeat vibe for the track and it worked just as I wanted it to.”
Olive told us recently that they wanted you to return the favour and collaborate with them. Would you consider it?
“Definitely. I heard about that the other day and I’d definitely do something with them. I’ve not had any direct contact, but when they get in touch we’ll make it happen.”