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I’ve had many musical experiences. The first gig I ever went to was with my family and uncle's family to go and watch the ‘noise and confusion’ tour in Cardiff in 2006.
The headliners were Razor light, oasis, and foo fighters. This influenced me massively as seeing the kind of influence these bands had on a crowd was huge for my creative development
However, the memory that sticks out in my mind is being in the car with my dad and brother and listening to the Stereophonics album ‘pull the pin’. We would listen to the whole album in its entirety, and I would ask my dad what certain songs would mean.
There is a song on that album called ‘daisy lane’ which is a very slow and melancholic tune which taught me that if you’re going to make an album you need a slower song to allow the listener to sit back and critically think about the tone and meaning of a song and the album itself.
The second song which sticks out in my mind is ‘bank holiday Monday’, which is an upbeat, loud rock song that I could really see people dancing to at gigs.
I feel as though these experiences really influenced my taste for good melodies, dance songs but also slower songs that make you feel something.
Listening to this music and going to that gig allowed me to appreciate festivals and gigs more when I went to live music events throughout my teenage years.