In this music game, or in any game, you've got plenty of opportunities to make the wrong choices. ‘Lullaby’ is a projection of my future if I started believing my own hype, started going to all the parties that I get invited to and just became another industry…what’s the word I'm looking for…c*nt. It's a sarcastic take on what musicians are supposed to be. It's also about me as well—there’s my own fears mixed in with it. In 10 years time, if I became a caricature of myself, and became a cliché music person, that would be my outlook. And if it ever gets to that point, then just ‘Sing me to sleep/Sing me a love song’—which is just put me to sleep.” Marshall, Nikki (11 December 2019). "Gerry Cinnamon review – belter of a show delivers the joy Sydney needs right now". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 July 2023. Filename F:\Flac Albums\Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic (2017) [FLAC] (MD2020)\08 - Diamonds in the Mud.wav

a b Mullen, Stacey (1 October 2017). "Castlemilk star Gerry Cinnamon announces second Barrowlands date after first sells out". Evening Times . Retrieved 7 January 2018. In summer 2015, Cinnamon supported John Power on tour, [14] released another single, Kampfire Vampire, [15] and performed to a large crowd on the T-Break Stage at T in the Park, [6] [3] [16] fulfilling a long-held ambition to play at the festival. [10] Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; On 11 February 2020, it was announced that Gerry Cinnamon would perform the penultimate slot at Reading and Leeds festival in August 2020; the festivals were later rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cinnamon went on to play the penultimate slot at Reading and Leeds Festival in August 2021. [46] a b c d e f g h McQuade, Christopher (25 November 2016). "Gerry Cinnamon – meet the Castlemilk singer with the biggest cult following in Scotland". Glasgow Live . Retrieved 7 January 2018.Sun Queen: "UK Independent Chart Positions". Official Charts. 18 October 2019 . Retrieved 18 October 2019. He might be one of the highest-paid DJs around the world, but it wasn't always that way. Calvin Harris was discovered after he posted his solo recordings on MySpace. His recordings were discovered by Mark Gillespie, a talent booker for the dance-festival firm Global Gathering. Mark gave Calvin his first signing.

In July 2017, Cinnamon appeared on the King Tut's stage at the TRNSMT festival (a non-camping replacement for T in the Park) on Glasgow Green, [7] again playing to a sizeable and enthusiastic crowd. [19] In September, he released his first album Erratic Cinematic, funded via the PledgeMusic platform [16] and produced by Chris Marshall, [20] which rose to the number 1 spot in the UK iTunes chart for singer-songwriters [21] [22] [23] and 6th overall. [24] The Weeknd, real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is known for his hits, 'Can't Feel My Face' and 'Starboy', and 'Blinding Lights, however before that he made his name on YouTube using the name The Weeknd. Gerry Cinnamon: Erratic Cinematic". Bandcamp. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018 . Retrieved 7 January 2018.In December, Cinnamon supported Liam Gallagher during his Australian tour as well as playing his own shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. [44] [45] 2020 [ edit ]

Dalziel, Magdalene (8 July 2017). "Glasgow's own Gerry Cinnamon goes down a treat at TRNSMT". Glasgow Live . Retrieved 7 January 2018. Gerry Cinnamon's second studio album, The Bonny, released on 17 April 2020 debuted at number one on the UK and Irish Albums Charts. The album was also the fastest-selling vinyl of the year and the third biggest-selling UK album released in 2020. [47] [48] [49] While performing a solo gig at a college he met aspiring producer Chris Marshall, [11] a neighbour from Castlemilk. [1] They began collaborating on a casual basis with Marshall arranging the songs and Crosbie the lyricist, and eventually formed a lo-fi band, The Cinnamons, along with Lori Duncan, Dave Bass and Gav Hunter; [1] with Gerry as frontman, they released a five-song EP in 2010. [12] Crosbie subsequently adopted the Cinnamon name as a solo performer and his later catalogue contains some compositions from the era, such as "Sometimes". [13]

A year later, in July 2019, the album peaked at 17 on the Official Albums Chart, shifting 3,062 chart sales that week. The peak coincided with his announcement of his biggest UK-wide tour for November/December that year. 4,247 The Bonny: "UK Independent Chart Positions". Official Charts. 6 December 2019 . Retrieved 6 December 2019. Smith, Thomas (30 August 2021). "Gerry Cinnamon at Reading Festival 2021: folk hero's charm is impossible to resist". NME . Retrieved 24 July 2023. A young Justin Bieber had been uploading covers of songs when a talent manager discovered him through YouTube in 2008. Since then he has become a super successful artist around the world with hits like 'Baby', 'Never Say Never' and, of course, who could forget the summer hit of 2017 'Despacito'. More recently, we've enjoyed hits like 'Holy', 'Lonely' and 'Hold On'. Crosbie was raised in 'The Valley', [6] a residential area of the Castlemilk district of Glasgow. [5] He has stated that as a child he listened to his mother's music cassettes including albums by The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel and The Beatles. [8] [9] He has also said that he was a fan of Oasis, [8] [7] and The La's. He also has a particular admiration for the work of Bob Dylan. [8] [7]

Head in the Clouds": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 17 April 2020 . Retrieved 18 April 2020. Erratic Cinematic: "Official UK Indie Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 5 April 2019 . Retrieved 5 April 2019. On 7 May 2019, it was announced that Cinnamon would support Liam Gallagher at his gig at Irish Independent Park in Cork on 23 June 2019. [41] [42] What Have You Done’ is watching my mate fall foul to the dangers of the party. Watching somebody that I cared about become someone else in front of my eyes—and trying to stop it. At the time I thought I was writing it about him, but I realized well after I'd written it that I was really singing about myself.” a b c Geddes, Jonathan (20 July 2015). "Castlemilk singer Gerry Cinnamon is a hit at T in the Park". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer . Retrieved 7 January 2018.

Angus, Craig (14 December 2017). "Local hero Gerry Cinnamon added to the bill for TRNSMT 2018". The List . Retrieved 7 January 2018. On 28 June 2018, two days before the event, the organisers of TRNSMT announced that Cinnamon's performance at the festival had been moved to a later, higher profile time slot (benefitting from J Hus's cancellation). [34] [35] He was also booked to play at the RiZE Festival (the replacement of the long-running V Festival) and the Tartan Heart Festival (Belladrum) during August 2018. [36]