Hope Is A Drug

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Simpson has started working on a solo acoustic album, while Westaway and Haigh will be completing post-production on the bands film and working on some music videos. [25] Busted announce reunion tour and new music for 2016". BBC News. 10 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2015. On 2 February 2013, it was reported that Simpson had finished writing the follow-up to his 2011 solo debut 'Young Pilgrim' and he would be heading into the studio with producer Steve Osbourne ( U2/ Placebo) to start recording in early March. Hope Is A Drug’ proves that Charlie’s uncompromising approach to creating truly honest music will make 2022 an exciting new chapter for one of the UK’s most celebrated voices. Signed vinyl, CDs and cassettes are available from Charlie’s official store, as well as a selection of bundles which also offer new merch designs. Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo. He is the recipient of two BRIT Awards, has performed to sold out arenas and headlined festivals across the UK. He embarked on a solo career in 2010 with two albums hitting Top 10 in the UK album chart. Charlie recently headlined a 2000-capacity sold out show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum.

In 2015, Simpson released an EP with a side project called Once Upon a Dead Man alongside his two brothers Will and Edd Simpson, and friend Simon Britcliff. On 10 November 2015, A lot of my friends were texting me about that, thinking it was me. Davina was really sweet about my stuff and Robobunny was very good apparently, so it’s a compliment.”Listening to Hotel California’. From my recent single ‘All The Best’. Whoop whoop! That’s easy to remember because I only wrote it around four months ago!” On November 6th 2023 Fightstar announced they would be returning for their biggest ever headline show at Wembley Arena to mark the bands twenty year anniversary. Y ou went from boyband pop-punk in Busted to post-hardcore band Fightstar to solo indie-folk and now you’re on a self-reflective tip. Any other genres you fancy turning your hand to that might surprise people? In 2023, Simpson appeared on Gunship's third album "Unicorn", lending his voice to "Tech Noir 2", the sequel to "Tech Noir" from the first album. with film director John Carpenter and Tim Cappello from Tina Turner (1939–2023) and the movie The Lost Boys (1987) on Saxophone. [33] Personal life [ edit ] An ‘80s pop star covered ‘ Crashed the Wedding’? I didn’t even know that happened! Was it Chesney Hawkes?”

Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer. Simpson has achieved eleven UK Albums Chart top-40 releases across his musical career, six of which entered the UK top 10. He has also had four number-one singles with Busted and a number-one album, as well as two top-20 singles with Fightstar and two UK top-10 solo albums. Between Busted, Fightstar and his solo projects, he has sold over five million records worldwide, winning two Brit Awards and being nominated for two Kerrang! Awards. Hari, Johann. "Busted: An Interview". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 . Retrieved 22 November 2009.

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After another four year hiatus, whilst the band focused on other projects, in May 2023 Busted announced they would be returning for a 20 Year Anniversary Greatest Hits tour, which went on to become the biggest selling UK arena tour of 2023. They also released a Greatest Hits album which went to number 1 in the UK album charts. O'Brien, Jon. "Biography: Charlie Simpson". Allmusic ( Rovi Corporation) . Retrieved 22 August 2011. Charlie Simpson – Busted. If Busted were the anti-boy band, Charlie Simpson was the anti-lead singer. The well-bred multi-instrumentalist (a direct descendant of Sir William Sterndale Bennett, no less), had enough of singing suggestive lyrics over pop-punk riffs after three years in the Brit Award-winning trio, & left in 2003. Fightstar, his deliberately emo post-hardcore spin-off band, followed, before he took up a solo career. The unthinkable happened in 2015, with news of a full Busted reunion the next year. | From George Harrison to Zayn Malik: the pop stars who left their bands - Music". The Telegraph. 28 January 2016 . Retrieved 10 March 2020. Charlie Simpson releases new EP after winning The Masked Singer Kerrang! Magazine. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023. America Or Busted Episode 2". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 7 December 2011.

Fightstar end Island Records contract". Digital Spy. 8 September 2006 . Retrieved 8 September 2006.

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Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo. He is the recipient of two BRIT Awards, has performed to sold out arenas and headlined festivals across the UK. He embarked on a solo career in 2010 with two albums hitting Top 10 in the UK album chart. Charlie recently headlined a 2000-capacity sold out show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum. With an uncompromising approach to creating truly honest music, 2022 is set to be a hugely exciting chapter for one of the UKs most celebrated voices.

Everyone has been touched by the feeling of hope. It’s fascinating how the human psyche has the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. The effects of hope are like a powerful drug, and it’s inspired me to return to the theme time and time again in my lyrics. a b c d "I Am Fightstar..." Archived from the original on 14 August 2009 . Retrieved 5 August 2009. Fightstar 'Be Human' (Search & Destroy)". The Fly. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009 . Retrieved 27 April 2009.Busted Win Record of Year". Sky. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012 . Retrieved 27 July 2009. Simpson announced on 28 April 2014 that his second solo album is to be called Long Road Home and will be released later that year, since revealing the release date would be 4 August 2014. [26] In October 2014, Simpson announced that he would play a 13 date UK solo acoustic tour in January/February of the following year. [27] He met Alex Westaway in late 2003, forming what became Fightstar shortly afterwards. For over a year he would lead a secret "double life": by night he would attend rehearsal sessions with his new band after completing obligated media work and concert performances with Busted. [15] During 2004, he and Westaway wrote Fightstar's debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead. The EP showcased a heavier post-hardcore influenced sound that differed greatly to Busted's material. [16] The EP was recorded during November with Mark Williams in London. [15] During this time, speculation began to grow about Busted's future. He announced he was leaving Busted to pursue his career full-time with Fightstar in January 2005.