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In 2006, everything was happening at the same time. In two years, I’d gone from being a journalist with a guitar my father bought at an auction for 50 quid, to having a Japanese record deal, a manager and interest from several big labels. All of this happened with my debut album, Introducing: Hello Saferide. Yes, Hello Saferide is a weird name but I just picked something in 2004 when I recorded my first song and put it on the internet, and now the name just lingers with me.

That spring, everyone wanted more songs five minutes ago. We were touring Asia, Brazil, and most of Euro...