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Starlite Campbell Band
INTERVIEW
MS:Your debut album “Blueberry Pie” is a powerful mixtu-
re: great guitar and bass and amazing vocals! How was it
conceived?
As songwriters, we really wanted to create a record that
felt alive and honest. Our inspiration was our love of the
British Blues explosion in the mid to late 60’s; the exci-
tement and feel of the music is still as vibrant today as it
was then.
‘Blueberry Pie’ is very much our own creation filled with
contemporary songs and thoughtful lyrics about real life
right now.
We are first and foremost songwriters and always try and
work in service of the song. The band used an array of
vintage guitars and amplifiers, as well as a 1961 Ham-
mond organ and early 70’s Wurlitzer electric piano. Of
course you can have the best gear in the world, but in the
hands of Jonny Henderson and Steve Gibson, the tracks
came to life.
Simon both Engineered and Produced the album and is a
pretty unique situation having worked and learned from
many great, musicians engineers and producers who
were there in those early days such as Derek Lawrence
and Big Jim Sullivan.
MS:How do you find inspiration to write songs?
We always write about real people, places or events and
not afraid of social commentary as this is the role of the
artist! So for us, its lyrics first...
MS:What can you tell us about the new British Blues
featured on this album? And how was it received by the
audiences?
We thought very carefully about the sound we wanted to
create on this record and really it’s the production and