In an interview, Craig David, a hugely successful musician who has won two Grammy nominations, including one for Fill Me In, recalled his remarkable career breakthrough.
Craig David says he always seeks his mum’s advice on his music.
The singer-songwriter praised Tina, the music industry’s assistant, for assisting him in launching a wildly successful career. Craig, 44, claimed that his mother, who is said to have no other children, has always contributed to his success since he first appeared on the scene with Fill Me In in 2000.
For me, it was taking my mother to Top of the Pops for the first time, Craig said in reference to his career breakthrough this week. Because we watched it together for so long, it was one of the most amazing experiences. You suddenly find yourself watching your son perform on stage. She is looking at me, just like I am. We’re glancing one another, and I’m like, “Wow!”
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Speaking to The Sun, the singer said he now leans on his mum for advice and feedback. Craig, who saw Fill Me In and then 7 Days both top the UK charts in the same year, added: “You want your mum to be honest because she’s the only person who can be that honest.
In my bedroom, I used to write down lyrics and a melody, and then I came in and said, “How does this sound? ” I’ll always ask her what she thinks of my new songs. I am aware that the time will come for a response from her.
I am aware that it is good if it is quick, like “Oh my God, that’s the one.” I’m like, “I know you hate it,” if she is slower. But I have a lot of her back.
Craig, who has no children, previously claimed he had had a “warm” childhood. The chart-topping star, however, claimed that bullies continued to target him while he was a student in Southampton, Hampshire.
He told the BBC’s Imposter Syndrome: “I remember one time walking down the corridor and one of the older boys, two years above me, just pushed me into the corner and asked me what money I had.
Even when teachers were leaving, “This started happening frequently, every day in that same corridor.” You would just lean in because you don’t want it to continue, but it lodged itself as a trauma because they would see what was happening and he [the bully] was very quick to put an arm around and make a big smile.
