Ten years ago, burgeoning singer-songwriter Alex Clare was given an ultimatum by his record label: commit yourself to the music fully, or follow your faith. The Londoner, who emerged from the same scene as his former girlfriend Amy Winehouse and Bastille, had recently pulled out of a potentially life-changing spring tour in support of new superstar Adele because some of the gigs fell around the Jewish holiday Passover, as well as on the Sabbath. Island records were "very tolerant" of this at the time, Clare recalls. But when it happened again in the October, as he was unable to record a radio concert for the BBC during the week of Sukkot, something had to give. And following a difficult chat with label bosses, the promising performer was dropped after only one album. "They said, 'It seems like you're more into your religion than you are into your career,' and that really wasn't the case," says the 36-year-old, who grew up in a secular Jewish family before turning to Orthodox Judaism in his early 20s. Alex Clare: The singer who chose his faith over Adele tour
Always a great song to listen to....I think. Another Gem especially live... More live gems from the 80´s....
The The just released dvd the comeback special. Matt Johnson that is. I love Sweet bird of truth and Infected. Incredible, still.
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