Chesney Hawkes rejected the prospect to work with Ed Sheeran.
Chesney Hawkes turned down the prospect to work with Ed Sheeran
The 53-year-old singer recalled turning down the provide from his producing accomplice Jake Gosling to collaborate with the ‘Excellent’ chart-topper, 34, when the music mega star was only a budding artist as a result of Chesney insisted he solely labored with “A1” expertise on the time.
Chesney advised The Solar newspaper’s Weird column: “I’d do classes for [Jake] and we’d be making an attempt to get a track for somebody like Kylie Minogue.
“He advised me about this child, Ed Sheeran, who was sleeping on his sofa. Jake stated, ‘Come and do a session.’ I stated: ‘Ed who? I’m working with A1 now,’ like I used to be Mr huge b*******.”
‘The One and Solely’ hitmaker launched his new album ‘Dwelling Arrows’ on Friday (04.04.25), which has been within the making for years after being held up by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chesney described the LP as a “labour of affection”, even when he wrote the observe ‘No person Like You’ with Jake “in 20 minutes within the backyard”.
The singer recounted: “We wrote ‘No person Like You’ in 20 minutes within the backyard, then acquired the beers out.
“Jake stated to me, ‘You’ve acquired to do an album now. That was so enjoyable.’ It went from there.”
Additionally included on ‘Dwelling Arrows’ is the track ‘The Which means Of This’, which Chesney devoted to his late pal and musician Kiersty Rouge – referred to as ‘Kiki’ – who took her personal life in 2016.
He defined: “Kiki would stick with us after we labored collectively and he or she turned part of our household.
“Her demise hit us so onerous as a household. It took me a very long time, however I knew I had a track in me for her.
“In case you hearken to ‘The Which means Of This’, there’s a lady who does just a little, wispy vocal. That’s Kiki.”
Chesney additionally mirrored on his ongoing UK tour with James Blunt, which the ‘Loud’ singer stated gave the 2 artists the prospect to “bond” over their supposed ‘One-Hit Marvel’ statuses.
He defined: “We bonded over what we now have in frequent – folks saying we’ve solely acquired one track.
“We’re just a little bit extra self-effacing than loads of artists.”
Even so, Chesney – who shall be embarking on a solo tour throughout Europe quickly – insisted his new tracks are proving to be common amongst his fanbase.
He stated: “It’s wonderful that I play these new songs they usually’re already singing them again to me!”
