The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard has been writing songs with Cruz Beckham.
Luke Pritchard has been writing with Cruz Beckham
The 40-year-old singer has struck up a friendship with the aspiring musician – who’s the youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham – and is eager to assist information his profession and function a mentor to him.
Luke advised The Solar newspaper’s Weird column: “He has actually good style in music.
“We chat about early Bee Gees – there aren’t many individuals I can try this with.
“We began writing songs collectively and we’ve change into mates.
“I’d simply love to assist him navigate [a career in music].”
Cruz – who launched his first single, ‘If Each Day Was Christmas’, when he was simply 11 years outdated – is “conscious” of the necessity to overcome being tagged as a nepo child due to the criticism he’ll face over his well-known mother and father.
Luke added of his 20-year-old pal: “He’s naturally going to return underneath criticism due to who his mother and father are.
“He’s conscious of that.
“It was nice when he mentioned ‘Jesus was a nepo child too.’
“I believed that was fairly a humorous response.”
In the meantime, The Kooks have simply launched new single ‘Sunny Child’ and it’s already successful with Luke’s younger son Julian.
He mentioned: “Julian sings ‘Sunny Child’ and he’ll say, ‘It’s daddy’s music.’
“It’s cute.”
It was revealed final yr that Cruz had signed with a brand new music administration agency as he seems to be to give attention to a “extra guitar-led natural sound”.
A supply advised The Solar newspaper: “His transfer from TaP was amicable however he’s signed with C3 who handle rock bands like Thirty Seconds to Mars and Modest Mouse.
“They’re extra in keeping with the place his music is evolving.
“Taking part in reside goes to be an enormous a part of the roll-out of his music and Cruz and his new staff wish to ensure it’s excellent earlier than he launches.”