Scouting for Women frontman Roy Stride regrets snubbing collaborations

28 July 2025

Scouting for Women lead singer Roy Stride needs the band had collaborated with extra artists on the top of their success.

Roy Stride regrets that Scouting for Women did not do extra collaborations

The 46-year-old singer has recalled how the This Ain’t A Love Music band may have “labored with anybody” once they had hits through the 2000s and regrets letting his ego cease them from doing so.

Roy advised the Every day Star newspaper’s Wired column: “Truthfully I had the chance then to have labored with anybody on this planet, like, actually I may’ve labored with Max Martin or like every songwriter on this planet.

“I used to be identical to as a result of I might written all the primary album myself I used to be like, ‘No, I simply write all of it on my own.’

“And now I spend such a fantastic portion of my time writing songs for different folks, which I like. I do want I might used that chance there to have labored with superb artists.”

Roy admits that collaboration may have helped Scouting for Women crack America, one thing they have been “naive” about on the pinnacle of their fame.

He stated: “With America, it isn’t like we simply thought that it might occur, however you do, if you’re in that bubble of being one of many largest bands within the nation, you simply assume, you do.”

Scouting for Women are enjoying quite a few festivals this summer season and Roy thinks they’re all the time requested again for gigs yearly as a result of they prioritise the followers.

The She’s So Beautiful hitmaker stated: “We’re not making an attempt to fob anybody off, so when you like new music and also you’re a giant fan, there’s good things popping out, however we all the time do a present the place we’re enjoying the hits as nicely.

“I attempt to be the band, I do every thing on this band that I want the bands that I cherished would do, I play the hits, however do actually good new music, and actually fascinating on socials too.”

The group have been branded ‘Scouting for Idiots’ by Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher in a 2008 interview however Roy admitted not too long ago that he does not maintain a grudge following the sometimes acerbic feedback.

He advised Contact Music: “I might by no means retaliate.

“He was like a God. Did it harm? Probably not. I by no means heard it. My spouse heard it reside on radio as a result of I feel he stated it on Radio 1, however she was like, Oh, he principally gave the impression of he’d been out all evening and he got here in, and was simply reviewing each single band, and he was simply saying that about each band. I’ve by no means met him since.

“You’ll be able to see on my vinyl right here. And I’ve acquired, yeah, I’ve acquired every thing. I’ve acquired Oasis and Blur.”