Paloma Faith

“I vividly remember being excited by so many classic albums as I was growing up, like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Dylan’s Freewheelin’, and Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun, although, if I had to pick one, the album that most inspired me was Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut.  It featured the incredibly powerful Why? - a song that has become a real anthem for me not least as it was the first to really bring home the emotional power of lyrics.   The way we engage with music may be changing, but for me the album remains the ultimate expression of the songwriter’s craft.” 

- Paloma Faith