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    “PEOPLE LOVE LIVE MUSIC BECAUSE IT’S NOT PERFECT”

    Jul 02, 2021 5 minutes
    Words Amit Sharma

    Justin Hawkins is more than a little excited about getting back on stage with The Darkness. His only concern is that it might prove a little too exciting. “Life has been so boring without live music,” the high-singing, guitar-slinging frontman says. “So it’s going to be a real culture shock when gigs start up. Nothing can prepare you for the thrill of seeing all those faces. So you need to prepare purely on a medical level, especially when you get to my age... 28! I might explode, you know?”

    Justin is speaking to TG from the place where The Darkness record and rehearse - the studio at the Sussex home of his brother Dan, the band’s rhythm guitarist. Here, a new album, titled , has just been finished. It’s also where the band - completed by bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Rufus

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