b'FEATUREGARY BARLOWBarlow is an English producer,When youre on the road, do you still musician, songwriter andmanage to find time to write songs? Where singer. He is best known as the lead singer ofdo you record? Whats your portable the British pop group Take That. setup?He is one of Britains most successfulOn the laptop! Its all on our laptop. I mean, songwriters, having written fourteen numberwhen were on a flight, you need to just walk one singles and twenty-four top 10 hits. Asaround and Marks tapping away on his, a solo artist he has had three number oneHowards making beats on his, Im on mine, singles, six top 10 singles and two numberits just a constant flow of music being made one albums, and has additionally hadin a mobile environment. Its amazing what seventeen top 5 hits, twelve number oneyou can do now.singles and eight number one albums with Take That. A recording studio is essentially a laptop now, if you look around at the people who are out AndthatsnottomentionhismultipleBRITthere on the road. I dont think artists have time Awards, six Ivor Novello Awards and an OBE. anymore to come off the road and think, right, let me just deliberate for six months. It doesnt work like that anymore because audiences, What are the main differences from whenthey want it now they want you to come off you first started out compared to now? tour and right wheres our next album? You are constantly trying to keep up. Wellit was a different time. I was 19 when the band started. Id never experienced success and fame and traveling; beingTheres a musical running that features screamed at, playing in front of thousandsyour Take That songs [currently running in of people. It was a very surreal experience.Berlin, Germany]. Hows that going? I found that I spent most of the 90s just worrying, just thinkingoh, you know You know, its been amazing to have been youve got to make the right decision. Iable to tour, make records and now theres look back now and I think thats the biggesta musical that features our music. Its our difference for me; I actually enjoy it now.repertoire, our music, but its made to mean When you see me on stage, Im in thea completely different thing in this show, moment, Im present, enjoying that night. Inwhich has got a story to it. Its just changed the 90s, Id have been worried about whereit completely. Its amazing to see your music the next gig is; Are we gonna get there inbeing put emotionally into a piece thats in time? Is the set gonna arrive in time? Youfront of an audience on stage and were not know, I spent a lot of time worrying and Ion stage thats whats crazy!regret that a bit.What about touring?You know, its funny, one of the things Ive noticed over the years that weve been doing this, is that live performance has never been more important. I think that its about experiences. People want experiences; things that you cant just order onlineyouve got to be there to be a part of it, you know. We were obviously a big live act in the 90s butFor the full interview with Gary Barlow and Take That,our live shows are bigger than theyve evergo to Hey Musics YouTube channel.beenand thats 20 odd years on! Search HeyMusicOfficial58 S EP TEM BE R2 019 HEYMUSIC.COM 5958 S EP TEM BE R2 019'