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The 9th life of Damien Rice

It's been over four intriguing years since Damien Rice's extraordinary debut album O was launched. That record went on to become a huge underground international hit, selling in excess of 2 million copies. Now his long-awaited follow-up – the similarly simply titled 9 – is finally ready to hit the shops. So how did Rice so successfully capture the collective imagination? And will the latest instalment in the Rice musical biography propel him to even greater heights? Hot Press talks exclusively to some of the key players in his remarkable rise and rise.

Peter Murphy, 27 Oct 2006

“In writing songs you’re expressing your emotions,” Rice concludes, “but very often they’re immature emotions although you may write them in a very eloquent way. I think somebody who is very balanced and is sorted out in life don’t see any issues with the rest of the world. Whereas when you don’t have yourself sorted out, and when you’ve got issues and you’re turbulent inside and struggling to find a balance, then you see all those ‘issues’ on the outside and they bug you. You write about them because they’re frustrating you, and it pours out. But in a sense I feel that although it may be a beautiful means of expression, writing songs is, innately I think, immature. But it’s exciting, so fuck it. Who says that being mature and wise is perfect anyway?”

9 will be released on 14th Floor Records on November 3rd.



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