(Nusic)"I'm from a metal background," insisted Charlie Simpson in 2006, after walking out on unit-shifting boy band Busted. Back then, fronting his "what-I-really-wanted-to-do-all-along" emo/rock project Fightstar was "a dream scenario". However, the dream must have turned sour, because the 25-year-old has metamorphosised again, this time into a world-wearied singer-songwriter funded by a mixture of fans' pledges and city investors. His first offering in this guise is sold rather than s...
Guardian Music — (Nusic)"I'm from a metal background," insisted Charlie Simpson in 2006, after walking out on unit-shifting boy band Busted. Back then, fronting his "what-I-really-wante... more info