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or want it, it’s really intense and amazing.”
Yet in one review of a gig since the album’s October release, a Guardian columnist commented it was “hard to think of a young British artist who has had as easy a ride as Jessie Ware”.
Ware often reads reviews and saw the remark. Despite insisting “it’s all good” she is still obviously slightly annoyed.
“I care that this is a show I want to evolve and I care about what the audience thinks. There’s been nothing easy about anyone’s ride in music,” she says. “It’s hard, and to get to your third album there was nothing easy about that. Sticks and stones,” she adds.
The Brit Award academy obviously agree with Ware. She received a nod in the best British female category – the third time she has been shortlisted for the prize.
“Third time’s the charm,” she says with a smile. “The Brits are always a huge event and rather intimidating and scary. I don’t think I’ve quite got the hang of the red carpet and you get out of the car and it’s always freezing cold and there’s always a big gust of wind and you’re always wearing a stupid dress that is not correct for a gust of wind,” she adds.
“It’s always a really fun night and is much more fun when you realise you haven’t won and can drink a little bit more so you know that you’re not going on stage to accept an award.”
But what if that doesn’t happen and she were to beat off competition from the likes of Paloma Faith and Laura Marling?
Grinning, she replies: “I think I’d just ask the babysitter to stay a bit later.”
ssie Ware, Glasgow Fruitmarket, March 20.