Dishing Dirt with Daniel

Daniel Powter's infectious song Bad Day has had almost universal global success selling over 2 million copies in the US alone and being the most played song in the UK from 2003-2008. Whether you loved or loathed it, his presence is undeniable. We spoke to him just as he was about to unleash album number two about stalkers in Japan and the best way to wear a fedora

Three's A Crowd – Hi Daniel, firstly congratulations on your success so far.

Daniel Powter – Thanks, that's the nicest thing that anybody's said to me all day. They've all been slagging me off [laughs]

TAC - Well, I'll try not to do that...Did you anticipate the success you would have?

DP – No I don't think anybody does, I mean how can you? I never wanted to be such a huge success, all I wanted was to have fun with my friends, travel the world and I wanted to have songs that would be considered important.

TAC – Do you think you've achieved that?

DP - I don't think I've achieved that yet. I think I'm still romanticising everything. Maybe on this record there'll be some songs like that, I think the songs on this record are really up to par and I'm really proud of them.

TAC - By far the most popular song you've had is Bad Day. Were you ever scared of becoming a one-hit wonder?

DP - Oh sure, especially after something as big as that. It tends to eclipse you as an artist. But you Move on and hope for the best. You keep trying to write songs. Critical success doesn't always go hand in hand with commercial success.

TAC - You're working with Linda Perry on the new album who's also worked with James Blunt. How was working with her?

DP - Oh it was great – we're really good friends. Something I like about her when I first met her was that she asked what I wanted and she told me that she didn't like the first record.

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