Article: 10 Questions with... Marcus Foster

I really enjoyed this article of 10 Questions with... from the For Folks Sake's site. I felt like I was in the room with Marcus while they interviewed him!! I can't wait to see him in concert again!

In the week that his Tumble Down EP is released, Marcus Foster has taken the time to answer our gently probing questions.

For anyone who may not have heard your music before, can you describe it to us in less than 10 words?

Gospel, Blues, Funk, Folk, Rock’n’Roll. I think that pretty much sums it up!

Your EP “Tumble Down” has been a long time in the making. Can you tell us a bit about the process of creating this EP? And how do you feel about the difficulties getting it released?

I was really lucky to find Communion. I did a compilation with them last year and they seemed like the right kind of people to work with. The EP is ready to go and I think it’s a nice introduction to the album.

You’ve stated before that your musical influences range from Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, to newer artists such as Johnny Flynn. Which artist has been the latest to influence you, and why?

I really like the new Black Keys album. And a lot of Jack White stuff recently. I really like the production, the attitude, the sounds. It’s coming from old-school, blues influences and is recorded with beautiful equipment and is a different approach. I’m really liking the idea of being a bit out there at the moment.

Where do you get your ideas for songs? Are your lyrics based on personal experience?

Some of them are. Some songs I try and write as characters in films, a bit more cinematic. Like ‘Shadows In The City’ from the EP is really quite character-based. There’s a couple of songs on the album that are a little weird – saxons/ vikings coming to destroy a village or someone escaping from a prison – obviously not stuff I have personal experience of! But some of the album songs are quite personal.

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Thanks: Marcus Foster HQ via For Folks Sake!