The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins accepts that his falsetto voice cannot final without end.
The glam steel band loved large success with their first two albums, 2003’s Permission To Land and 2005’s One Way Ticket to Hell… and Back, earlier than splitting up and formally reuniting in 2011.
Their signature sound, as heard on hit single “Growing on Me” and festive basic “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End),” depends on twin lead guitars and Justin’s incomparable excessive notes, however as he approaches his 50s the singer accepts that his vocal prowess is greater than probably going to decrease, however he is not dropping sleep over it.
Talking to Classic Rock, he stated: “I don’t worry about that at all. Twenty years on and I am still doing the songs in the original key. But I also don’t feel like I sing the same way now. I think I sing better. Honestly, I don’t care if I lose my voice. It’s just life, isn’t it? What I do is physical as well, playing a heavy guitar, running around, doing headstands. That can only last so long. I am 48 now.”
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Since reuniting, The Darkness – also comprised of Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Rufus Tiger Taylor – have recorded five new albums with their last release, seventh studio LP Motorheart, coming out in 2021.
And Justin has spilled that the group are currently working on album number eight, and he has been looking back to the band’s debut Permission to Land for inspiration, 20 years after it came out.
He said, “We are writing a new Darkness album, so now is a good time to listen to it. I like it, but I don’t feel like the same person that recorded it. But I tend to go through an identity crisis every seven to ten years. So that’s like two whole existences in my life.”
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