Hot Sounds: 10 songs that influenced 'Leo'

A series exploring songs that we referenced or were inspired by in the making of my debut album Forever or Whatever.

Dear Reader,

I’m a big fan of finding using one song to trigger the birth of another. When Stevie Nicks heard Prince’s ‘Little Red Corvette’ sitting in her car, listening to the radio, she went home and wrote ‘Stand Back’. The trick is figuring out exactly what it is you want to use and transform into your own -is it the pace, the feel, a rhythm, a fill…