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Jay Kay is an English musician best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai, which became a major force in the acid jazz and funk music scenes in the 1990s. With hits like "Virtual Insanity" and "Cosmic Girl," Jay Kay's distinctive voice and flamboyant style made him a global star. The band's innovative music videos and fusion of electronic, funk, and jazz elements have earned them critical acclaim and a loyal fan base. Jay Kay's contributions to music have made him one of the most recognizable figures in British pop culture.
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"My place in Scotland is in the middle of nowhere, so you've just got a keyboard, guitar, a little drum machine and you know if you can work stuff out like that, if you can hammer out songs that sound good just with those three things and a voice, you're on your way."

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"We spent a month in LA using a pool of musicians, a string arranger called Benjamin Wright, some great backing singers, and it gave tracks like Dynamite, which was written there, that kind of flavour."

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"Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult."

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"I mean, I could just go round and use session musicians for every song, but I don't find that helps when it comes to setting up a band for live. Derrick has been with me for donkey's years."

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