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Darius happy with outcome of his lovely life
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 26 June 2014
Darius Campbell (née Danesh) has said that he does regret turning down a record contract with Simon Cowell, after appearing on the ‘Popstars’ and ‘Pop Idol’ telly talent shows.
Having recently starred in West End musical ‘From Here To Eternity’, Campbell (who changed his name from Danesh in 2010) is now working on a new album, his first since 2004’s ‘Live Twice’.
Speaking to Hello about his thinking when he apparently turned down Cowell’s offer all those years ago, he said: “All I cared about was getting a record deal and releasing songs I’d written. When Simon Cowell offered me a contract and I turned it down, it seemed like the obvious thing to do”.
He continued: “I understand why people thought I was mad to do it, but if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have [had] a number one with ‘Colourblind’. I would just have been doing covers and then nobody would have heard of me ever again. I’m so lucky to be able to do what I love without having to beat to the drum of having someone else telling you what to wear and how to act”.
Speaking about his current studio work, he explained: “I’m working on my third album right now, between London and Los Angeles. The music is inspired by an older era, somewhere between Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey”.
Ah, do you remember the old Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey era? They were happier times, really.
