“You are the drug I must abuse"
Closer portrays a broken relationship, one where you know there’s absolutely no future but there’s that one thing constantly pulling you two back in; the sex.
“I opened the song with its chorus”, quotes Andy John Jones, “because I just love that first line ‘don’t you dare take one step closer to me’. It’s as though the person they are talking to is really quite dangerous and sex is their weapon. Then you have this waning of authority in the chorus's second half, as though the singer actually wants his defences broken down. That’s the duality of the mental state really. It’s a very primal but tragic bond these two people, who just aren’t right for another, ultimately share. And ‘the storm’, the constant and inevitable ending of tears, draws closer too.”
Inspired by more than a fair share of very public arguments and break ups, Closer is a song for those who have found themselves stuck in the cycle of break up-get back together-rinse & repeat.
Closer portrays a broken relationship, one where you know there’s absolutely no future but there’s that one thing constantly pulling you two back in; the sex.
“I opened the song with its chorus”, quotes Andy John Jones, “because I just love that first line ‘don’t you dare take one step closer to me’. It’s as though the person they are talking to is really quite dangerous and sex is their weapon. Then you have this waning of authority in the chorus's second half, as though the singer actually wants his defences broken down. That’s the duality of the mental state really. It’s a very primal but tragic bond these two people, who just aren’t right for another, ultimately share. And ‘the storm’, the constant and inevitable ending of tears, draws closer too.”
Inspired by more than a fair share of very public arguments and break ups, Closer is a song for those who have found themselves stuck in the cycle of break up-get back together-rinse & repeat.
quick bio
Andy John Jones oozes soul with his Blues/Funk infused Soul Rock which has seen him winning the hearts of strangers as a busker on the streets of London.
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Quotes
"It's like Bruce Springsteen and Paolo Nutini are screwing in the backseat of Jeff Buckley's car and Tom Waits is driving."
- Archer & the Devil Podcast
- Archer & the Devil Podcast
"I hear Jeff Buckley and Jimi Hendrix a lot. Some Alex Turner in [the] melodies and a sprinkle of Springsteen in the lyrics."
- Gizmo Varillas
- Gizmo Varillas
"This guy is going to be huge...pay attention now...tell your friends."
- David Fischette, CEO of Go West Creative
- David Fischette, CEO of Go West Creative
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links
www.andyjohnjones.com
contact
mrandyjohnjones@gmail.com