Lost Angel Nights
James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart
About the Song
“The album is about a breakup with a friend, of a certain number of years, like someone who’s just so central to your life and it’s hard. There’s no kind of protocol for it,” he said. “One of the themes of this album is to actually talk about that and to say that.” -James Blake
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It’s about a lot of things, but primarily it’s about worrying that you’ve missed your shot. And maybe there’s a little bit of finger-pointing in there as well. The way people take your original essence, copy it and move on, really. I’ve been super lucky in my career, but I think there was a time where there was a lot of looking at what the shiny new thing is, doing that, then moving on. You don’t need them anymore. It happens to a lot of people, but you have to contend with being a permanent person, a permanent artist. I want to be here for as long as I can and be as naturalistic and true to myself as I can be, and what other people do doesn’t affect that. -James Blake