Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (born 13 October 1981) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
I think Oasis are the most overrated and pernicious band of all time. They have had a totally negative and dangerous impact upon the state of British music. They have made stupidity hip. They claim to be inspired by The Beatles but - and this so saddens me - they have failed to grasp that The Beatles were about constant change and evolution. Oasis are repetitive luddites.
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[in 2007] Cocaine can be very attractive, very seductive. But, for me, it's bad news because that drug can really damage your voice. The drug I do enjoy taking is ecstasy, which gives a real sense of euphoria. It makes your senses so much more acute. It makes music sound so powerful. And it makes touch incredibly sensual. You know, every touch is orgasmic. These days, I don't even bother with pills that often.
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[on "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke] It is the most perfect song. If Bloc Party could record something with that sort of emotional impact I would truly feel we had achieved all we could.
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I've been listening to a lot of Queen this year - the Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2. I'm completely knocked out by the effort that's gone into making those records. The vocal harmonies, the guitar layering: the fact that this music was made before Pro Tools, it's breathtaking ... and humbling.
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The son of Nigerian immigrants.
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His mother is a midwife and his father is a molecular biologist.
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