Hello, I'm Addie Suleiman and I'm here with BBC Introducing and Dean Jackson and this
song is called Say So.
I hope this goes so beautiful, I wonder if she'll look back at me too, you'll never do,
I wanna tell you why you should come over for the night, but when I catch your eye I get
that feeling from inside it's like, both the ish ain't wise, you see we're not like her,
wish I could decide, I wonder should I say so, I want to but I never know how to, I'll
try again tomorrow, I hope that one day I do tell you, I wonder should I say so, I want
to but I never know how to, I'll try again tomorrow, I hope that one day I do tell you,
I wonder should I, I wonder should I say so, say so, say so, say so, oh, I wonder should
I say so, say so, say so, say so, on my mind, always on my mind, and I don't even know your
name or what you like, what you like, but still I wanna hold you like you mine, cause I know
if I don't tell you exactly how I'm feeling or regret, so I must try share a breath, need
to find my confidence, but I'll have it at the moment, where'd it go, I'm only like this
when I see you, I wonder should I say so, I want to but I never know how to, I'll try
again tomorrow, I hope that one day I do tell you, I wonder should I say so, I want to but
I never know how to, I'll try again tomorrow, I hope that one day I do tell you, I wonder
should I, I wonder should I say so, say so, say so, say so, say so, oh, I wonder should
I say so, I wonder should I say so?
Performed in the Beat Studio, the track is Say So by Adi Suleiman, good to have you back.
Good to be man, it's been a while.
It kind of feels like you've come home to me really, is there a sense of that to you
as well?
Yeah, definitely, definitely, I think because this is where definitely everything started
for me, you know, you play me on BBC Radio Nottingham, the branch out festival, playing
at the Jazz Café, so it's like the beginning of everything musical for me really.
It seems like yesterday to me, how does it feel for you?
Not quite yesterday, but I don't know how long has it been, like three years, so it
doesn't feel like three years, it probably feels like a year, but that's a long time
actually.
I've seen you so many times since then, the time that to me it felt as though you'd arrive
was when I saw you at the Y Not Festival and the crowd was singing the lyrics back to you
on that occasion, is there a specific time when you thought, this is it now, I've arrived?
You know what, it's really difficult because I think some gigs you go to and you get a
ridiculous response like the Y Not Festival, and when I did the last headline tour, the
response to that was really great, but at the same time I still play shows where no one
knows who I am, do you know what I mean, if it could be in a festival or supporting someone.
So for me it's always a mix, you can do one show where everyone's singing the lyrics back
and the other one where people are chatting over you and sipping a beer and kind of popping
their heads over to see who you are, so I think for me it's still to come I guess, if
that makes sense.
That popping the heads over thing you mentioned there is important though and one of the things
I have noticed with you is that you draw an audience in and it's a rare skill that you
do it, and do you have a particular kind of stage craft that you use to achieve though,
are you just being yourself?
No, I generally just, I actually think I'm really shy on stage, that's kind of one of
the things I want to work on is, you know, I guess coming into my element more as a performer,
but definitely I think just be yourself, don't do anything that you feel really uncomfortable
doing because the more you do it, the more relaxed you'll feel and the more things will
come, you'll start engaging with the audience, start doing a little bit of dancing, whatever,
but I think when I first started performing it was always the most important thing for
me was to get the voice right and the music right, so when I first started performing that's
where I got my confidence from, like if I knew I was going to be a bit shy and not talking
between songs, I was like the way I'm going to try and draw people in is just by singing
and lyrics on my music, that should be the first thing that gets people's attention.
I've been pestering you for an album for quite some time, even though you say it's going
to be three years, so it's exciting to hold this, whilst it's not the album, this is...
Yeah, what's on there actually?
Well, I don't even know what's on there.
It's a picture of you, Sammy hiding behind a guitar, and Addie Silliman, album sampler,
so I'm saying the name Addie Silliman and the word album on the same piece of material,
that's exciting for me.
It's exciting for me as well, man, yes it's an alright sampler, I think there's a couple
of songs on there, but yeah, still working on that album, I think it's weird, as an artist,
it's difficult to kind of let go of songs and say that things are finished because you'll
always want to keep on tweaking, so even for this, I know people will be like, dude, we
just got to try and get something out there and put it out, but yeah, I'm excited for
when the album finally does come and it's definitely getting closer.
It was Indiana that once said to me, a good album is never finished, it's abandoned, that's
profound, isn't it?
That's a good, yeah, I might have to steal that actually.
She smashed it, Indiana though, she did really well, she's a good kid.
So where next then?
Well, literally you're leaving him going to the rescue room, that's big news.
That's going to be massive, man, I'm really excited for that, I've played there before
but I think it's just going to be different going back there as the headline act, so I'm
really, really excited for that and hopefully there'll be some family and friends in the
audience.
Your family are always there.
I know, they come to all of them, man, it's a bit crazy, I would say at the Nottingham
show, this is a special show for me because my family here, but that's literally every
show my mum and dad follow me around in the car and stuff, like, I think for them it's
like a little road trip, you know, so they enjoy it.
So going back to the album, you're still working on it?
Yeah.
Is this because you are never happy with tracks or is it the new tracks still coming, you're
elbowing some older ones out putting new ones on?
Yeah, I think that's it, there's an album there basically, so an album will get released
and the label is saying there's an album, there are friends whatever are saying there's
an album there, but for me it's you always want to better it, you know, until it goes
out, you know, why not?
I'm always writing music and writing songs, so for me it's not done until they, I guess
they abandon it and they take it away from me.
So can we have a date when you're going to abandon it?
Come on, Addy.
You know what it is, it's going to be, the plan I think is just after summer, I think,
around summer, so.
Right.
But there's no date that I know.
I'll remind you of that.
Thank you so much for calling, it's an absolute pleasure to have you back.
Thank you for having me, man.
Appreciate it.
If you want to follow you on the socials, where's the best place to go?
You just put in my name into Google and all of them have come up on Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes, yeah, just put my name in Google and it should come
up.
Okay, thanks Addy.
You're going to do another track now, what will this one be?
This one's called Why Run and Away, this will be my first single as well actually, I can
tell you that.
So yeah, this is Why Run and Away, hope you enjoy.
I'm not going to solve the fears that you hold, I hate to beat up your up to burst your
off and butt a bowl, but I thought that you should know, that even if you go, shadows
have a tendency to follow.
So why you running away?
Why you running away?
Why you running away?
Why you running away?
Why you running away?
up tall and try to take control so pick your back up from off the wall and try
make a change because as you are brave I want to educate that you don't need to
run away so don't you run away because you won't escape the ghosts that haunt
your mind were negatives these days unless you turn them face and pluck
of the coarser say that I ain't afraid of you no more
why are you running away? so stop running from start running to a
The destination night is gonna warp your life from proof
You need to realize that running all the time
It's gonna help you talk of these things in life
You need to fight and stop by hiding
Away from all your troubles
Cause in time slip by two, they'll be dead or go
Then what you gonna do?
Be twice as hard for you
And I assume that the running won't continue
So why you running away?
Why you running away?
Why you running away?
Why you run away, why you run away
I'm not running nigh
I know I don't wanna run away
Oh, no
I'm not running, run away
I'm not, I don't wanna run
Nigh
I'm not, I don't wanna run
I don't wanna run my love no more, no more, no more, no more
