The singer-songwriter on Cloud Atlas, medieval Japanese literature, Fifa 15 and the magic of Malibu
Twenty-year-old singer-songwriter Jake Bugg grew up on the Clifton council estate in Nottingham. He started playing guitar when he was 12 and appeared on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury at 17. He was signed shortly afterwards to Mercury Records, and in 2012 released his self-titled debut. The album reached No 1 in the UK charts, and in 2013 Bugg was nominated for the Brit Awards British breakthrough act. He worked on his second album Shangri La with record producer Rick Rubin and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Buggs latest tour kicks off in Cardiff on 5 October.
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