December 15, 2025 • 21 mins
In this episode of Stories Worth Hearing, host John Quick sits down with singer songwriter Lexie for an engaging conversation about music, creativity, and storytelling. Lexie shares how she first got into music and the moment it became something she wanted to pursue seriously. She talks about the artists who have influenced her sound and how those influences shape the way she approaches songwriting.
Lexie also discusses her creative process and how she pulls from real life experiences, relationships, and emotions to write songs that feel honest and relatable. She reflects on the role vulnerability plays in her music and why staying connected to personal stories matters in her work.
The episode also highlights Lexie’s new Christmas album, Merry Lexmas, and what inspired her to create a holiday project alongside her original music. Listeners can check out, buy, or download the album here: https://lnk.to/MerryLexmas
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(00:00):
Welcome to Stories worth hearing, I'm your host, John
Quick. On today's episode, I am joined
by Lexi, a singer-songwriter whose music blends pop, country
and acoustic influences with a strong focus on storytelling.
We talked about how she first got into music, the artists who
have influenced her sound, her creative process, and the advice
(00:22):
she would give to someone just starting out.
Lexi also has a new Christmas album out now.
You can check it out, buy it or download it using the link in
the podcast description. I am glad you are here.
Let's get into it. Well Lexi, welcome to the show.
I'm super excited to hear this. Will be fun to chat with you.
(00:42):
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
Yeah, this will be great. So we'll talk a little bit about
your new Christmas album here ina little bit.
But first, tell me about how didyou get into music in the first
place? What inspired you to kind of dip
your toes in this industry? It's it's probably a ruthless at
times industry, but you're here,you're in it.
(01:03):
What inspired you to get involved?
It was a bit of an accident, to be honest.
I was always musically inclined and I was dancing and studying
theatre and in my second year oftheatre school they basically
ran an audition for a girl band and I did it and I got it.
And so it was just like this surreal experience.
(01:25):
I was at foreign arts college. I was like gooey eyed and 17
years old and they moved me to London and I was thrust into the
pop world completely clueless. But what an amazing experience.
I mean, for like the first six months when I was first signed
with Warner, I had an absolute insomnia because I was just
(01:49):
like, what is life? I was like, pinch me, I was
ringing my mum. I was like, mum, they're paying
me. But at the minute they just told
us to explore London and just hang out.
And I'm like, when are they going to make us work?
Like this is this? And it was just this most
strange experience. And then so after that I had two
(02:09):
years in a fab band. It was like a girl girly Electro
pop. And if I'm honest with myself,
looking back, was it really me? Probably not.
Was it an incredible experience,good and bad?
You know, I learned so much, yes.
And then I really went kind of down the independent route,
(02:30):
which is a long and winding Rd. But you learn and you get this
experience that helps you carry yourself into situations when
you do come and go across big corporations again, realizing
that record labels and managers,we have this idea that they can
(02:51):
change our life with one thing. And actually you get signed and
you think this is the same as what I was doing myself.
So it's a lot. Of course they have major
connections, they do. And if you get a really great
manager and label that's really excited about your project, then
of course they can elevate you alot.
But there's a lot to be said about learning to do as much as
(03:13):
you can on your own and being asself-sufficient as you can,
because waiting for people is a pain in the ass.
Yeah. So tell tell me about that
decision. Take me back to that day where,
you know, you're signed to Warner, you're in this band,
it's, you know, probably touringall around, and then you decide
to go independent. What was the kind of
(03:35):
differentiating factor that madeyou want to go independent as
opposed to keeping with a huge, ginormous record label?
And at that time, it wasn't really a choice.
I think the band ran its course.It was like, it was a strange
time where we were actually doing really well.
We were touring, we supported The Saturdays.
I don't know if you guys would remember them, but we were doing
(03:56):
some awesome, awesome things. But it was the same time that
Little Mix won The X Factor. And there was a band called
Stushie that did this. It had a rude name, but it went
viral because it was so shocking.
And it was like, you know, you can't compete with back then
(04:17):
this, this is like, I'm going tomake yourself sound old.
It was like 10 years ago. But you back then you couldn't
compete with the numbers you could get by going on The X
Factor, if that makes sense. Little Mix came through X Factor
and they were doing a similar vibe to what we've been doing
for the past two years. It just ran its course.
And I am so grateful. We had a great experience, but I
(04:43):
think that I wasn't myself in that environment, to be honest.
And the last 10 years has been me really learning about who I
am and my sound. And I know that sounds so
cheesy, but I've come full circle.
I've always loved soul. I've loved country.
(05:05):
I love storytelling. You know, so many times in this
industry, people be like, yeah, no, that's not going to work.
That's not going to work. And it's like, do you know what?
Anything can freaking work if you want, if that's what you
enjoy and that's what you want to do.
So many people are, yeah, just do dance.
Yeah, of course I can sing on a dance record, but I don't love
(05:26):
that music. I don't get excited to make it.
I get excited to tell stories about my real heart breaks and
trials and tribulations and happy moments.
Like that's where I get my joy. And that's what makes me keep
doing it is when I turn a momentin my life, if especially if
(05:47):
it's painful, into a piece of art.
That's where I get my buzz. You know, I have friends where
they love to sing. Their buzz is literally from
singing live and riffing and high notes and killing it that
way. For me, it's like I've just bled
onto the page, into the song, mystory.
(06:08):
That's that's what I love about doing it.
So what keeps you going? Because my guess is you put a
lot of time, effort, work, blood, sweat and tears into
this. I'm Mooney.
Most people, yeah, most people give up.
Most people try once or twice, and if they don't become quote
UN quote successful, then they just kind of go do something
(06:29):
else. What's kept you in it?
And with the amount of drive that you have every day to wake
up and go after this dream of yours.
I think there definitely are a few factors like the obviously
the same old badger that everyone says you've really got
to love it, stick it out. Yeah, you have got to love it.
But the reality is, and ask the most artists, do we love it
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every single day? No, it's emotional journeys, you
know, I mean, there's some days you love, some days you can't
think of anything. Some days you're blocked, some
days you're lazy. So like, but in the end I just
well, some days I think, what else would I do?
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What else would I do? What would it be like a wedding
planner or something like? But also to be honest, moving to
Dubai was a game changer becauseobviously I don't like to delve
too much into financials. But for example, when I was
living in London, I was working hella hard and I was scraping by
(07:32):
and I would spare, spend every spare penny on a song.
And I was trying to get mates rates so I could still pay for
my car and the rent and it was scraped, scraped, scrape, scrap,
scrap, scrap. In COVID, I accidentally got a
gig on New Year's Eve in Dubai. After it, I just stayed.
There was nothing to go home forat that time.
(07:54):
The weather was and then, you know, no one could work.
We were all out of work, we're all at home.
And I was like, hold on, I mightas well just stay and enjoy the
sunshine. And basically in that time that
I just stayed and enjoyed the sunshine, I networked my ass
off, I made friends. And when Dubai opened back up
again, lo and behold, I went into pretty much full time work.
(08:18):
And it has been life changing. Like I've, I've been here now on
New Year's Eve five years exactly.
And I've just bought my second beach front apartment.
Thank you. No thank you.
And I don't say that to Bragg. I say it to to show that like
the quality of living in the opportunity here is vast.
(08:42):
It is great. And you know, opportunities
that, for example, if you're in America or in UK would go to a
pop star, already established pop star, shall we say, in
Dubai. Those opportunities go for
emerging talent. And you know, since being here,
I've been able to sing for Gucci, Sephora, Jack Daniels,
(09:07):
Google Kill, Killian in Paris. And it's like when I think about
if I was in London, would that be me?
Or would that be, you know, the big, big stars that are already
kind of big names? So that's the excitement here is
waking up and thinking anything could happen.
(09:28):
But at the same time, obviously I sometimes do feel a bit
disconnected from the UK and America because I know like
obviously the music scenes thereare really consolidated and it's
very new here. So I do get over there, over to
the States kind of two or three times a year if I can, to just
(09:49):
kind of enjoy Nashville, immersemyself into the the scene and
connect and, you know, all the good stuff.
So I tried to be in both to really absorb and inspire myself
with both. And sorry, all that to say, you
said what keeps me going. Obviously, sorry, I told you I'd
ramble on. Obviously, the financial freedom
(10:15):
that I have given myself since being in Dubai has made my
musical journey more enjoyable. OK, so like, that's not to say
I've got unlimited money to justgo, go, go.
But if I want to finish a song and I want to finish it quick, I
can afford to pay my producer, you know, if I want to.
(10:36):
I decided to make the Christmas album in three weeks.
Obviously I was on a bit of a budget because there was so many
songs that, but I had my connections here and I made it
happen, you know, for a decent amount and I was able to, you
know, for example, the money wasn't a block like, oh, I can't
afford it. I was just able to do what I
wanted to do. So people might say you don't
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need it, but I'm sorry, it really helps.
Walk me through a little bit about that process as it relates
to your songs. That is my most inspired stage
is when I've been through an experience.
Obviously I do write other timesin my life as well, but when I
am heartbroken, it just floods. It literally floods and it can
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be in any form. Sometimes it's a title or you
know, it's something I want to say.
Like I remember for example, last time was in Nashville.
I came and I was absolutely heartbroken and I was catching
up with my girlfriend, who I write with quite a lot.
And I told her this whole story about this guy and she just
(11:43):
went, Lex, it's his loss. And I went.
That's today's song. And then?
We just went upstairs, sat by the pool with the guitars and we
wrote his Loss and it was literally the song became the
conversation with my mate and I think that is my style.
I think my skill is saying things in a way that so many
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women and guys, but like, you know, so many of us experienced
these things and these kind of treatments and these moments in
our life. And, you know, I just say them
really raw and real. And people are like, yeah, that
happened to me too. And I love that.
I love when when women reach outand they're like, oh, my God,
(12:28):
I've been through the same. That's what I get so much joy
from. I mean, other times I
collaborate all the times I'm onmy own.
I don't have one given way that I, I create a change it all the
time. As I say, when I'm in Nashville,
I do a lot of collaboration. When I'm in Dubai, it does tend
to be kind of me coming up with an idea.
(12:49):
Often it'll be very rough and then I'll take it into the
studio with some of my trusted guys back in the UK.
So it changes every single time.What kind of advice would you
give to folks that are maybe just starting off and a lot of
folks that listen to this podcast, we're kind of starting
off into into their own entrepreneurial world.
(13:12):
Maybe it's, you know, becoming asinger-songwriter or open an
e-commerce store. A lot of them on the are on the
front end of their journey. So what kind of advice would you
give to folks that are starting out in the music industry and
listening to this today? Get ready to fight and to be
tough and to be shoved down and to be ignored and for you all
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your best friends to not share your stuff or to not support
until you're already famous. It's it's the tailors oldest
time. It's going to be no, no, no, no,
no, no, no. And you just got to be, as I
say, relentless until you get that yes, and all the time.
In the meantime, you keep makingyourself better.
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And this is what I say to my girlfriends even when I'm in
breakups or, you know, not to gotoo deep into like, mental
health. But I think we all have our
times where we're down and we feel deflated, and then other
times we're inspired and motivated.
My biggest advice is regardless of where you're at mentally, do
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the good stuff. Do the good stuff.
And so if I'm heartbroken, I still work out even though I
feel dead inside sometimes. I remember the last breakup.
I felt empty inside. But I thought, you know what?
When I come out of this in two months time, I'm going to be
better. I'm going to be fitter, I'm
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going to be wiser. I'm going to have written more
songs. I'm going to have done all that
good stuff. And lo and behold, when you
finally come out, you thank yourpast self for doing them
positive things. And that's kind of where I'm at
the minute is my discipline has got to a level now and I'm
really pleased with myself. And especially during making the
(15:00):
Christmas album, my level of productivity and discipline has
levelled up in the last couple of months.
And I'm so happy because I've kind of weeded out that
procrastination time and I'm just getting on with it.
And actually when you get into that state, like is a vibe
survive, is a vibration going onthere and you get rolling in
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that state and good things startto come.
So I can't. I don't know how to explain it
but. That's awesome.
So you just released a Christmasalbum.
Talk to me a little bit about this album for folks listening
in. I think you can get in on
Spotify and probably everywhere you can find music.
But talk to me a little bit about this album and and why you
(15:42):
you know it was time for a Christmas album.
Well, true, classic, partly psychotic legacy.
So it was like the 5th of November and one of my friends
kind of introduced me to the AI world and I was like, you know,
maybe I should start to play andtry to get into the future
(16:04):
because I'm really not a computer girl.
I'm very much a go out there, live life, write about my
stories and my experiences. I'm not one to sit down and
figure things out on the laptop,but it kind of showed me a bit
and I thought, let me mess around and make a few versions
of stuff. So I actually got booked for a
fabulous gig in South Africa where they wanted me to do
(16:26):
country songs. And one of the one of one of the
songs they wanted was country Roads.
But I kind of got this John Denver backing track and I was
like, this is not punching for me and it's not in my key.
And even when I change the key, it's not sounding right.
So I thought, right, let me playaround anyway.
My gosh, I put it into this app Suno, and I swear I made like
(16:49):
the Super Bowl version of country roads.
Nice. I was like, this is cool.
And so I actually got excited and passionate to kind of
immerse myself into using it more and just like really
pushing the boundaries of what Icould do without relying on
someone else, if that makes sense.
So early November I did a version of River by Joni
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Mitchell, which is just a lovelysong that not many people
actually know but I love, and I created this fab version and I
don't know what came over me. I just thought, oh, maybe I
should just do a whole album in three weeks and document the
whole thing. And that's what I did.
I just went full turbo, made a full album in three weeks, all
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on AI, Not the voices. All the voices is real
recordings, real artists, but all the production is AI
created. And then I just collaborated
with loads of local artists, some international overseas.
We've got Red on there. She's a bit of an international
superstar now. She's been on tour with Andrea
Bocelli. She's getting quite well known
(17:56):
around the world. She's quite big on TikTok.
Got some celebs in the UK, some local talent in Dubai and you
know what? It was just the most joyous
experience. I was locked in this room for
three weeks straight and I just had the best time in my life.
People popping in, Got an Italian singer on, she came
(18:16):
round with cookies. It's my girl from Vegas, she
came round, she's on a site. It was just, it was random.
I don't know what made me do it,but I just did it.
But now I'm so proud of the creation.
Like I look, I'm maybe this is like, I'm not meant to say this,
but I've been listening to it myself.
I really like it because I just picked all my favorite songs and
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made like cool, like pop, soulful country versions of
them. Some of them are more country,
some of them are soulful, like it's really eclectic.
So yeah, I don't know what made me do.
I just did it's. Awesome.
So and it's out. Let's pretend it's 10 years from
now. What's your ultimate goal?
(19:02):
What's your, you know, what could you, what is it in your
mind where you could look back and say, OK, I made it.
Is there something out there that you know, 10 years from now
you want to be at this peak or that chart or whatever?
Yeah, well, domination. No, I'm joking.
I'm joking. Do you know what I just want?
(19:24):
I just want my music to be appreciated and celebrated
worldwide. Now I want to be performing it
worldwide. Like a lot of singers, I have to
do all kinds of gigs to make my bread and butter money and keep
the dream alive. And I pump the money I earn from
that into the dream. But you know what?
(19:46):
Everyone that sees me sing my original music, she's like found
so much better when you do your original music.
I just love singing my songs. I just want to sing my just want
to sing my songs every day. I don't want people to listen
and care. Yeah, I just yeah, I'd love.
I'd love, love, love to be touring around do my originals.
(20:08):
I want my originals in those romantic comedies.
I love good cheesy chick flick. So yeah, I'm just waiting for
Colin Farrell to call and say he's going to put my song over
his next mid movie or. Hey, you never know right?
Well, it's been fun chat with you. 20 minutes here has gone by
in a flash. Lexie, do you have any last
(20:29):
minute thoughts here before we head off?
Yeah, just with apology because I talk so much.
No, I guess there'll be new music coming soon as well.
I mean, I've just obviously I'veput out the Christmas album, so
you'll better be rocking around the Christmas tree to that this
Christmas and but I'm going to be coming with new stuff in
January and onwards. Awesome.
(20:51):
Well, we'll put the for folks listening in the a link to the
music is in the podcast description.
Go check it out. Go go buy or download all of our
music. Lexi, welcome back anytime.
Thanks so much for coming on theshow.
We hope you have a great rest ofyour day.
Thank you.
Welcome to Stories worth hearing, I'm your host, John
Quick. On today's episode, I am joined
by Lexi, a singer-songwriter whose music blends pop, country
and acoustic influences with a strong focus on storytelling.
We talked about how she first got into music, the artists who
have influenced her sound, her creative process, and the advice
(00:22):
she would give to someone just starting out.
Lexi also has a new Christmas album out now.
You can check it out, buy it or download it using the link in
the podcast description. I am glad you are here.
Let's get into it. Well Lexi, welcome to the show.
I'm super excited to hear this. Will be fun to chat with you.
(00:42):
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
Yeah, this will be great. So we'll talk a little bit about
your new Christmas album here ina little bit.
But first, tell me about how didyou get into music in the first
place? What inspired you to kind of dip
your toes in this industry? It's it's probably a ruthless at
times industry, but you're here,you're in it.
(01:03):
What inspired you to get involved?
It was a bit of an accident, to be honest.
I was always musically inclined and I was dancing and studying
theatre and in my second year oftheatre school they basically
ran an audition for a girl band and I did it and I got it.
And so it was just like this surreal experience.
(01:25):
I was at foreign arts college. I was like gooey eyed and 17
years old and they moved me to London and I was thrust into the
pop world completely clueless. But what an amazing experience.
I mean, for like the first six months when I was first signed
with Warner, I had an absolute insomnia because I was just
(01:49):
like, what is life? I was like, pinch me, I was
ringing my mum. I was like, mum, they're paying
me. But at the minute they just told
us to explore London and just hang out.
And I'm like, when are they going to make us work?
Like this is this? And it was just this most
strange experience. And then so after that I had two
(02:09):
years in a fab band. It was like a girl girly Electro
pop. And if I'm honest with myself,
looking back, was it really me? Probably not.
Was it an incredible experience,good and bad?
You know, I learned so much, yes.
And then I really went kind of down the independent route,
(02:30):
which is a long and winding Rd. But you learn and you get this
experience that helps you carry yourself into situations when
you do come and go across big corporations again, realizing
that record labels and managers,we have this idea that they can
(02:51):
change our life with one thing. And actually you get signed and
you think this is the same as what I was doing myself.
So it's a lot. Of course they have major
connections, they do. And if you get a really great
manager and label that's really excited about your project, then
of course they can elevate you alot.
But there's a lot to be said about learning to do as much as
(03:13):
you can on your own and being asself-sufficient as you can,
because waiting for people is a pain in the ass.
Yeah. So tell tell me about that
decision. Take me back to that day where,
you know, you're signed to Warner, you're in this band,
it's, you know, probably touringall around, and then you decide
to go independent. What was the kind of
(03:35):
differentiating factor that madeyou want to go independent as
opposed to keeping with a huge, ginormous record label?
And at that time, it wasn't really a choice.
I think the band ran its course.It was like, it was a strange
time where we were actually doing really well.
We were touring, we supported The Saturdays.
I don't know if you guys would remember them, but we were doing
(03:56):
some awesome, awesome things. But it was the same time that
Little Mix won The X Factor. And there was a band called
Stushie that did this. It had a rude name, but it went
viral because it was so shocking.
And it was like, you know, you can't compete with back then
(04:17):
this, this is like, I'm going tomake yourself sound old.
It was like 10 years ago. But you back then you couldn't
compete with the numbers you could get by going on The X
Factor, if that makes sense. Little Mix came through X Factor
and they were doing a similar vibe to what we've been doing
for the past two years. It just ran its course.
And I am so grateful. We had a great experience, but I
(04:43):
think that I wasn't myself in that environment, to be honest.
And the last 10 years has been me really learning about who I
am and my sound. And I know that sounds so
cheesy, but I've come full circle.
I've always loved soul. I've loved country.
(05:05):
I love storytelling. You know, so many times in this
industry, people be like, yeah, no, that's not going to work.
That's not going to work. And it's like, do you know what?
Anything can freaking work if you want, if that's what you
enjoy and that's what you want to do.
So many people are, yeah, just do dance.
Yeah, of course I can sing on a dance record, but I don't love
(05:26):
that music. I don't get excited to make it.
I get excited to tell stories about my real heart breaks and
trials and tribulations and happy moments.
Like that's where I get my joy. And that's what makes me keep
doing it is when I turn a momentin my life, if especially if
(05:47):
it's painful, into a piece of art.
That's where I get my buzz. You know, I have friends where
they love to sing. Their buzz is literally from
singing live and riffing and high notes and killing it that
way. For me, it's like I've just bled
onto the page, into the song, mystory.
(06:08):
That's that's what I love about doing it.
So what keeps you going? Because my guess is you put a
lot of time, effort, work, blood, sweat and tears into
this. I'm Mooney.
Most people, yeah, most people give up.
Most people try once or twice, and if they don't become quote
UN quote successful, then they just kind of go do something
(06:29):
else. What's kept you in it?
And with the amount of drive that you have every day to wake
up and go after this dream of yours.
I think there definitely are a few factors like the obviously
the same old badger that everyone says you've really got
to love it, stick it out. Yeah, you have got to love it.
But the reality is, and ask the most artists, do we love it
(06:50):
every single day? No, it's emotional journeys, you
know, I mean, there's some days you love, some days you can't
think of anything. Some days you're blocked, some
days you're lazy. So like, but in the end I just
well, some days I think, what else would I do?
(07:11):
What else would I do? What would it be like a wedding
planner or something like? But also to be honest, moving to
Dubai was a game changer becauseobviously I don't like to delve
too much into financials. But for example, when I was
living in London, I was working hella hard and I was scraping by
(07:32):
and I would spare, spend every spare penny on a song.
And I was trying to get mates rates so I could still pay for
my car and the rent and it was scraped, scraped, scrape, scrap,
scrap, scrap. In COVID, I accidentally got a
gig on New Year's Eve in Dubai. After it, I just stayed.
There was nothing to go home forat that time.
(07:54):
The weather was and then, you know, no one could work.
We were all out of work, we're all at home.
And I was like, hold on, I mightas well just stay and enjoy the
sunshine. And basically in that time that
I just stayed and enjoyed the sunshine, I networked my ass
off, I made friends. And when Dubai opened back up
again, lo and behold, I went into pretty much full time work.
(08:18):
And it has been life changing. Like I've, I've been here now on
New Year's Eve five years exactly.
And I've just bought my second beach front apartment.
Thank you. No thank you.
And I don't say that to Bragg. I say it to to show that like
the quality of living in the opportunity here is vast.
(08:42):
It is great. And you know, opportunities
that, for example, if you're in America or in UK would go to a
pop star, already established pop star, shall we say, in
Dubai. Those opportunities go for
emerging talent. And you know, since being here,
I've been able to sing for Gucci, Sephora, Jack Daniels,
(09:07):
Google Kill, Killian in Paris. And it's like when I think about
if I was in London, would that be me?
Or would that be, you know, the big, big stars that are already
kind of big names? So that's the excitement here is
waking up and thinking anything could happen.
(09:28):
But at the same time, obviously I sometimes do feel a bit
disconnected from the UK and America because I know like
obviously the music scenes thereare really consolidated and it's
very new here. So I do get over there, over to
the States kind of two or three times a year if I can, to just
(09:49):
kind of enjoy Nashville, immersemyself into the the scene and
connect and, you know, all the good stuff.
So I tried to be in both to really absorb and inspire myself
with both. And sorry, all that to say, you
said what keeps me going. Obviously, sorry, I told you I'd
ramble on. Obviously, the financial freedom
(10:15):
that I have given myself since being in Dubai has made my
musical journey more enjoyable. OK, so like, that's not to say
I've got unlimited money to justgo, go, go.
But if I want to finish a song and I want to finish it quick, I
can afford to pay my producer, you know, if I want to.
(10:36):
I decided to make the Christmas album in three weeks.
Obviously I was on a bit of a budget because there was so many
songs that, but I had my connections here and I made it
happen, you know, for a decent amount and I was able to, you
know, for example, the money wasn't a block like, oh, I can't
afford it. I was just able to do what I
wanted to do. So people might say you don't
(10:58):
need it, but I'm sorry, it really helps.
Walk me through a little bit about that process as it relates
to your songs. That is my most inspired stage
is when I've been through an experience.
Obviously I do write other timesin my life as well, but when I
am heartbroken, it just floods. It literally floods and it can
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be in any form. Sometimes it's a title or you
know, it's something I want to say.
Like I remember for example, last time was in Nashville.
I came and I was absolutely heartbroken and I was catching
up with my girlfriend, who I write with quite a lot.
And I told her this whole story about this guy and she just
(11:43):
went, Lex, it's his loss. And I went.
That's today's song. And then?
We just went upstairs, sat by the pool with the guitars and we
wrote his Loss and it was literally the song became the
conversation with my mate and I think that is my style.
I think my skill is saying things in a way that so many
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women and guys, but like, you know, so many of us experienced
these things and these kind of treatments and these moments in
our life. And, you know, I just say them
really raw and real. And people are like, yeah, that
happened to me too. And I love that.
I love when when women reach outand they're like, oh, my God,
(12:28):
I've been through the same. That's what I get so much joy
from. I mean, other times I
collaborate all the times I'm onmy own.
I don't have one given way that I, I create a change it all the
time. As I say, when I'm in Nashville,
I do a lot of collaboration. When I'm in Dubai, it does tend
to be kind of me coming up with an idea.
(12:49):
Often it'll be very rough and then I'll take it into the
studio with some of my trusted guys back in the UK.
So it changes every single time.What kind of advice would you
give to folks that are maybe just starting off and a lot of
folks that listen to this podcast, we're kind of starting
off into into their own entrepreneurial world.
(13:12):
Maybe it's, you know, becoming asinger-songwriter or open an
e-commerce store. A lot of them on the are on the
front end of their journey. So what kind of advice would you
give to folks that are starting out in the music industry and
listening to this today? Get ready to fight and to be
tough and to be shoved down and to be ignored and for you all
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your best friends to not share your stuff or to not support
until you're already famous. It's it's the tailors oldest
time. It's going to be no, no, no, no,
no, no, no. And you just got to be, as I
say, relentless until you get that yes, and all the time.
In the meantime, you keep makingyourself better.
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And this is what I say to my girlfriends even when I'm in
breakups or, you know, not to gotoo deep into like, mental
health. But I think we all have our
times where we're down and we feel deflated, and then other
times we're inspired and motivated.
My biggest advice is regardless of where you're at mentally, do
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the good stuff. Do the good stuff.
And so if I'm heartbroken, I still work out even though I
feel dead inside sometimes. I remember the last breakup.
I felt empty inside. But I thought, you know what?
When I come out of this in two months time, I'm going to be
better. I'm going to be fitter, I'm
(14:40):
going to be wiser. I'm going to have written more
songs. I'm going to have done all that
good stuff. And lo and behold, when you
finally come out, you thank yourpast self for doing them
positive things. And that's kind of where I'm at
the minute is my discipline has got to a level now and I'm
really pleased with myself. And especially during making the
(15:00):
Christmas album, my level of productivity and discipline has
levelled up in the last couple of months.
And I'm so happy because I've kind of weeded out that
procrastination time and I'm just getting on with it.
And actually when you get into that state, like is a vibe
survive, is a vibration going onthere and you get rolling in
(15:22):
that state and good things startto come.
So I can't. I don't know how to explain it
but. That's awesome.
So you just released a Christmasalbum.
Talk to me a little bit about this album for folks listening
in. I think you can get in on
Spotify and probably everywhere you can find music.
But talk to me a little bit about this album and and why you
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you know it was time for a Christmas album.
Well, true, classic, partly psychotic legacy.
So it was like the 5th of November and one of my friends
kind of introduced me to the AI world and I was like, you know,
maybe I should start to play andtry to get into the future
(16:04):
because I'm really not a computer girl.
I'm very much a go out there, live life, write about my
stories and my experiences. I'm not one to sit down and
figure things out on the laptop,but it kind of showed me a bit
and I thought, let me mess around and make a few versions
of stuff. So I actually got booked for a
fabulous gig in South Africa where they wanted me to do
(16:26):
country songs. And one of the one of one of the
songs they wanted was country Roads.
But I kind of got this John Denver backing track and I was
like, this is not punching for me and it's not in my key.
And even when I change the key, it's not sounding right.
So I thought, right, let me playaround anyway.
My gosh, I put it into this app Suno, and I swear I made like
(16:49):
the Super Bowl version of country roads.
Nice. I was like, this is cool.
And so I actually got excited and passionate to kind of
immerse myself into using it more and just like really
pushing the boundaries of what Icould do without relying on
someone else, if that makes sense.
So early November I did a version of River by Joni
(17:13):
Mitchell, which is just a lovelysong that not many people
actually know but I love, and I created this fab version and I
don't know what came over me. I just thought, oh, maybe I
should just do a whole album in three weeks and document the
whole thing. And that's what I did.
I just went full turbo, made a full album in three weeks, all
(17:34):
on AI, Not the voices. All the voices is real
recordings, real artists, but all the production is AI
created. And then I just collaborated
with loads of local artists, some international overseas.
We've got Red on there. She's a bit of an international
superstar now. She's been on tour with Andrea
Bocelli. She's getting quite well known
(17:56):
around the world. She's quite big on TikTok.
Got some celebs in the UK, some local talent in Dubai and you
know what? It was just the most joyous
experience. I was locked in this room for
three weeks straight and I just had the best time in my life.
People popping in, Got an Italian singer on, she came
(18:16):
round with cookies. It's my girl from Vegas, she
came round, she's on a site. It was just, it was random.
I don't know what made me do it,but I just did it.
But now I'm so proud of the creation.
Like I look, I'm maybe this is like, I'm not meant to say this,
but I've been listening to it myself.
I really like it because I just picked all my favorite songs and
(18:41):
made like cool, like pop, soulful country versions of
them. Some of them are more country,
some of them are soulful, like it's really eclectic.
So yeah, I don't know what made me do.
I just did it's. Awesome.
So and it's out. Let's pretend it's 10 years from
now. What's your ultimate goal?
(19:02):
What's your, you know, what could you, what is it in your
mind where you could look back and say, OK, I made it.
Is there something out there that you know, 10 years from now
you want to be at this peak or that chart or whatever?
Yeah, well, domination. No, I'm joking.
I'm joking. Do you know what I just want?
(19:24):
I just want my music to be appreciated and celebrated
worldwide. Now I want to be performing it
worldwide. Like a lot of singers, I have to
do all kinds of gigs to make my bread and butter money and keep
the dream alive. And I pump the money I earn from
that into the dream. But you know what?
(19:46):
Everyone that sees me sing my original music, she's like found
so much better when you do your original music.
I just love singing my songs. I just want to sing my just want
to sing my songs every day. I don't want people to listen
and care. Yeah, I just yeah, I'd love.
I'd love, love, love to be touring around do my originals.
(20:08):
I want my originals in those romantic comedies.
I love good cheesy chick flick. So yeah, I'm just waiting for
Colin Farrell to call and say he's going to put my song over
his next mid movie or. Hey, you never know right?
Well, it's been fun chat with you. 20 minutes here has gone by
in a flash. Lexie, do you have any last
(20:29):
minute thoughts here before we head off?
Yeah, just with apology because I talk so much.
No, I guess there'll be new music coming soon as well.
I mean, I've just obviously I'veput out the Christmas album, so
you'll better be rocking around the Christmas tree to that this
Christmas and but I'm going to be coming with new stuff in
January and onwards. Awesome.
(20:51):
Well, we'll put the for folks listening in the a link to the
music is in the podcast description.
Go check it out. Go go buy or download all of our
music. Lexi, welcome back anytime.
Thanks so much for coming on theshow.
We hope you have a great rest ofyour day.
Thank you.
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