Craig David delighted fans as he freestyled on Thursday night at a student event.
The 'Seven Days' singer discussed his career with a crowd at the Oxford Union, before rapping.
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The singer sat beside his manager Colin Lester to chat about his career and warmed up the intimately-small audience with tales of how he rose to fame, and his close ‘family-like’ relationship with his manager Mr Lester – who is also CEO of JEM music Group.
He told the audience, who were exclusively made up of Oxford Union members: “That first step on stage, feels like home for me, it’s an overwhelming feeling.
“I still get butterflies, and if I didn’t I would probably realise that music is not the one for me anymore.”
In the informal chat, his manager continued: “Never forget one thing, cream always rises to the top. I signed Craig David because he was a talent – cream always rises to the top and that is important – If you are good at something, keep going.”
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That’s the same thing Mr David told the fans at the exclusive debating society.
He said: “My advice to aspiring musicians, or anybody who wants to do anything – the things you do behind the scenes, the mistakes – they will all prime you for who you will become.”
They went on to chat about the X Factor, and other talent shows on TV which see signers compete for a record deal.
Mr Lester praised Simon Cowell before adding: “The truth is that these people who enter are not genuinely song writers, they can sing – but they are not song writers.”
Before taking questions from the audience, his manager then urged the singer to spit some bars and show-off what he used to rap in his Southampton flat before getting signed, and rising to fame in the 90’s.
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He said: “We are in this historic chamber, which has seen many pantomimes…”
After rapping quicker than he could breathe, and re-doing it again for everybody – Mr David spoke with one audience member who had met him several years ago at a concert.
At the time, she explained, she was going through a serious medical condition – but his music helped her carry on.
She asked him what kind of music helps him get through hard times, and after ‘hugging it out’, he said: “Wow. Music is healing.
“I’m still really old school, for me it’s always ‘show me love’ by Robin S. it still gets me going dun dun dun…”
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