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The Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Billy Bragg makes me cry': Will Best's honest playlist
The first song I fell in love with My uncle was a massive Pink Floyd fan. I remember sitting in the boot of his car when I was eight, and him playing The Great Gig in the Sky super loud. I'd never heard anything like it and it completely blew my mind. The first single I bought My sister and I shared our pocket money and bought Spaceman by Babylon Zoo on CD from Woolworths in York. When we got home, we were so excited that we danced on the kitchen table. The song I inexplicably know every lyric to Every year at school, we'd have a concert where pupils would form bands, so I had this idea to form a band and ironically do Crossroads by Blazin' Squad. I learned all the words but couldn't entice anyone else to join me. So I chickened out as it definitely doesn't work as a solo. The song I do at karaoke I've not done a huge amount of karaoke. I'm very dull. When I did hip-hop karaoke on stage in front of 200 people, I did P's and Q's by Kano and it went as exactly as badly as you'd imagine. The best song to play at a party It depends on the crowd. The catch-all that works in every party environment would be Sorry (the David Howard Mix) by Monsta Boy. It's a classic garage tune with a fun drop, a fun bassline and a vocal people can sing along to. The song I can no longer listen to I've got a playlist called Rotators, which are songs I listened to over and over again obsessively when I discovered them, then never listened to again. Wasteland by Tierra Whack is one of those. The song that changed my life Turn the Page, the first song from Original Pirate Material by the Streets. Normally when I'm interviewing someone, I keep it pretty professional. After interviewing Mike Skinner, I ran after him and said: 'I just want to say thank you so much for Original Pirate Material. It changed my life.' As I was saying it, I thought: 'I think I'm crying.' The best song to have sex to Anything off House of Balloons, the first mixtape by the Weeknd. Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion The song that makes me cry A lot of songs make me cry. Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills & Nash. I think it's the harmonies. Tank Park Salute by Billy Bragg is about his dad dying, and really sad. The song I want played at my funeral The temptation would be something wildly inappropriate. This morning I was listening to Hamdi – Skanka (P Money Vocal Dub) by this producer called Bassrush, which is an absolute face-melting, bassline monster. So I think that, just to watch people get confused, and make my mum cry even more. Will Best presents the Hits Radio breakfast show weekdays at 6am.
The Sun
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Noughties pop star looks unrecognisable as he flexes his muscles 23 years after finding fame as a school kid
A NOUGHTIES pop star looks unrecognisable in snaps and videos shared on his Instagram account. 23 years after finding fame as a school kid in his teens, James Kenzie looks unrecognisable and totally different from his days in Blazin' Squad. 8 8 8 On Instagram, James, 39, can be found showing off his ripped physique while encouraging his fans to get coached by him. With over 24,000 followers, the former Blazin' Squad member describes himself as an "online coach" who runs COACHING BY KENZIE. He urges fans to "Burn Fat, Build Muscle & Stay Motivated" with his plan, boasting that they will achieve "Results That Last - Without the Restriction". Sharing sizzling snaps of his muscles on social media, James often displays his ripped abs and figure. "You looking absolutely incredible gorgeous," said one fan underneath a recent ripped snap of James. "How are you the bustiest Blazin Squad guy?" asked another. "Omfg!! Beast mode on," gushed a third. Underneath a video promoting how he trains people, someone else said: "How many of his fans wanna be trained by Kenzie. Roll up roll up." Meanwhile, his former Blazin' Squad bandmate Marcel Somerville said underneath one of his snaps: "Go on Kenz! I'm coming down for a session." James shot to fame in 2001 when the band Blazin' Squad hit the charts. Noughties boyband look unrecognisable 27 years after No1 smash Crossroads as they reunite for huge pop gig The band, which comprised of 10 members, had six consecutive Top 10 hits, including the number one single Tha Crossroads. Blazin' Squad released two albums which just made the UK Top 40 album chart. While in the Blazin' Squad, James went by the name MC Kenzie. The group split in 2005, with MC Kenzie, MC Flava and MC Strider going on to form the group Friday Hill. 8 8 Kenzie then became well-known as the youngest ever Celebrity Big Brother housemate when he appeared on the show in 2005 at the age of 19. In 2013, it was revealed that Kenzie would be joining forces with Adam Rickitt, Gareth Gates, Dane Bowers and Kavana to form the supergroup 5th Story. The band was formed the second series of ITV2 's The Big Reunion. When Kenzie was at the top of his game in the band in the mid-noughties, he dated glamour model Jodie Marsh in 2005. He has been with his current girlfriend Frankie since January 2012, as per reports. The rapper and online coach shares two daughters with his partner. Kenzie and Frankie are parents to Wynter and Wyllow. Wynter was born in 2013, and Wyllow was born a year later in 2014. 8 8
