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Roots Manuva on mental health, Bleeds and his ‘nasty little mutant’ sound | Musique Non Stop

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Roots Manuva on mental health, Bleeds and his ‘nasty little mutant’ sound

The MC and producer is on a creative roll with his latest album – but says he’d never dare tell his doctor what inspires him

The first time I try to interview Roots Manuva, AKA British MC and producer Rodney Smith, there’s a problem: he isn’t actually there. “Sorry,” says his PR, looking a bit flummoxed when I arrive. “He was up all night recording with Adrian Sherwood in Ramsgate and we thought it best if he went home.”

My second attempt also fails on the morning we are due to meet – doctors say he has got flu and he’s not to do anything for 10 days. So it’s not until third time lucky, at Alaska Studios in south London, that I finally get to meet him – he is slumped behind the reception desk, brown roll-up dangling, and sporting the unique sartorial combo of shorts and a German military jacket.

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by Tim Jonze via Electronic music | The Guardian

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