I'm Bailey Tomkinson, and I'm a singer-songwriter, musician, um,
and I have a band called Bailey Tomkinson and The Locals.
I've been making music since I was about eleven years old,
and I've been making music professionally since I was about 16 years old.
I'm very lucky that I get to do what I love.
You put on the rock star station
You brush my long blonde hair
I grew up in a really rich music scene in St Ives.
I was going to open mics from the age of about 11, and
I mean, I would go to these songwriters circles at the Kettle and Wink
on like a Friday night after school, where I'd be like the youngest person by like 50 years.
But I'd sit in a circle with a bunch of old men,
and they'd play James Taylor and Carole King and The Eagles and lots of 70s music,
and I guess that's influenced me massively.
Till you say stop it
I've got this instant death feelin' baby
It's the last time you mean this, lately
I've been cruel to you
You've been feelin' cobalt blue
We've got an amazing community in St Ives. I think that's probably the most important thing,
but obviously it's super-beautiful.
If you've ever been to St Ives, you'll know how special it is.
And the art scene here is just kind of one of a kind.
I’ll be your beach baby
No-one is around
Bet you think that I’m a freak
Oh, you stand and smile at me
Will you want me just the same
When I’m not 23?
I’ve got this instant death feelin’ baby
It’s the last time you mean this, lately
I’ve been cruel to you
You’ve been feelin’ cobalt blue
I think part of why I love writing is because I love
transporting people into their own little
I guess, fantasies. You can sit and think about
how a song is interpreted to you
and how, you know, how you see it.
and, the visuals of it
and I think that's why I was so inspired to write.
I've been cruel to you
You've been feeling cobalt blue
You've been feelin'
Feelin', feelin'
Cobalt blue
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