RAYE

Zane Lowe· Host0:00

Better late than never, but right on time. That's how I feel about getting a chance to finally do this and talk to you.

Raye· Guest0:04

Wow.

Zane Lowe· Host0:04

I'm so happy to see you.

Raye· Guest0:05

I'm so happy to be here, Zane. Thanks for having me.

Zane Lowe· Host0:08

Oh, such a pleasure. Thank you for all the amazing music and the truth and the honesty that you pour into it, and thank you for this remarkable new album. We got a lot to talk about.

Raye· Guest0:16

Yep.

Zane Lowe· Host0:17

[laughs] It feels real, huh? I can tell by the way that you're sitting and itching and moving around like- Yeah. [laughs] ... oh, shit, it's actually a thing now.

Raye· Guest0:23

I know.

Zane Lowe· Host0:24

It's a thing. It took so long to make. I can tell you had a... I mean, it's a lifetime's worth of work that's gone into this album, isn't it?

Raye· Guest0:30

It's a lot. It's taken every blood cell. I'm honestly exhausted, both mentally and physically. Not in a bad way, just in the way of- Yeah ... if I've not been on a stage, I've been pouring into this body of work in some way, shape, or form. Um, and I'm so... Yeah, I also took on the task of wanting to EP, write all of it lyrically and melodically from the top line perspective, and work with an, a plethora of just incredible musicians and big bands and string sections and orchestras and, like, it's just been a labor of absolute passion and love.

Zane Lowe· Host1:15

I want that as a fan of music.

Raye· Guest1:16

Yeah.

Zane Lowe· Host1:16

If you've g- if you've got it in you and you wanna say it, and you wanna bring it to life, and you want me to be immersed, I'll go there. Your fans will go there. There's a few roads you could have gone down once- Right ... you had proof of concept- Right ... on the last album.

Raye· Guest1:28

Right.

Zane Lowe· Host1:29

You could have followed up