Fightstar in Control After Learning the Hard Way

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S even years as a professional musician have taught 23-year-old Charlie Simpson almost everything he needs to know - and plenty he'd rather not dwell on - about popular music as an industry. But ask the Fightstar guitarist and singer about his music and every hint of disillusion disappears and his total passion for the noise he makes with his colleagues - and their new album Be Human in particular - rises to the surface.

"We are really proud of this record," he says. "It's our most ambitious to date; we used a string orchestra and choirs to get the sound we wanted and we think it has worked well."

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Fightstar in Control After Learning the Hard Way

The band's fans undoubtedly agree. Charlie, guitarist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer...

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