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Reflecting on his massive closing set at Creamfields last summer, McVicar revealed he had to undergo a major mental shift to overcome a period of creative exhaustion. “I think I\u2019ve been through so much in this musical career. It zapped my energy\u2014all of it,” McVicar admitted. “I didn\u2019t like my records; I wasn\u2019t happy with my team.”<\/p>\n
The turning point came when he decided to re-evaluate his own catalog from a fan’s perspective. “I was just like, \u2018You know what, I wonder if I listen to my own tunes when I\u2019m not playing them, what I would feel like?\u2019 And I started listening to my own records again and I was like, \u2018Mate, these are class.\u2019 That\u2019s what I was saying to myself\u2014\u2018These are class!\u2019”<\/p>\n
This “mental switch” proved transformative. McVicar noted, “I didn\u2019t know it was that simple… as soon as I got a team behind me that I trusted and loved, I could think about the good stuff and I fell in love with my music again, man.” He offered a grounded perspective on the pressures of the industry, adding, “You\u2019ll have these ups and downs like every person has. And you have burnout and you get tired. But sometimes you just wake up one day and you\u2019re like, \u2018I\u2019m going to smash this today.\u2019”<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, McVicar teased a surprising departure from the dance floor: a collaboration for Scotland\u2019s World Cup anthem. “I might be making something for the Scotland World Cup,” he revealed. “It\u2019s not going to be a dance record. It\u2019s going to be what I want to achieve from a Scotland record. Chanty things!”<\/p>\n
The project features Clanadonia, a band of “tribal Scottish drummers and bagpipers which is insane.” When Mistajam joked about him playing the finals, McVicar was emphatic: “You\u2019d have to cancel my residency for that mate, because nobody is stopping me going there.”<\/p>\n
Listen to Capital with Mistajam Monday to Saturday from 16:00 – 19:00 across the UK and on Global Player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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