
Mike Skinner: ‘I can enjoy the past more knowing I have something people want to hear now’
"It felt a little bit like just pure nostalgia, which is enjoyable but it's also a bit worrying," says Mike Skinner, thoughtfully. "I think no one wants to totally dwell on the past."The musician, producer, songwriter, DJ, rapper and modern-day bard best known as The Streets is talking about the comeback gigs that started in 2018, seven years after - jaded with it all - he quietly announced he was calling it a day. Much as he enjoyed the shows, the rowdiness of sold-out venues, and the goosebumps of the strings at the start of Turn The Page opening to crowds once again, Skinner has always - to nick his own song title - wanted to push things forward. Image: Skinner has just released the first Streets album in nine years Now, he's back ...