I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger.

Almond left EMI Records. Almond has stated this will possibly be his last fully self-penned album. Hegarty sang "My Little Book of Sorrows" with Almond.

Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. He has sold over 30 million records worldwide. Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond (/ˈɑːmənd/; born 9 July 1957 Southport) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.