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What has been your biggest inspiration when making music?
Lewis Bye: "Well when I was younger the sort of music that was popular was like hip-hop and punk and it really wasn't my cup of tea, so I did what any kid would and went to my dad about it and he suggested to me the bands he listened to when he was younger such as Guns And Roses and Meat Loaf and I was really into them and I listened to a lot of those bands throughout my childhood, which really was a big inspiration, I'm not sure if it comes across In my music but I do base my music of that style."  Where has been your best gig?
well I've played in many places In the past and it's going to be really hard to pick one, there's certanly some I'm not going to say because they weren't that good, but there's been some
really amazing places I've played. Out of all of the places I've played though it between West street live or The Harley Hotel , the crowds where just amazing and I was just in a good mood as well

Where are you looking forward to play?
I’M definitely looking forward to going back to the Harley hotel or West Street Live, but as for new places I’m not really sure 

it's hard to predict what a show is going to be like before you've actually been to a place, I've heard a lot of good things about the plug up near The Moor so I would like to maybe organize something there. As for far into the future it would be
absolutely amazing if one day I could play in the arena, but that will be only if I become a bigger musician.What have you been up to, regarding music?Well I’m working on my second EP which I’m really looking forward to because my first one really went down well, and I hope this one is even better, I think it is listening back to some of the stuff that’s already nearly finished. It should be ready by the end of the year and will have 4 songs on it, but that's only if everything goes to plan, it might be postponed if
something bad happens. I've also been doing live shows like I've said before and I'm planning to do more so I'm organizing all that.Do you try to get across any theme in your music?
I think I'm trying to keep the origina I think I'm trying to keep the original meaning of rock and being rebellious and just not caring about societies guidelines, which I believe is important in this day and age as I just thing people are becoming more and more sensitive and willing to give into expectations of the world. I try to stay away from the love side of things because that's something that I believe has made it through to modern music and I just don't want to follow that cliche. So in all I just want to bring back that uncontrollable style of rock that just shouldn't have ever left. What emotions do you want to feel when seeing you live?
I don't know how to explain the feeling I'm thinking of but it's like a power within you to be different or special, where you just don't care about what other people think, you only care about yourself and your friends being happy.

What has been the best era for music in your opinion?

well thats quite a big question to answer i definately say it isn't the 00's as i wasn't really into that sad emo s@&t honestly i prefer something that is more powerfull and straight forward so honestly i'd have to say 80's and 90's rock as it was new and rebellious and bands like guns and roses and R.E.M just to name two of them i know i wasn't around during those times but looking back that is definately an era that i would have lived through it's changed a lot now the rock ain't really rock anymore and i just can't seem to get into it. I wouldn't say its bad but just not my style that's why i try to keep the old style and bring it to the modern world.Is image important to you?

Yes of corse it is i'm not going to sit here and lie and say i don't care about it at all. i do care about it though it's how i'm seen by the public so it is obiously going to be important to me it can change if i'm successful or unsucessful you know?.
And finally do you have anything to say to Amp and it's audience?
thanks for having me here it's been fun. i definately feel like i opend up and showed a side of me that a lot of people didn't know was there so it's been good to get that out. and to the reader whos hopefully a fan thanks so much for supporting me in my work and i know that most bands and singers say that they woudn't be anything without it's fans but honestly once you're in their position you understand just how much they mean it. thanks for reading and goodbye.
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This has the mode of address peer to peer as Lewis Bay is a rock star and they don't want to be seen as posh and professional, they actually want to be seen as the opposite. Since I am targeting rock fans they want this style too. This mode of address suits that style as it makes Lewis sound more chilled out like he doesn't care which is the feel that rock stars are meant to have. I also censor the word shit as since my target audience is in the teens I do not want to include vulgar language or anything that could be seen as obscene for them.