When I asked him if he was in New York for any particular reason, he said he was here to record his new album, Adulthood. “ Although all my albums have been recorded in the same London studio, my music has changed a lot over the years. My fans have grown up and, as the album title suggests, my music has grown up with them.
Finally, I asked him whether the name Hood had been his idea. "I'm a bit embarrassed to admit thai it was my mother's idea! She suggested Hood, after the legendary character, Robin Hood. Since 'hood' is slang for 'gang member' and I always wear a hood, I decided Mom had picked a winner."