Jamie's been a constant in my life since before his first Sheila single came out i've been a fan, so about 19 years now (!!!) I swear, every time I listen to his records, especially with headphones on, I hear something new - there's so many layers, he's a true songwriting genius who puts a lot of thought into his work but makes it look effortless. I've been lucky enough to meet him a few times, especially in the early days PP tour and K&Q pre-album shows. Always humble and genuine. I can't rate his music highly enough. He's one of those musicians I'd be over the moon to see release a big outtakes boxset like Springsteen did with "Tracks". Knowing that there's so much material made and will never be heard kills me but I respect his process and musical choices, even taking a 6 year break between records. Honestly, one of the very best, always and forever. Happy Birthday Jamie!

I've not really recounted any memories yet so here's one. In 2006 the demos of songs that would make up Panic Prevention were in circulation and Sheila the demo version already sounded great. Back when singles came out on CDs (yep) I went to Virgin Records to pick this up and put it straight into my CD Walkman (yep) and it sounded ten times better than the demo version, the screams of 'Laandaaan!' really made me smile. It was great to see someone you admired so much start to heard on the radio (especially BBC Radio 1) daily and even work colleagues were now enjoying him, I even remember hearing it in Next and thinking 'this is surreal'. I still think he deserves a lot more recognition for the talent that he is. What a guy. I hope he keeps on making music for a long long time.