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Tricky Hopes to Meet Estranged Daughter With Song
- Posted on Jul 9th 2008 3:00PM by Denise Sheppard
UK artist Tricky is feeling like a virgin again. Well, in a manner of speaking. Just the cusp of releasing his eighth studio album, 'Knowle West Boy,' due September 9, Tricky says that he's never been this excited to record, release and tour new music since his breakout solo disc, 1995's 'Maxinquaye.' "This is the first album I've wanted to make for fans -- the first album I've wanted to do specifically for people who have been listening to me all these years," he tells Spinner. "I can't wait for people to hear it. I hope to touch their souls with it. I hope I live up to the five-year wait. Usually, I don't give a f--- about that stuff. A guy told me once he was in a coma and his parents played my music to him -- it was a kids' burn unit in Philadelphia -- and they played my music to the kids in there. Stuff like that makes you wanna give. I wanna give my fans more music, more albums, more touring."
Since the release of his last studio album, 'Vulnerable' in 2003, Tricky has been moving from the UK to New York and L.A., recording different tracks for 'Knowle West Boy,' which is a reference to his upbringing as a kid in a rough part of South Bristol. The singer, now 40, admits to being incredibly contemplative about his childhood and other major events in his life. One such notable period inspired the final song on the CD, the bluesy-country track 'School Gates.' The lyrics begin "I used to wait for her outside the school gates/she's 15 and pregnant I guess it's too late."
"That is a true story," Tricky explains. "I met a girl when I was 14. We were together every day. She got pregnant, said it was my kid and told her family it was someone else's. I was so in love with her and she told me if I told the truth, she wouldn't ever talk to me again. So basically, I thought 'keep your mouth shut, you might get her back.' I never got her back. When she was three, I saw [her kid] and she looks like my daughter, so I think it is definitely my kid. For the last 15 years, I've been wondering if it is my kid. But I know it she is in the deep of my heart. Now is the time I know I've got to find her. I'm prepared to do that. Before, it was a frightening proposition, but now I'm not scared about it. I am a bit of a coward emotionally, so now with the song, she is going to hear it. I can't wait to see her; I really can't wait to see her face."
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BlackSunshine
"She got pregnant, said it was my kid and told her family it was someone else's. I was so in love with her and she told me if I told the truth, she wouldn't ever talk to me again. So basically, I thought 'keep your mouth shut, you might get her back.' I never got her back."
I bid you good luck this time around! Go get her, Tricky!
careershna
You who judge know NOTHING. The mothers of these kids are often incredibly hateful regarding the fahters...even if they've been married. My beloved daughter and I are just starting to know each other since she turned 21 a couple of years ago, because her horror of a mother lied to her about me constantly. The courts will do NOTHING to mothers, but let a father miss ONE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT and the courts come down on him. It is our messed up system and the anger of these narrow, nasty women that keeps many fathers from being with their children.
July 10 2008 at 2:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
elindiolatino
yeah you wait 18 yrs to finally get the courage to find your daughter. what a poor excuse of a man
July 10 2008 at 1:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Devynn
it's very simple. in his efforts to stay on the mother's good side, he stayed out of her way. he was hoping that by doing what she said, she'd let him back in, tell the truth and life would go on as happily ever after it could. and since he didn't know what was going on in her house, he couldn't have known if speaking up would have been a plus or a minus. now, with age and experience, he's figured the best way to let everyone know how he's feeling is through song. i wish him well.
July 10 2008 at 12:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
shelldesc
hmmm,
why wait untill she is over 18? here in the U.S.,you could have claimed her at any ime. did you wait to avoid child support or to advance your career? I kow this sounds accusational. I just dont understand parents who wait for their kids to turn 18 to initiate contact and want to know more about why. Kids in her situation spend their child hood wondering where Mummy and / OR Daddy are and I just don't know why someone would let that happen. I love my babies so much and really don't understand why someone else could be "o" with bein out of their child's life for any reason. I realy wanna know!!!
jcsailin
The child has a life. What can he bring to it by bringing disruption into her life.
July 09 2008 at 10:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
penipoo2
Wow, he seems like a really deep person - or he's now growing up. I wish these other young black singers, rappers, artists would do some growing up. Damn if Jay-Z and Puffy and Snoop are doing the same sh** when they're 40-50!!! I hope you find your shorty.
July 09 2008 at 10:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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