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The Guardian - UK
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Laura Snapes

Post your questions for Craig David

Craig David pictured in 2022.
Still excited to feel the magic … Craig David. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images for Bauer

It is, incredibly, 25 years since Craig David broke out with his debut album Born to Do It, a classic of British garage and R&B. The Southampton-born musician has since proven to be one of the former genre’s greatest ambassadors: he has said his recent single, Wake Up, is about “respecting my garage roots” and the importance of preserving genres and cultures “for generations to come”.

That mission feels typical of David, a tireless and earnest pop presence due to release his ninth album, Commitment, next month. You can see the esteem he commands from the collaborators on it, among them Toddla T, Wretch 32, Jojo and Tiwa Savage. “Making music still turns me into that giggly, excited little kid who wants to feel the magic of it all,” he has said.

You can ask David about his quarter-century in the game – from joining up with the Artful Dodger to breaking the US, getting permission from David Bowie to sample Let’s Dance, performing at the Queen’s platinum jubilee and campaigning for more social housing for Shelter – when he takes the Guardian’s reader interview. Post your questions in the comments by 22 July and the best answers will feature in a future edition of Film & Music.

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