George Daniel, the drummer for The 1975, has embarked on a solo career, but he insists he isn’t seeking more attention than the band’s frontman, Matty Healy. George recently released his debut solo single, “Screen Cleaner,” which marks his entry into electronic dance music. Despite his new venture, George admits to feeling “impostor syndrome” and has no desire for the same level of fame as Matty.
In an interview with The Face, George shared his thoughts, saying, “I have a huge amount of impostor syndrome with this stuff. I think about this every day, like, ‘Oh, this is the guy who plays drums and produces this band, they’re successful, and now he decides he’s going to do a label because every other video on Instagram is a DJ right now’ – that’s my nightmare.”
The 1975’s George Daniel Said: “The Last Thing I Want People To Think Is Like ‘Oh, George Wanted More Attention.’ Absolutely not. Matty can have everything!”
He emphasized that he isn’t seeking the spotlight, stating, “The last thing I want people to think is like ‘Oh, George wanted more attention.’ Absolutely not. Matty can have everything!”
George reflected on The 1975’s early music-making process, noting that their approach was similar to dance music production. He explained, “The way we made music initially was actually very dance music in its method. Not necessarily in what it sounded like – but we didn’t really know what a song structure was.”
Despite not being regular club-goers in Manchester, George recalled driving around with his bandmates, playing dance music in their cars. “We all had a hatchback with a sub in the boot, and we were being little naughty boys, playing our silly dance music in our little town,” he said.
George also expressed pride in his fiancé Charli XCX’s success with her album Brat, which coincided with his solo career launch. He mentioned the coincidence of their simultaneous projects, saying, “This is the summer of a lot of changes in my life, which is really cool.”
Being name-dropped by Charli in her song “Club Classics” as “George from Brat” was unexpected for him. “I didn’t anticipate the ‘I want to dance with George-ism’ of everything’ – I didn’t see myself as a protagonist,” he said, admitting his initial fear of receiving “hate” for it. However, he concluded, “It just feels celebratory.”
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