"Each record I make is more of an amalgamation of who I am," says John Grant. "The more I do this, the more I trust myself, and the closer I get to making what I imagine in my head."

There's much else to tell about Grant: how the demise of his first band The Czars led him to abandon music for five years before an instantly acclaimed solo career, chart success (Grey Tickles... went Top Five in the UK) and a Best International Male Solo Artist nomination at the 2014 BRITS alongside Eminem and Justin Timberlake. Sinead O'Connor and Tracey Thorn have guested on Grant's records, he's sung live with Alison Goldfrapp and Kylie Minogue, performed at the 2017 Songs Of Scott Walker (1967-70) BBC Prom, and co-written/sung on Hercules & Love Affair and Robbie Williams albums. Last Autumn he recorded the "Kindling" duet with Elbow then went on to tour with them this Spring. His music has been used in films such as Andrew Haigh's drama Weekend and Daisy Asquith's Queerama. In 2016, he fronted BBC Radio 4's Reimagining The City, taking listeners around Reykjavik, where Grant has lived since 2012; in April 2017 he curated North Atlantic Flux: Sounds from Smoky Bay in Hull, showcasing thrilling and innovative musicians from Scandinavia and Iceland. But that is the past, just as Grant's autobiography, for publishers Little, Brown, is the future. The present is Love Is Magic, the latest instalment in Grant's astonishing story.

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