According to Crookes via Genius.com, "‘Wild Jasmine’ is inspired by Tony Allen. There’s kind of something South Asian about the way the guitar moves in that song. It’s about me telling my mom not to trust a man, or love him. Her name is Jasmine, and she is just like the plant—the plant naturally has to grow wild and it grows however it wants to. It felt like this man was not letting her do that. Are you going to accept whole fully, or wholesomely, who that person is? And it felt like he wasn’t."
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According to Crookes via Genius.com, "‘Wild Jasmine’ is inspired by Tony Allen. There’s kind of something South Asian about the way the guitar m… read more
According to Crookes via Genius.com, "‘Wild Jasmine’ is inspired by Tony Allen. There’s kind of something South Asian about the way the guitar moves in that song. It’s about me tell… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The Pogues, Sinead O'Connor, Kendrick Lamar, Gregory Isaacs and Kate Nash as her influences.
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Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. C… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The… read more