In an interview with Rolling Stone, Shears commented that not all the feedback on his first solo single “Creep City” was positive.

“Some bitchy queen was like, [in a British accent] ‘This sounds like every other Scissor Sisters song ever written,’ and I just wanted to say, ‘Yeah, because I wrote them!’” he said.

“That’s my sound, you know, and I want to keep making that sound as long as I’m alive and kicking but in different ways… That was kind of my breakthrough when I was making this record: Do what you do, what you love and what you’re good at.”

Alongside working on his album, Shears has had a busy year. He made his debut on Broadway as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots this past fall and more recently published his memoir Boys Keep Swinging. He is currently preparing for the release of his solo record Jake Shears.

“There’s a lot at stake for me on this,” he admits. “I’m putting this record out myself. It’s a very expensive record, and the whole thing is out of my pocket – which is terrifying.”

He also added: “Every song is recorded as a live take, with eight or nine musicians playing together. I had never done that; it was scary. I was just panicking. I remember standing in the vocal booth – because I would sing with the band when we were doing takes – and I just remember thinking, ‘This is how all my favorite records were made.’”

Jake Shears will be released later this summer on August 10th.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Shears commented that not all the feedback on his first solo single “Creep City” was positive.

“Some bitchy queen was like, [in a British accent] ‘This sounds like every other Scissor Sisters song ever written,’ and I just wanted to say, ‘Yeah, because I wrote them!’” he said.

“That’s my sound, you know, and I want to keep making that sound as long as I’m alive and kicking but in different ways… That was kind of my breakthrough when I was making this record: Do what you do, what you love and what you’re good at.”

Alongside working on his album, Shears has had a busy year. He made his debut on Broadway as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots this past fall and more recently published his memoir Boys Keep Swinging. He is currently preparing for the release of his solo record Jake Shears.

“There’s a lot at stake for me on this,” he admits. “I’m putting this record out myself. It’s a very expensive record, and the whole thing is out of my pocket – which is terrifying.”

He also added: “Every song is recorded as a live take, with eight or nine musicians playing together. I had never done that; it was scary. I was just panicking. I remember standing in the vocal booth – because I would sing with the band when we were doing takes – and I just remember thinking, ‘This is how all my favorite records were made.’”

Jake Shears will be released later this summer on August 10th.

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