That must have been a daunting experience.

SD - Well I was in safe hands. Niten's worked with orchestras loads and Steven Hussey the conductor was great and they're both dab hands, so it wasn't so bad. But to hear it played with an orchestra was a really incredible experience.

TAC - You've played Glastonbury, you've played Reading. Is there anywhere left that you'd really like to play?

SD - Well I'm doing T in the park this year which I've always wanted to do. I actually like going back to places I've played before. You get nerves from the first time. At Reading I've been moved from the Carling stage to the Radio 1 stage to the main stage. So now I'm going into it excited rather than scared.

TAC - Do you prefer smaller or larger venues?

SD - They're very different. I wouldn't want to pay really big venue. I think the audience needs to be part of something that's going on with my music. With a big venue, there's always that feeling of detachment. That said, things like Muse and the Foo Fighters are a real spectacle which is great to see. I wouldn't do it as a headline show anyway, I'd rather do five nights at a small venue than two nights at a big one.

TAC - Does commercial success affect you as a recording artist? What's it like being popular?

SD - I wouldn't say I've achieved huge commercial success...

TAC – Top 40's not bad Sam!

SD - Nothing really feels like it's changed. It still feels the same playing to 50 people at 100 capacity venues as it does playing 3000 capacity headline shows, which is amazing. The only difference I've found is that you get to do more stuff, which can only be a good thing.

TAC - What does the future hold for Mr. Duckworth?

SD -I'm doing festivals over the summer and then I want to crack on with the third album.

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