ELO’s Jeff Lynne talks about Take That and Daft Punk

ELO’s Jeff Lynne was interviewed by The Guardian and shared with the readers his opinion about working with Take That and being sampled by Daft Punk. Regarding the potential collaboration with Take That: “I don’t know if I’m supposed to be talking about it, but we did a couple of tracks in my studio. They did vocals on a track I was working on, and it’s coming out. I think they were pleased to be working with me. I like Gary Barlow – he’s a great guy. That’s another reason I ended up playing in England, because Gary asked if I’d close the show at the [Hammersmith] Apollo for Children in Need [in November 2013]. He’d been trying to get me to work with them for a little while, and as he got me that gig at Children in Need, I worked with him. The Apollo gig turned out great, cos that’s how I met Chris Evans, and that’s how the [Hyde Park] show came about.”

Regarding being sampled by Daft Punk, he stated: “I’m delighted we’re being heard by the younger generations. Every songwriter’s objective is to be heard by as many people as possible. I’ve been sampled for the last 15 or 20 years, and I’ve been getting used to it. They take an obscure passage to make it into a feature of their song, which is OK as long as they pay for it.”

Source: The Guardian