The Specials guitarist Lynval Golding talks to Sky News' Gemma Peplow about Brexit, knife crime and new number one album, Encore.
"I was about to sit on a bench where this guy was sitting on his own. He says, 'you can't sit here, I'll stab you'. Straight away, flashbacks. He pulled something out, it looked like an ornamental sword. I backed away and called the police."
After numerous splits, reunions and some 30-plus different members getting involved over the years, they have been gigging the hits live again for a decade now but new material was longer in the making. With the saga of Brexit rumbling on, it seems they have got their timing just right. "I went to talk to kids at a church in London. I sing our songs and they say, 'is it on Spotify?' 'Are you in a band?' Then they go straight on their smartphones, on to YouTube, and it's 'oh my God I can't believe it, 13 million hits', or whatever it is.
"So it's about having a discussion. Have the debate. Conversation, communication is key. It's about being the adult in the room; talk to young people, but don't talk down to them, don't lecture."
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