The Radio Station

Chapter Nine - I Didn't Feel Alright, Until You Spoke to Me

30th of May, 2020

The call connected, and she saw Matty's familiar face pop up on her screen. "This is weird." He muttered as he pulled a hand through his hair, or lack thereof at the moment other than the weird tufts going on at the back.

"Tell me about it." She huffed with a dry laugh as she tried to set up her screen capture programs.

"You think all interviews will be like this now?" He mused as he leaned back on the lounge that he was sat on. "You think all shows will be like this now?" He asked with a profound look. "How weird would that be, having to livestream shows for the rest of our career... Sorry, I should shut up." He chastised himself, shaking his head slightly to get himself back into interview mode.

"No, it's okay, this isn't live." She reassured him. "I'll just edit the footage afterwards and send it in."

"So... how much can I say that'll still make the cut?" He asked with a devious smirk.

"Behave, Matty." She said, shooting him a look of warning. He just mumbled something to himself about 'no fun'. "You ready?" She asked as she met his gaze through the screen. He just nodded.

"Matty, great to have you on the show. Especially with how... strange, stuff has been lately. Have you been keeping well?" She started, adjusting her volume slightly to hear him better.

"Yeah, I'm good." He smiled. "I'm in the best place I can be. In a studio in the countryside, it's where I made the last two records." He elaborated.

"A studio in the countryside sounds pretty luxurious." She prompted with an eyebrow raised.

"It's the only studio that I use these days, really. I'm really friendly with the people who own it, so I spend most of my time here. I spent the past two years pretty much here. So, as soon as this happened, I just came here." He answered with a shrug.

"I'm sure it would be relaxing being out in the country during all this."

"I kind of went away anyway, just before it all started kicking off. It's a lovely kind of country estate that happens to have a studio in it. It's been pretty nice being out here with George and my girlfriend and my dog." He said with a broad grin.

"What've you been doing to keep busy? Obviously, you've not been playing shows." She questioned.

"When the tour got cancelled, I was kind of like... okay, I suppose, make music again? That was not remotely the plan." He frowned, looking pensive about that for a second. "To be honest with you, when this happened it was so- is so hard for so many people," He corrected, "and I, y'know, making music I can do that in my head if I really want to. So, I feel really privileged to get to come here and do this. And I just got really obsessed with being positive. And being positive for me is doing positive stuff, like... not saying stupid stuff on Twitter all the time," Matty laughed slightly with a pointed look, "putting a positive body of work into the world. So, I'm just trying to work on that."

"That definitely sounds more productive than most people. I think I've just been sat on the couch watching stuff on Netflix." She chuckled.

"Well, I've not been constantly productive." He argued with a look of amusement. "I think I've finished Youtube now... So, I've got nothing left in my life." He added with a laugh.

"Notes on a Conditional Form finally came out 8 days ago. Has it felt like it's been a long time coming?" She asked.