Dev Hynes of Blood Orange

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Dev Hynes of Blood Orange Image
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Dev Hynes of Blood Orange Image

Dev Hynes of Blood Orange

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Dev Hynes, the recording artist behind Blood Orange, joins Bullseye to talk about his music career. Being born in a place called Essex, approximately 30 miles outside London, was kind of the ideal place for a future critically acclaimed songwriter. Close enough to the big city to make it out to the cool shows and record stores. Far enough away that you can have like… a band. Hynes talks to us about his early love of soccer, how his creative process differs when collaborating with other artists and creating his own work and why he sees the similarities between his hometown and a certain Jersey Shore cast. Plus, he’ll tell us what it’s like to wake up to 4 missed calls from Diddy!