| Pottsy live | - David Potts plays Joshua Brooks on Sat 18 Nov, The Roadhouse on Fri 24 Nov and Night and Day on Wed 6 Dec
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The infectious and edgy track is a tongue-in-cheek assault on the life of a deluded popstar, the self-obsessed celebrity that 'beam a supersonic smile'. Could it be about a certain other Mancunian? Possibly, but Pottsy's not saying. The EP is Potts' first post-RAM release and includes the beautifully jangly Beatles-esque Stop And Wonder, and reworkings of RAM鈥檚 cult classics, Different Planet and For Your Love. Both tracks received much praise and a loyal following, but that didn鈥檛 stop Potts deciding to take the solo route for his new songs, largely to give himself more creative freedom, as he explains:
 | | David Potts - I'm The Greatest |
"Setting up my own label means I can make the music I鈥檓 passionate about and get it out there. MySpace is a help and digital means that I can reach ex-Monaco fans in the States and Japan! "But I once worked in a record shop and think that being able to see and touch music is still magical, it somehow has more value, integrity and sounds better too! That鈥檚 why we鈥檝e done a limited white vinyl 7鈥 as well."
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You can catch David Potts at several dates in Manchester over the next few weeks and thankfully he won鈥檛 look as battered as he does on I鈥檓 The Greatest鈥檚 cover. A play on Muhammad Ali鈥檚 claim to be "the greatest", it features Pottsy looking like he鈥檚 received a good kicking. Who knows, if the target for the song turns out to be the person we suspect it could be, he might yet get one! Hopefully not though. | 
