Joan Armatrading: ‘I don’t get angst when I write songs because I just know I can do it’ | Music | Entertainment
Joan Armatrading was the first British female singer-songwriter enjoy success in the US (Image: Joel Anderson)
Joan Armatrading’s new album, the catchily titled How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, includes the powerful I’m Not Moving, which she wrote after seeing a young man behaving aggressively in public. Alongside the tender I Gave You My Keys, about moving on after a break-up, it’s one of several songs on the record she penned based on direct inspiration, or through…
