Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins admits his falsetto voice can't last forever.
The glam metal band enjoyed massive success with their first two albums, 2003's 'Permission To Land' and 2005's 'One Way Ticket to Hell… and Back', before breaking up and officially reuniting in 2011.
Their signature sound, as heard on the single “Growing on Me” and the holiday classic “Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End),” relies on twin guitars and Justin's incomparable high notes, but as he approaches 50 years, the singer accepts that his vocal ability is more than likely to decline, but he's not losing sleep over it.
Speaking to Classic Rock he said: “I'm not worried about that at all. Twenty years later and I'm still doing the songs in the original key. But even now I don't feel like I sing the same way. I think I sing better. Honestly, I don't care if I lose my voice. It's just life, isn't it? What I do is also physical, playing heavy guitar, running around, doing headstands. This can only last so long. Now I'm 48.”
Since reuniting, The Darkness – also consisting of Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Rufus Tiger Taylor – have recorded five new albums with their latest release, seventh studio LP 'Motorheart', due in 2021.
And Justin said the group are currently working on album number eight and are looking back to the band's debut 'Permission to Land' for inspiration, 20 years after its release.
He said: “We're writing a new Darkness album, so now's a good time to listen to it. I like it, but I don't feel like the same person who recorded it. But I tend to have an identity crisis every seven to ten years, so it's like two whole existences in my life”.
