Willie J Healey on holding out for success and having a fan in Alex Turner

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Across 13 tracks, Healey’s “guitar-based funk music” spans everything from Outkast and T. Rex to Sly and the Family Stone and the Beatles. All the times I’ve doubted myself in the past – I’ve come over the hill Willie J Healey Healey’s move into a more funk-based sound came during lockdown when he borrowed a drum machine from his close friend Jamie T, with whom he collaborated on his latest track “Thank You”. “All the times I’ve doubted myself in the past – I’ve come over the hill.” open image in gallery Willie J Healey has just released new single ‘Thank You’ featuring his good friend, Jamie T No one is totally immune to nerves, however, and when Healey found himself playing to 20,000 people supporting Florence + the Machine at the O2 Arena, he felt a tad lost. “Some things are just worth waiting for.” Willie J Healey’s new single ‘Thank You’ ft Jamie T is out now.