For most, the passage from underground dubstep sensation to critically acclaimed, Bon Iver-collaborating, Kanye West-endorsed artist is the kind of career path you can only dream of.
However for James Blake, the 24-year-old electronic musician to whom this applies, that wasn't enough. The Londoner previously won praise for a series of EPs and an eponymous debut that looked to redefine what was considered dance music, the meeting point between avant-garde electronica and Nick Drake, yet has recently looked to undermine his early work.
So what was the problem? "I had just ridden a wave of success based on songs that weren't mine," Blake says from his south London home, referencing his two best-known tracks: a cover of Feist's "Limit to Your Love" and "The Wilhelm Scream," a reworking of the track "Where to Turn," written by his father.