At one point I was routing the sync signal from the multitrack to my computer through a little box I'd built to put in noise. You can hear those sounds a mile off. My album is full of pops, clicks, buzzes, and hums, notes I don't quite get to, notes I miss completely - but it's all part of being human. The perfection is in the imperfection. Ten years ago, it was impossible to produce a Number One record in your bedroom.
Technology is one of the major democratizing forces for art, especially pop music.
You'd have to know the right people, hang out with them, move to London, and then, maybe, after 15 years somebody might sponsor you. Me, I've come from nowhere and gone to Number One with no help at all except for radio play. They're going to have to give you a really good reason to sign. EMI's lawyers don't think so. He hasn't had a Number One hit yet.