The Streets’ Mike Skinner says that “music is quite easy to do,” and that “young people are really good at it - they’re almost better at it”

Mike Skinner The Streets

Just 21 when he released Original Pirate Material, his debut album, Mike Skinner’s career as The Streets certainly hit the ground running. And, in a new interview with Channel 4 News, he’s suggested that his youth may have been a contributing factor to that 2002 record’s success.

“Music is quite easy to do, really, particularly now,” he explains. “Anyone can really do it. I think young people are really good at it - they’re almost better at it, because it’s really clear to them what they want and what they don’t like.