Will.I.Am Explains How Australia Inspired Black Eyed Peas Album 'The E.N.D'

29 July 2009

Black Eyed Peas star and hit producer Will.I.Am stopped for a chat with our own Take 40 host Andrew G recently, while in the studio working on a new song for Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole.

Will's latest BEP single 'I Gotta Feelin' has hit number one in over 5 countries, including the US and UK and is currently number one on our own Take 40 Australia chart! Will.I.Am told Andrew G how the new Black Eyed Peas album 'The E.N.D' was inspired by Australia!

"The whole record was inspired by Australia," Will.I.Am told Take 40.

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"I was in Sydney filming 'X-Men' (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) in February of last year and while I was there I asked my homeboy Hugo like 'Yo Hugo where's the clubs at?' He was like 'What kinda clubs you wanna go to brother?' and I was like 'Some hip hop clubs'.

Instead, Will's friend took him to an electro club in Sydney. "He took me to these electro clubs," Will continued. "I met The Cookers while I was there and then I went to Future Music Festival and was blown away, I met The Presets and I was blown away, I met Cut Copy and I was blown away."

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Will said it was this Australian electro music which inspired the feel of the Black Eyed Peas' latest album 'The E.N.D', featuring the hits 'Boom Boom Pow' and 'I Gotta Feelin'.

"It's something about the simplicity of the DJ and how complex it all looks when you go, and see these kids going crazy... it looks nuts but it's really simple... and you know I was really inspired by that."

The Black Eyed Peas front man also told us he's a big fan of Aussie dance act Empire of the Sun.

"I was blown away by Australia," he said.

Will.I.Am will be in Australia very soon on tour with The Black Eyed Peas. CLICK HERE for all the tour details.