Keith Anderson is a GAY folk-rock musician based in London

Here he talks to Fitlads A.L. Harper about his new EP Foxes, Arne Friedrich’s balls and rugby player Ben Cohen’s smile.

Fitlads: You're just about to release your new EP Foxes. In 25 words or less describe the music on it.

Keith: A collection of conversations with myself and others, set to the strumming and rhythm of the world outside my flat.

Fitlads: How long did it take you to write and record?

Keith: The sessions took place over about six months. There were other songs recorded for an album and I took a few, which felt like a collection, just to keep people up-to-date with where I was musically.

Fitlads: Foxes is just 5 songs; do you have a full album planned?

Keith: Yeah, I've been really rejuvenated musically lately and the album is going to cram in a lot of different musical styles. There is a 50s rock ‘n’ roll song, an 80s synth-type song, and a rock-a-billy song; as well as all the boy-and-a-guitar type tunes.

Fitlads: Do you think being gay has held you back in the music industry?

Keith: It's a hard call. If I wasn't gay I wouldn't have had the experiences that I have, and so I wouldn't be making the music that I am making, or talking about the things that I'm talking about. It would be a whole other artist you were talking to. Having said that, I do think that people tend to take a bit longer to 'get' what I'm doing. There is a bit more of a precedent for gay female singers doing the folky type thing, there are still only a few boys doing it.

Fitlads: Do you have a boyfriend now?

Keith: I'm not so great at relationships. I feel stifled easily.

Fitlads:So you're on the lookout?

Keith: With winter on the way, I'm kind of getting that look in my eyes.

Fitlads: What qualities do you like most in a guy?

Keith: I like someone who is a bit rough and tumble, is up for anything. Will kick my arse if I get in a mood and gets my sense of humour. I like to have separate lives too, so it's important that I'm with someone who is off doing their own thing.

Fitlads:What is your most annoying trait?

Keith: I have a tendency to correct people's grammar, which kind of derails conversation a bit.

Fitlads: Which footballer’s balls would you most like to kick around?

Keith: Arne Friedrich (if he talks to me in German it ups his hotness), or Fredrik Ljungberg. From the world of rugby, Ben Cohen. Ben Cohen is my number one actually, he has a lovely smile.

Fitlads: Do you prefer rugby players or footballers?

Keith: Rugby.

Fitlads: What famous musician would you most like to spend a few hours on a tour bus with?

Keith: If it were as a fly on the wall I'd have to say Diana Ross - I hear she can go from zero to bitch and back again in two seconds. I'd quite like to witness that.

You can hear some of the tracks from Foxes at Keith Anderson’s MySpace (www.myspace.com/kandersonmusic).