A BIT of bare-faced cheek is perhaps one way of summing up Jamie Knight's debut video - but only for a fleeting moment.

When the video was shot in a car travelling down Broad Street in Birmingham, the public got so excited that one city reveller dropped his pants and displayed his backside for all to see.

But Jamie, who sings and plays guitar, assures me that it is only in the video for a fleeting second, and is hardly noticeable.

"The video was made by Matthew Dukes, who works in the Worcester Arts Workshop," says Jamie.

"It was filmed in the back of this car with a camera stuck to the back of the window.

"I was sat on the side, dressed up and singing to the camera.

"Everyone was going mad because it was being filmed."

Jamie, from Leigh Sinton, said the video was also filmed in cornfields near to where he lives.

He will be playing at Worcester's Marr's Bar on Sunday, October 27, and says the video may be played on a large screen before he takes to the stage.

Jamie has also just released his debut solo album called Jamie Knight where the heart lies, but insists he is not going to release any singles off it.

"Singles are just to rip off kids with their pocket money," he says.

Jamie recorded the album just before Christmas with Paul White, who is the edi-tor of Sound On Sound magazine.

"It's the best magazine you can buy in the world," claims Jamie.

Jamie says his inspiration for writing comes naturally and he only understands what his songs are about weeks after they are written.

"It's a gift - I wake up at 3am with tunes in my head," he says.

"I get these ideas in the day or in the night - it's melody that comes to me, rhythm and chords.

"In about three weeks I say to myself, 'Oh, that's what it's about.'

"It's backwards in a way."

Jamie says all his songs are love songs, but he insists they are not slushy love songs.

"My music is acoustic, pop, folk love songs from the heart," he says.

The album is available from HMV stores in Worcester, Bristol , Cheltenham and Birmingham at the moment.

Jamie says he has been singing for seven years and has been a guitarist for 12 years.

He insists he does not come from a musical background, but used to sing in the choir at Nunnery Wood High School to "get out of lessons."

Jamie, who likes Nick Cave and Neil Young among other artists, said it was Brian Marr, owner of The Marr's Bar who showed him his first chords.

"Brian was the original scooter boy, a mod and he used to go round with my brother," said Brian.

"He came to my house and played lots of stuff and showed me chords.

"I admire him because he's one of the only people to get off his backside and get a venue open for up and coming bands."

Jamie and Brian even formed a band together called Start.

"It was like Brit pop," says Jamie. Brian was on guitar and it lasted one- and-a-half years.

"We made a demo and we can't find it now so if anyone knows where there is a demo of Start, please send it to me"

When Jamie plays The Marr's Bar, he will be supported by Collavoce, a 17-person singing group based in the West Midlands who will sing anywhere and any time - within reason.

Jamie says the group will be singing behind him for one of his songs when he plays the Pierpoint Street venue, in Worcester.

For further details on Jamie's gig, contact the Marr's Bar on 01905 613336.